Angler catches 'ghost' on camera

NEXT time Malcolm Miller goes night fishing at Bulcote Farm he may feel a little spooked.

For he'll be looking over his shoulder for this ghostly apparition.

The spectral figure was unwittingly snapped during Malcolm's last trip to the favourite haunt of carp fishermen in Bulcote.

The 36-year-old, from Carlton, felt a chill as he saw the photo taken by pal Alan Buxton.

"There was nothing there when the photo was taken," said Malcolm, who has been fishing at Bulcote Farm for more than 20 years.

"It has absolutely spooked everybody. I don't believe in ghosts or anything like that but there is definitely something there.

"I think you can make out a proper skeleton face, of a soldier or something, with a baby in his arms.

"I was absolutely shocked. It's somewhere we spend a lot of time; nothing has ever been seen like that before."

Malcolm had been fishing with Alan, 39, of Netherfield, and two other friends at about 4pm on November 21.

He didn't notice the picture of the ghost until the next day and added: "We have been fishing there for years. I have never seen anything like this before. There are always strange little things happening down there like cracking branches and cold spots, but we didn't notice anything different.

"When you walk into that area you do always feel a bit funny about it."

Malcolm has since heard stories about people being followed by apparitions and even abandoning their gear and fleeing the lake because of a ghost.

He admits they may sense an extra chill in the air on their next night-fishing trip.

"We have to sleep down there and then we fish for carp," he said. "We either pack up now or we stay and get spooked."

claire.carter@nottinghameveningpost.co.uk