More than 1,098kg (2,421lb) of fish have been removed from the Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal in Swindon in a bid to stop illegal fishing.
Swindon Borough Council said it had received complaints about poaching but, without the resources for regular patrols, decided to remove the fish.
Contractors spent three days removing bream, carp, perch, roach and rudd from a half-mile stretch near Kingshill.
The fish will be used to re-stock other lakes in the county.
The Kingshill to Rushley Platt section of the Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal is owned by the borough council.
A spokesman for the authority said removing fish from the entire length of the canal was the best way of tackling the problem of poaching.
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