This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the BRFC) and comprehensive record list of 308 British record freshwater fish, past and present, involving 60 different species/sub-species of fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line. Records to include the angler, species, weight, date, venue, also referenced with a recognizable publication. The list is intended to include all categories of fish caught by anglers, that enter freshwater including (coarse and game fish) and some migratory sea fish. The time since last record fish was caught is 71 days.
On 9th November 2023, the British Record (Rod Caught) Fish Committee (BRFC) agreed that it would reinstate the record listing for Wels catfish, with claims open to fish over 130lb.
Image | Species | Weight (lb oz) | Captor | Date | Water | County | Time record held | References/ Notes |
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Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) | 9 lb 8 oz | W Fairbairn | 27 May 1995 | Loch Arkaig, Inverness | Scottish Highlands, Scotland | 28 years, 333 days | [45] [18] * Note 10 | |
Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) | 4 oz 9 dr | Dennis Flack | 1998 | River Lark | Border of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire | 22 years | [18] [46] [47] [20] * Note 10 | |
Bullhead (Millers Thumb) (Cottus gobio) | 1oz | R Johnson | 16 Jan 1983 | Green river, Bramley, Shamley Green (near Guildford) | Surrey | 41 years, 99 days | [18] [1] [20] [48] [49] * Note 10 | |
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) | 1 lb 5 oz 2 dr | Simon Ashton | 11 Aug 2002 | River Wear, Town centre stretch, Durham | Co.Durham | 21 years, 257 days | [18] [1] [50] [51] [20] * Note 10 | |
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) | 5 oz | D H Hull | 1990 | River Nadder, Sutton Mandeville | Wiltshire | 32 years | [18] [1] [20] [19] Note 1 * Note 10 | |
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) | 13.5 drams (24 grams) | James Sawyer | 1998 | Whitworth Lake, Spennymoor | Co.Durham | 24 years | [18] [20] [52] [35] Note 1* Note 10 | |
Roach (Rutilus rutilus) | 4 lb 5oz | Mark Smith | 11 April 2006 | Long Lakes, Bassingbourn Barracks, Wendy | Cambridgeshire | 18 years, 13 days | [53] [54] * Note 8, * Note 10 | |
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) | 4 lb 10 oz | Simon Parry | 7 October 2001 | Clay Lake | County Armagh, Northern Ireland | 22 years, 200 days | [18] [1] [20] [38] * Note 10 | |
Ruffe (Pope) (Gymnocephalus cernua) | 5oz 4 dr | R Jenkins | 7 Aug 1980 | West View Lake | Cumbria | 43 years, 261 days | [18] [1] [20] [49] [55] * Note 10 | |
Salmon, Pacific Humpback (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) | 3 lb 8 oz 12 dr | Louis Hunter | 2007 | River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-Tweed | Scottish Borders, Scotland | 15 years | [56] * Note 10 | |
Stone loach (Barbatula barbatula) | 13 drams | Geoffery Green | 1 Nov 2005 | Windmill Fishery, Bristol | Bristol | 18 years, 175 days | [1] [57] Note 1* Note 10 | |
Trout, Brook (Salvelinus fontinalis) | 8 lb 3 oz | E Holland | 1998 | Fontburn Reservoir | Northumberland | 24 years | [18] [33] * Note 10 | |
Trout, Sea (Salmo trutta {migrantis} ) | 28 lb 5 oz 4 dr | J Farrent | 1992 | Calshot Spit, River Test | Hampshire | 30 years | [18] [33] * Note 10 | |
Image | Species | Weight (lb oz) | Captor | Date | Water | County | Time record held | References/ Notes |
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Burbot (Lota lota) in UK only - see Note 3. | 1 lb | John Dean | 14 Sept 1969 | Old West River (Great Ouse), near Aldreth | Cambridgeshire | 54 years, 217 days | [58] * Note 8 | |
Eel (Anguilla anguilla) Note 3. | 11 lb 2 oz | Steve Terry | 24 June 1978 | Kingfisher Lake, Ringwood | Hampshire | 45 years, 305 days | [18] [1] [49] [59] | |
Gwyniad (Coregonus pennantii) Note 3. (UK Only) | 1 lb 4oz | J Williams | 1965 | Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid), Bala | Gwynedd, Wales | 58 years, 284 days | [60] [61] [62] [63] Note 1 | |
Pollan (Coregonus autumnalis pollan)Note 3 | No record found | - | - | - | - | - | [64] [65] | |
Powan (Coregonus clupeoides)Note 3 | 3 lb | Robert Fullerton | 24 Aug 2006 | Carron Valley Reservoir, Nr. Denny | Stirlingshire, Scotland | 17 years, 244 days | [66] Note 1 * Note 8 | |
Schelly (Skelly) (Coregonus stigmaticus)Note 3 | 2 lb 1 oz 9 dr | S M Barrie | 24 Sept 1986 | Haweswater Reservoir, Valley of Mardale | Cumbria | 37 years, 213 days | [18] [20] [49] [67] Note 1 | |
Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)Note 3 | 1 dr | Peter Christian | 9 January 1977 | River Yare, Buckenham Ferry | Norfolk | 47 years, 106 days | [68] * Note 8 | |
Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) Note 3. | 202 lb 13 oz | Major C.R.E. Radclyffe | 2 July 1911 | River Frome, Bindon Mill | Dorset | 112 years, 297 days | [69] * Note 8 | |
European Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) Note 3. | 388 lb | Alec Allen | 1932 | River Towy, Nantgaredig | Carmarthenshire, Wales | 91 years, 274 days | [70] [71] Note 1 * Note 8 | |
Vendace (Coregonus albula) Note 3. (UK Only) | 4oz 9 dms | John Nicol | 2015 | South Loch Earn Caravan Park, Loch Earn | Perthshire, Scotland | 18 years, 284 days | [72] * Note 8 |
Image | Sub-species | Weight lb's oz | Captor | Date | Water | Location | Time Record Held | References / Notes |
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Blue Orfe (Leuciscus idus coerulus) | 6 lb 3 oz | Trevor Cozens | 4 April 2010 | Angler's Paradise, Beaworthy | Devon | 14 years, 20 days | [73] * Note 8 | |
Carp, F1 (Cyprinus carpio communia) × (Carassius carassius) | 7 lb 14 oz | Chris Telling | 4 Feb 2016 | Peg 19 Boundary pool, Manor Farm Leisure, Harvington, near Evesham | Worcestershire | 8 years, 80 days | [74] * Note 8 | |
Golden tench (Tinca aurea) | 8 lb | John Richardson | 26 Aug 2019 | Lake Geneva, Nar Valley Fisheries, Narborough | Norfolk | 4 years, 242 days | [75] * Note 8 | |
Goldfish (Carassius auratus) | 7 lb 5 oz | Stuart Thurston | 10 Aug 2010 | UEA Broad, University of East Anglia, Norwich | Norfolk | 13 years, 258 days | [76] [77] * Note 8 | |
Ghost Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio Spiritus) | 47lb 14oz | Joel Dighton | 1 Aug 2017 | D lake, Nunnery lakes, Thetford | Norfolk | 6 years, 267 days | [78] * Note 8 | |
Mandarin Catfish (Silurus glanis) | 64 lb 1oz | Tony Corbet | 5 Sept 2013 | Crowsheath Fishery, Downham | Essex | 10 years, 232 days | [79] * Note 8 | |
Trout, Blue (Oncorhynchus mykiss coerulus) | 19lb 12oz | Chris Stephens | 1 July 2006 | Pennine Trout Farm and Fishery, Littleborough, Rochdale | Lancashire | 17 years, 298 days | [80] * Note 8 | |
Trout, Golden (Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita) | 22lb 8oz | David Hillary | 6 April 2008 | Quarry Lake, Raygill Fishing Lakes, Lothersdale | North Yorkshire | 16 years, 18 days | [81] * Note 8 | |
Trout, Tiger (Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis) | 11lb 8oz | Stevie Rankin | 16 Dec 2011 | Alderneuk Trout Fishery, Waterside Farm, Terregles | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | 12 years, 130 days | [82] * Note 8 |
Image | Species | Weight lb's oz | Captor | Date | Water | Location | Time Record Held | References / Notes |
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Asp (Aspius aspius) | 10lb | Sonny Fowler | December 2014 | Churchgate Fishery near Battlesbridge | Essex | 9 years, 118 days | [83] * Note 8 | |
Bitterling (Rhodeus amarus) | 12 drams | Dennis Flack | 1998 | Barway Lake near Ely | Cambridgeshire | 24 years | [1] [20] [47] [84] * Note 10 | |
Blue carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) | 36lb | Bandan Pizzy | October 2019 | Specimen lake, Hawkhurst Fishery, Hawkhurst | Kent | 4 years, 205 days | [85] * Note 8 | |
Black bullhead (Catfish) (Ameiurus melas) | 1 lb 3 oz 1 dr | K Clements | 2001 | Lake Meadows, Billericay | Essex | 21 years | [1] [20] * Note 7 + 10 + 11 | |
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) | 14 lb | Luke Pike | 4 July 2022 | Lake Meadows Park, Billericay | Essex | 1 year, 295 days | [86] * Note 7 + 8 | |
Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) | 14 oz 2dr | Bill Rushmer | 8 July 2003 | Tanyards Fishery, Furner's Green | East Sussex | 20 years, 291 days | [18] [1] [87] * Note 10 | |
Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) | 30lb | Chris Johnson | 2011 | Greaves End Fishery, Eastrington | East Riding of Yorkshire | 11 years | [85] * Note 8 | |
Walleye (Sander vitreus) | 11lb 12oz | F Adams | 1934 | River Delph Welney | Norfolk | 88 years | [1] [20] [88] [89] * Note 10 | |
Image | Species | Weight lb's oz | Captor | Date | Water | Location | Time Record Held | References |
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Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) | 8 lb 4 oz | F Nicholson | 1992 | Loch Arkaig, Inverness | Scottish Highlands, Scotland | 3 years | [20] [90] | |
4 lb 13oz | P Savage | 1987 | Loch Garry | Perthshire, Scotland | 5 years | [49] | ||
3 lb 5 oz | A Robertson | 1985 | Loch Earn | Perthshire, Scotland | 2 years | [91] | ||
3 lb 4 oz | S.C Rex | 1982 | Loch Dubh Lochan, Inverness | Inverness-shire, Scotland | 3 years | [55] | ||
1 lb 12 oz 4 dr | C Imperiale | 1974 | Loch Insh, Badenoch and Strathspey | Scottish Highlands, Scotland | 8 years | [92] | ||
1 lb 11 oz | B.A Richardson | 1973 | Lake Windermere, Kendal | Cumbria | 1 year | [93] | ||
1 lb 3 oz | P Elwood | 1972 | Loch Insh, Badenoch and Strathspey | Scottish Highlands, Scotland | 1 year | [94] | ||
1 lb 1 oz 4 dr | J.K Hargreaves | 1971 | Carn Tarsuinn, Cairngorms | Scottish Highlands, Scotland | 1 year | [95] | ||
Barbel (Barbus barbus) | 21 lb 1 oz | Grahame King | 22 April 2006 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | 13 years | [4] | |
21 lb | Grahame King | 9 Nov 2005 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | Less than 1 year | [4] [57] | ||
20 lb 14oz 8dr | Grahame King | 22 Oct 2005 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | 18 days | [4] [57] | ||
20 lb 6oz | Tony Gibson | Oct 2004 | Upper Great Ouse, Kickles Farm, Newport Pagnell | Buckinghamshire | 1 year | [96] [97] | ||
19 lb 6 oz 8 dr | Steve Curtin | 27 Oct 2001 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | 3 years | [38] [67] [98] | ||
19 lb | Tony Gibson | 4 Jan 2001 | Upper Great Ouse, Kickles Farm, Newport Pagnell | Buckinghamshire | Less than 1 year | [67] [96] [97] [99] | ||
17 lb 13 oz 14 dr | Stuart Morgan | 20 Dec 2000 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | 15 days | [67] [96] | ||
17 lb 8 oz 15 dr | Stuart Morgan | 11 Dec 2000 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | 9 days | [67] [96] | ||
17 lb 6 oz 12 dr | Guy Robb | Oct 2000 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | Less than 1 year | [100] [101] | ||
17 lb 4 oz | Ray Walton | 3 March 1999 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | 1 year | [102] [103] [104] | ||
17 lb 1 oz | Kevin Newton | 5 Feb 1999 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | 26 days | [104] | ||
16 lb 11 oz | Martin Bowler | 21 Jan 1999 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | 15 days | [105] [104] | ||
16 lb 10 oz | David Currell | 3 Nov 1998 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst | Buckinghamshire | 3 months | [104] | ||
16 lb 6 oz | Steve Keer | Aug 1998 | River Wensum, Taverham Mills Fishery, Taverham | Norfolk | 3 months | [96] [106] | ||
16 lb 3 oz | Howard Maddox | Nov 1997 | Lower river, River Severn, Worcester | Worcestershire | Less than 1 year | [96] [107] | ||
16 lb 2 oz | Peter Woodhouse | June 1994 | River Medway | Kent | 3 years | [96] [108] [109] | ||
13 lb 12 oz (Why was this a record?) | Joe Day | Oct 1962 | Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch | Dorset | 32 years | [95] [110] | ||
14 lb 6 oz *(equalled) | Mr F.W.K Wallis | 1937 | Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch | Dorset | 25 years | [62] [111] [112] Note 2 * | ||
14 lb 6 oz *(equalled) | Aylmer Tryon | 13 September 1934 | Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch | Dorset | 60 years | [62] [112] [113] [68] Note 2 * | ||
14 lb 6 oz * | Mr T Wheeler | 1888 | River Thames, Molesey Lock | Surrey | 46 years | [62] [112] [114] Note 2 * | ||
Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) | 4 oz | B Derrington | 8 Oct 1982 | River Monnow, Monmouth | Monmouthshire, Wales | 16 years | [67] [91] [68] | |
3 oz 15.5 dr | D Pollard | 1971 | Staythorpe Pond, Newark-on-Trent | Nottinghamshire | 11 years | [95] | ||
3 oz 8 dr | N D Sizmur | 1963 | River Thames, Walton-on-Thames | Surrey | 8 years | [62] [63] | ||
3 oz 4 dr | J Oliver | 1958 | River Thames, Kingston upon Thames | London | 5 years | [112] | ||
Bream (Common or Bronze) (Abramis brama) | 20 lb 1 oz | Simon Lavin | 2011 | Stoneacres Lake | Oxfordshire | 1 year | [115] [19] | |
22 lb 9 oz | Mark McKenna | 11 Sept 2009 | Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes, | Cambridgeshire | 3 years | [116] * Note 8 | ||
19 lb 10 oz | James Rust | 2005 | Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes, | Cambridgeshire | 4 years | [35] [117] | ||
18 lb 15 oz 3 dr | Mark Neal | 1 May 2004 | Bawburgh Lakes, Norwich | Norfolk | 1 year | [18] [67] | ||
18 lb 15 oz | Tom Huntley | July 2001 | Bawburgh Lakes, Norwich | Norfolk | 3 years | [38] [20] | ||
18 lb 8 oz | Kerry Walker | 13 May 2001 | Bawburgh Lakes, Norwich | Norfolk | Less than 1 year | [67] [118] [99] | ||
16 lb 12 oz | Martin Whitmore | 2000 | Swithland Reservoir | Leicestershire | 1 year | [67] | ||
16 lb 10 oz | Lee McManus | 1999 | Swithland Reservoir | Leicestershire | 1 year | [119] | ||
15 lb 10 oz | J Knowles | 1985 | Queensford Lagoon, Dorchester on Thames | Oxfordshire | 14 years | [68] | ||
15 lb 6 oz | Alastair Nicholson | 31 August 1984 | Queensford Lagoon, Dorchester on Thames | Oxfordshire | 1 year | [120] * Note 8 | ||
13 lb 14 oz | Alastair Nicholson | 10 August 1984 | Queensford Lagoon, Dorchester on Thames | Oxfordshire | Less than 1 year | [120] * Note 8 | ||
13 lb 9 oz | Michael Davidson | July 1982 | Beeston Hall Lake, near Neatishead | Norfolk | 2 years | [67] | ||
13 lb 8 oz | E.G.Costin | Oct 1945 | Castle Lakes, Chiddingstone | Kent | 37 years | [62] [121] | ||
12 lb 14 oz | Mr. C.J Pugh | 28 July 1933 | Tring Reservoirs, Tring | Hertfordshire | 12 years | [114] | ||
12 lb 12 oz 8 dr | Mr. A.J Fisher | 30 July 1931 | Startops End Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs, Tring | Hertfordshire | 2 years | [114] [121] | ||
11 lb 12 oz | Mr. A Pike | July 1882 | River Blackwater | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | 49 years | [114] | ||
Bream (Silver) (Blicca bjoerkna) | 3 lb 1 oz | Matthew Faulkner | 12 May 2012 | Mill Farm Fishery, Bury, near Pulborough | West Sussex | Less than 1 year | [122] | |
2 lb 15 oz | Gary Barnett | 9 Oct 2011 | Mill Farm Fishery, Bury | West Sussex | Less than 1 year | [5] | ||
2 lb 14 oz | Phil Morton | 8 May 2009 | Mill Farm Fishery, Bury | West Sussex | 2 years | [123] | ||
2 lb 11 oz | Doug Plant | 2009 | Mill Farm Fishery, Bury | West Sussex | Less than 1 year | [123] | ||
2 lb 8 oz | James Waters | Dec 2008 | Mill Farm Fishery, Bury | West Sussex | 1 year | [124] * Note 8 | ||
2 lb 2 oz | Christine Smith | 2005 | Mill Farm Fishery, Bury | West Sussex | 3 years | [35] | ||
1 lb 12 oz | Michael Davidson | 26 April 2003 | Mill Farm Fishery, Bury | West Sussex | 2 years | [18] [67] | ||
15 oz | Dennis Flack | 1998 | Grime Spring, Lakenheath | Suffolk | 5 years | [47] [67] [99] [20] [109] | ||
Bullhead (Millers Thumb) (Cottus gobio) | 12 drams | E Whalley | 1981 | Tanyard Beck / Daking Brook / Cawthorne Dike, Cawthorne | South Yorkshire | 2 years | [125] | |
10 drams | E Harrison | 1978 | Leeds and Liverpool Canal | North Yorkshire, Lancashire, Merseyside | 3 years | [110] | ||
Burbot (Lota lota) in UK only - see Note 3. | 15 oz | Peter Davis | 1960 | Little Ouse, Lakenheath | Suffolk | 9 years | [126] * Note 8 | |
Carp (Cyprinus carpio) | 71 lb 4 oz | Robby Harrison | 23 Oct 2016 | The Avenue, RH Fisheries | Shropshire | 4 years | [127] | |
69 lb 13 oz | Tom Doherty | 26 Sept 2016 | The Avenue, RH Fisheries | Shropshire | Less than 1 month | [130] * Note 8 [129] | ||
68 lb 1 oz | Dean Fletcher | 13 Jan 2016 | Cranwells Lake, Wasing estate, Wasing | Berkshire | Less than 1 year | [131] [132] | ||
67 lb 8 oz | Austin Holness | August 2008 | Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough | Kent | 8 years | [4] [133] | ||
67 lb | John Bird | 13 April 2008 | Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough | Kent | less than 1 year | [4] [134] | ||
65 lb 14 oz | Simon Bater | 23 October 2005 | Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough | Kent | 3 years | [4] [57] [135] | ||
65 lb 8 oz | Dan Marwick | Sept 2005 | Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough | Kent | Less than 1 year | [4] | ||
64 lb 5 oz | Jonathan Pack | 21 Feb 2004 | Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough | Kent | 1 year | [18] [67] [135] | ||
61 lb 7 oz | Lee Jackson | 29 August 2002 | Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough | Kent | 2 years | [67] [20] [136] | ||
61 lb | Gary Bayes | 2001 | Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough | Kent | Less than 1 year | [38] [135] | ||
59 lb 12 oz | Mark Toland | 5 Sept 2001 | Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough | Kent | Less than 1 year | [38] [67] | ||
59 lb 7 oz | Terry Glebioska | 2 April 2001 | Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough | Kent | Less than 1 year | [67] [99] | ||
56 lb 6 oz | Kevin Cummins | Sept 1998 | Wraysbury | Berkshire | 3 years | [52] [67] [102] | ||
55 lb 13 oz | Terry Hearn | November 1996 | Wraysbury | Berkshire | 2 years | [137] | ||
55 lb 4 oz | Alex White | June 1995 | Mid-Northants Fishery | Northamptonshire | 1 year | [138] [139] [109] | ||
53 lb 15 oz | Roddy Porter | June 1995 | Mid-Northants Fishery | Northamptonshire | 3 weeks | [138] [139] * Note 8 | ||
51 lb 8 oz | Chris Yates | 16 June 1980 | Redmire pool | Herefordshire | 16 Years | [49] [137] [68] * Note 8 | ||
44 lb | Richard Walker | 13 Sept 1952 | Redmire pool | Herefordshire | 28 Years | [62] [112] [137] [63] | ||
31 lb 8 oz | Bob Richards | 3 Oct 1951 | Redmire pool | Herefordshire | 1 Year | [67] | ||
26 lb | Albert Buckley | 24 July 1930 | Mapperley Lake, Shipley Hall, near Mapperley | border of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 4 Years | [114] [140] | ||
21 lb 10 oz | Mr A.E.Wyatt | 14 August 1926 | Chingford Lake, Chingford | Essex | 4 years | [114] | ||
20 lb 3 oz | John Andrews | 9 September 1916 | Cheshunt reservoir | Hertfordshire | 10 years | [114] [137] | ||
19 lb 8 oz | Mr H.S Locksmith | 1907 | Wey Navigation Canal, Weybridge | Surrey | 9 years | [114] | ||
17 lb 8 oz | Otto Overbeck | 26 September 1902 | Croxby Pond | Lincolnshire | 5 years | [137] | ||
23 lb | George Holden | 1899 | Broadwater Lake, Godalming | Surrey | 31 years | [141] Note - Under further investigation | ||
Carp, Common (Cyprinus carpio {communia} ) | 64 lb | Martin Hopkins | 2005 | Bluebells Lake, Tansor, near Oundle | Northamptonshire | 13 years | [142] * Note 8 | |
Mike O’Neill * (Equaled) | 13 Oct 2017 | The Avenue, RH Fisheries | Shropshire | 1 year | [143] * Note 8 | |||
Chub (Squalius cephalus) | 8 lb 14 oz | Gareth Spurgeon | 15 Oct 2009 | River Lea Relief Channel, Fishers Green | Hertfordshire | 3 years | [144] * Note 8 | |
8 lb 13 oz | Tim Archer | 11 Mar 2003 | Dobbs Weir Fishery, River Lea, Broxbourne | Hertfordshire | 6 years | [67] | ||
8 lb 10 oz | Peter Smith | 1994 | River Tees, Blackwell | Co.Durham | 9 years | [52] [67] [99] [20] [109] | ||
8 lb 8 oz | D Deeks | 1951 | River Rother (East Sussex) | East Sussex | 43 years | [112] | ||
8 lb 4 oz | Mr G.F. Smith | Dec 1913 | Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch | Dorset | 38 years | [49] [114] [145] * Note 8 | ||
7 lb 6 oz 8 dr | Mr F.W. Smith | Oct 1906 | Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch | Dorset | 7 years | [114] | ||
7 lb 5 oz | Mr E.J Walker | 17 Aug 1904 | Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch | Dorset | 2 years | [114] | ||
7 lb 2 oz | Mr F.W.K Wallis | 1903 | River Trent, Shardlow | Derbyshire | 1 year | [114] | ||
7 lb 1 oz | Stanley Mead | Sept 1897 | River Thames, Wargrave | Berkshire | 6 years | [114] | ||
Crucian carp (Carassius carassius) | 4 lb 11 oz | Craig Smithson | 3 Aug 2020 | Milton Abbas Fishery, Milton Abbas, | Dorset | 10 months | [146] [147] | |
4 lb 10 oz | Michael James | 4 May 2015 | Johnsons Lake, Milford, Godalming | Surrey | 5 years | [148] | ||
4 lb 10 oz | Stephen Frapwell | 10 May 2015 | Johnsons Lake, Milford, Godalming | Surrey | 5 years | [149] [148] | ||
4 lb 9 oz | Peter Cardozo | 2 May 2015 | Johnsons Lake, Milford, Godalming | Surrey | 2 days | [150] | ||
4 lb 9 oz | Joshua Blavins | 17 Aug 2011 | Moor Mill Gravel Pits, Frogmore | Hertfordshire | 4 years | [151] [152] | ||
4 lb 9 oz | Philip Smith | 7 Aug 2004 | RMC Summer pit, Yateley | Surrey | 7 years | [18] [5] | ||
4 lb 9 oz | Martin Bowler | 16 May 2003 | Little Moulsham Lake, Yateley | Surrey | 8 years | [18] [115] [153] [154] | ||
4 lb 8 oz | Jay Allen | 2000 | RMC Summer pit, Yateley | Surrey | 4 years | [20] [155] [99] | ||
4 lb 11 oz | Mr. H.C.Hinson | 25 September 1938 | Broadwater Lake, Godalming | Surrey | 62 years | [156] [62] Note 2 * | ||
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) | 1 lb 4 oz 2 dr | Jack L Gasson | 1960 | Little Ouse near Thetford | Norfolk | 42 years | [67] [102] [99] [109] | |
1 lb 8 oz 5 dr * | R.W.Humphrey | 1932 | Hampshire Avon, | Dorset | 28 years | [20] [112] [114] [157] Note 2 * | ||
1 lb 6 oz 8 dr | S.Corley | 1910 | River Gade, Watford | Hertfordshire | 22 years | [114] | ||
1 lb 6 oz (equalled) | Mr. Hullet | 1907 | Millstream, Sopley, Christchurch | Dorset | 3 years | [114] | ||
1 lb 6 oz | R.Robinson | 1905 | River Beane, Hertford | Hertfordshire | 5 years | [114] | ||
1 lb 4 oz | A.R.Matthews | 1899 | River Beane | Hertfordshire | 6 years | [114] [157] | ||
1 lb 3 oz 8 dr | E. Steinhart | 1889 | River Beane | Hertfordshire | 10 years | [157] | ||
Eel (Anguilla anguilla) Note 3. | 8 lb 10 oz | Alan Dart | 1969 | Hunstrete Lake, Hunstrete | Somerset | 9 years | [94] [158] [63] | |
8 lb 8 oz | Mr Ward | 1948 | Fritton Decoy, Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | 21 years (shared) | [67] [158] | ||
8 lb 8 oz | C Mitchell | 1922 | Bitterwell Lake, Coalpit Heath, Bristol | Somerset | 47 years | [62] [67] [112] [158] | ||
Ghost Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio Spiritus) | 47lb 12oz | Steve Lockwood | 1 Oct 2014 | D lake, Nunnery lakes, Thetford | Norfolk | 3 years | [159] * Note 8 | |
45 lb 8 oz | Richard Freeman | 2006 | River Trent | Nottinghamshire | 8 years | [9] * Note 8 | ||
Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) | 53 lb 12 oz | David Beagley | 23 Aug 2018 | Little Moulsham Lake, Yateley | Surrey | 5 years | [160] [161] * Note 8 | |
52 lb 10 oz | Martin Bowler | 2 July 2016 | Little Moulsham Lake, Yateley | Surrey | 2 years | [162] * Note 8 | ||
52 lb 8 oz | Eddie Lancaster | 3 Aug 2012 | Horton Church Lake, Horton | Berkshire | 4 years | [163] * Note 8 | ||
46 lb | Ollie Gurr | 3 Aug 2011 | Horton Church Lake, Horton | Berkshire | 1 year | [163] * Note 8 | ||
44 lb 8 oz | Philip Kingsbury | 2006 | Horton Church Lake, Horton | Berkshire | 5 years | [1] | ||
39 lb 2 oz | Kevin Ballard | 19 June 2002 | Horton Church Lake, Horton | Berkshire | 4 years | [18] [38] [164] [165] | ||
36 lb 8 oz | Colin Nash | 10 June 2001 | Horton Church Lake, Horton | Berkshire | 1 year | [20] [165] [99] | ||
33 lb 12 oz | Simon Lavin | 1999 | Horton Church Lake, Horton | Berkshire | 2 years | [166] | ||
31 lb | Del Smith | 1997 | Horton Church Lake, Horton | Berkshire | 2 years | [165] | ||
28 lb 12 oz 8 dr | S Dolman | 1995 | Horton Church Lake, Horton | Berkshire | 2 years | [167] | ||
25 lb 4 oz | D Buck | 1993 | Honeycroft fisheries Tonbridge | Kent | 2 years | [165] [109] | ||
9 lb 12 oz | G.W Gwilt | 1983 | Llyn Trawsfynydd, Trawsfynydd | Gwynedd, Wales | 10 years | [49] [120] | ||
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) | 4 lb 4 oz 8 dr | Paul Mildren | 2009 | River Frome, Dorchester | Dorset | 10 years | [45] [168] | |
4 lb 3oz *(equaled) | M Loughton | 1993 | River Frome | Dorset | 16 years | [168] | ||
4 lb 3oz | S. R. Lanigan | 1989 | River Frome | Dorset | 20 years | [18] [33] [20] | ||
3 lb 12oz | M.T Hooper | 1988 | River Frome, Loudsmill, Dorchester | Dorset | 1 year | [61] | ||
3 lb 10 oz | I White | 1983 | River Allen (Dorset), Wimborne Minster | Dorset | 5 years | [120] | ||
2 lb 13 oz | P.B Goldsmith | 1981 | River Test, Romsey | Hampshire | 2 years | [125] | ||
2 lb 12 oz | B Wade | 14 Jan 1936 | Throop Fishery, River Stour | Dorset | 45 years | [169] | ||
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) | 4 oz 4 dr | M Bowen | 1977 | Ebbe Vale Pond, Ebbw Vale | Blaenau Gwent, Wales | 13 years | [49] [110] | |
4 oz | M Morris | 1971 | Susworth Roach Ponds Susworth | Lincolnshire | 6 years | [95] | ||
4 oz 4 dr *(equalled) | J.D Lewtin | 1950 | River Soar | Leicestershire | 21 years | [62] [112] Note 2 * | ||
4 oz 4 dr * (equalled) | W.R Bostock | 1935 | Hoggs Pond, Shipley | Derbyshire | 36 years | [62] [112] Note 2 * | ||
4 oz 4 dr * | G.Cedrick | 1933 | River Thames, Datchet | Berkshire | 38 years | [62] [112] Note 2 * | ||
Ide (natural) (Leuciscus idus) | 7 lb 6 oz | Ian Green | 4 Aug 2017 | River Trent | Nottinghamshire | 4 years | [170] * Note 8 | |
6 lb 10 oz | Colin Hebb | 11 July 2017 | River Hull | Yorkshire | Less than one month | [171] [172] * Note 8 | ||
6 lb 3 oz | Colin Hebb | 1 March 2016 | River Hull | Yorkshire | 1 year | [173] * Note 8 | ||
Mullet (Thin-Lipped Grey) (Liza ramada) | 7 lb 0 oz 3 dr | Steve Maliska | 22 May 2012 | Truro River, Malpas | Cornwall | Less than 1 year | [174] | |
7 lb | N Mableson | 1991 | Oulton Broad, Lowestoft | Suffolk | 21 years | [20] | ||
6 lb 4 oz | H Mepham | 1981 | River Rother (East Sussex) | East Sussex | 10 years | [125] | ||
5 lb 11 oz | D Knowles | 1975 | River Rother (East Sussex) | East Sussex | 6 years | [92] | ||
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) | 13 drams (23 grams) | R Merrifield | 1981 | River Calder (Lancashire) | Lancashire | 17 years | [125] | |
11 drams (19.5 grams) | I.S Colinge | 1979 | River Calder (Lancashire) | Lancashire | 2 years | [55] | ||
9 drams (16 grams) | R Guy | 1978 | River Rother (West Sussex), Midhurst | West Sussex | 1 year | [110] | ||
Orfe / Ide (Leuciscus idus) | 8 lb 4 oz | Norman Agnew | April 2000 | Lymm vale | Cheshire | Less than 1 year | [175] * Note 8 | |
8 lb 1 oz | Kev Shore | March 2000 | Lymm vale | Cheshire | Less than 1 year | [175] * Note 8 | ||
7 lb 14 oz 8 dr | Mick Pardoe | 1998 | Lymm vale | Cheshire | 2 years | [52] [67] | ||
7 lb 7 oz | D Smith | 1995 | Horton Pool, Horton | Berkshire | 3 years | [109] | ||
4 lb 12 oz | J Moran | 1986 | Burton Towers, Rossett, Wrexham | Denbighshire, Clwyd, Wales | 9 years | [61] | ||
4 lb 3 oz 8 dr | D.R Charles | 1983 | River Kennet | Berkshire | 3 years | [120] | ||
4 lb 3 oz | Brian Mills | 1976 | River Test | Hampshire | 7 years | [92] | ||
3 lb 14 oz 8dr | D Stephens | 1973 | Winford Brook, Chew Magna | Somerset | 3 years | [176] | ||
3 lb 2 oz 7dr | Bill Penny | 21 July 1937 | Virginia Water Lake, Windsor Great Park, Borough of Runnymede | Surrey | 36 years | [177] | ||
Perch (Perca fluviatilis) | 5 lb 15 oz | Les Brown | 17 Feb 2006 | Stream Valley Lakes, Crowborough | East Sussex | 5 years | [27] [57] | |
5 lb 9 oz 8 dr | Dean Rawlings | 28 March 2002 | Glebe Lakes, Fringford | Oxfordshire | 4 years | [18] [27] [38] [20] | ||
5 lb 9 oz | John Shayler | 6 March 1985 | Furnace Pond, Horsmonden | Kent | 17 years | [27] [91] [99] [68] | ||
4 lb 14 oz 12 dr | Mrs Ethel Owen | 1984 | Kings Lake, Romsey | Hampshire | 1 year | [120] | ||
4 lb 12 oz | Sid Baker | 1962 | Oulton Broad, Lowestoft | Suffolk | 22 years | [95] [178] [63] | ||
4 lb 2 oz 8 dr | G Butler | 14 Nov 1932 | Hobhole Drain, Witham Navigable Drains | Lincolnshire | 30 years | [179] | ||
Pike (Esox lucius) | 46 lb 13 oz | Roy Lewis | Oct 1992 | Llandegfedd Reservoir, Llandegveth | Monmouthshire, Wales | 32 years | [18] [180] [181] [20] | |
45 lb 6 oz | Gareth Edwards | March 1990 | Llandegfedd Reservoir, Llandegveth | Monmouthshire, Wales | 2 years | [181] | ||
44 lb 14 oz | M.Linton | 4 Jan 1987 | Ardleigh Reservoir, Ardleigh near Colchester | Essex | 3 years | [49] [181] | ||
42 lb 2 oz | Derek Amies | Aug 1985 | River Thurne, near Potter Heigham | Norfolk | 2 years | [181] [91] [68] | ||
41 lb 6 oz | N.Fickling | Feb 1985 | River Thurne, near Potter Heigham | Norfolk | Less than 1 year | [181] [91] | ||
40 lb 4 oz | K.Vogel | 1972 | Loch Ken | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | 15 years | [181] | ||
40 lb | P.Hancock | Feb 1967 | Horsey Mere, Horsey | Norfolk | 5 years | [181] [121] | ||
47 lb 11 oz * | Tommy Morgan | July 1945 | Loch Lomond | Dumbartonshire, Scotland | 22 years | [4] [62] Note 2 * | ||
39 lb 7oz | G.F Parrott | Mar 1909 | Dorset Stour | Dorset | 58 years | [121] | ||
37 lb | Alex Jardine | 1879 | Shardeloes Lake, Amersham | Buckinghamshire | 30 years | [182] | ||
36 lb | G.Forbes | 1875 | Luton Hoo, Luton | Bedfordshire | 4 years (joint) | [121] | ||
36 lb | G.Keen | Mar 1874 | Rapley Lake, Bagshot | Berkshire | 5 years | [121] | ||
Powan (Coregonus clupeoides)Note 3 | 1 lb 7 oz | J.M Ryder | 1972 | Loch Lomond | Dumbartonshire, Scotland | 34 years | [49] [92] | |
1 lb 5 oz 12 dr | D.J Warren | 1970 | Loch Lomond | Dumbartonshire, Scotland | 2 years | [95] | ||
11 oz 12 dr | F. Buller | 1968 | Loch Lomond | Dumbartonshire, Scotland | 2 years | [63] | ||
Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) | 5oz | Duncan Charman | 21 May 2003 | Sway Lakes, Sway | Hampshire | Less than 1 year | [67] [87] | |
4 oz 9dr | Daniel L Wallace | 28 June 1987 | Whessoe Pond, Darlington | Co.Durham | 16 years | [49] [87] [102] [20] | ||
2 oz 10dr | A Baverstock | 1977 | GLC Highgate pond, Hampstead Heath | London | 10 years | [110] | ||
Roach (Rutilus rutilus) | 4 lb 3oz | Ray Clarke | 27 October 1990 | Dorset Stour, Corfe Mullen | Dorset | 16 years | [18] [20] [183] [184] [185] | |
4 lb 1oz | R G Jones | 16 June 1975 | Colwick Country Park, Colwick | Nottinghamshire | 15 years | [49] [186] [68] | ||
3 lb 13oz | Bill Penny | 6 Sep 1938 | Lambeth reservoir, Molesey | Surrey | 37 years | [67] [112] [114] [63] | ||
3 lb 10oz | Wilfred Cutting | 5 August 1917 | Hornsea Mere, Beverley | East Yorkshire | 21 years | [112] [114] [140] | ||
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) | 4 lb 10 oz | D Webb | 28 Sept 1986 | Pitsford Reservoir, Pitsford | Northamptonshire | 15 years | [49] | |
4 lb 8 oz | Reverend Edward C Alston | 1933 | Ring Mere, Wretham near Thetford | Norfolk | 53 years | [52] [94] [112] [140] [63] | ||
Ruffe (Pope) (Gymnocephalus cernua) | 5 oz | P Barrowcliffe | 1977 | River Bure | Norfolk | 3 years | [110] | |
4 oz | B.B Poynor | 1969 | River Stour | Warwickshire | 8 years | [95] | ||
3 oz 9 dr | A Cartwright | 1963 | River Mease | Border of Leicestershire and Staffordshire | 6 years | [62] | ||
Salmon, Atlantic (Salmo salar) | 61 lb 8 oz | Mr T Stewart | October 1907 | River Tay | Perthshire, Scotland | 15 years | [114] | |
61 lb | Mr J Haggart | 1870 | River Tay | Perthshire, Scotland | 37 years | [114] | ||
European Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) Note 3. | 66 lb | Lewis Gibson | May 1867 | River Thames, Putney | London | 65 years | [187] | |
Schelly (Skelly) (Coregonus stigmaticus)Note 3 | 1 lb 10 oz | W Wainwright | 1976 | Ullswater | Cumbria | 10 years | [92] | |
1 lb 7 oz 8dr | Geoff Byrne | 1973 | Ullswater | Cumbria | 3 years | [176] | ||
1 lb 5 oz 10dr | S.A Smith | 1972 | Ullswater | Cumbria | 1 year | [94] | ||
1 lb 1 oz | P.F White | 1969 | River Eden | Cumberland | 3 years | [95] | ||
Stickleback (3-spined) (Gasterosteus aculeatus) | 4 drams (7 grams) | Dennis Flack | 1998 | High Flyer Lake, Ely | Cambridgeshire | 20 years | [18] [20] [47] * Note 10 | |
3 dr | M. Drinkwater | 1995 | River Calder, Brighouse | West Yorkshire | 3 years | [109] | ||
Tench (Tinca tinca) | 14 lb 7 oz | Gordon Beavan | Sept 1993 | Bury Lake, Rickmansworth | Hertfordshire | 8 years | [67] [99] | |
14 lb 3 oz | Phil Gooriah | 20 August 1987 | Wraysbury 1 Lake, Wraysbury | Berkshire | 6 years | [49] [36] [188] | ||
12 lb 8 oz 11 dr | Alan Wilson | 1985 | Wilstone Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs | Hertfordshire | 2 years | [96] [189] | ||
10 lb 1 oz 4 dr | Tony Chester | 1981 | Wilstone Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs | Hertfordshire | 4 years | [96] | ||
10 lb 1 oz 2 dr | Lewis Brown | 1975 | Peterborough brick pits | Cambridgeshire | 6 years | [96] | ||
9 lb 1 oz | John Salisbury | 1963 | Eggetts Lake, Hemingford Grey | Cambridgeshire | 12 years | [62] [94] [96] [112] [63] | ||
8 lb 8 oz | Maurice Foode | 1950 | Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal | Leicestershire | 13 years | [96] [112] | ||
7 lb (equaled) | Reverend Edward C Alston | July 1933 | Ring Mere, Wretham near Thetford | Norfolk | 13 years | [114] [190] | ||
7 lb | Mr Stacey | 1882 | Pottery Pits, Weston-super-Mare | Somerset | 68 years | [114] | ||
Trout, Brook (Salvelinus fontinalis) | 6 lb | D Caisley | 1996 | Fontburn Reservoir | Northumberland | 2 years | [167] | |
5 lb 13 oz 8 dr | Alan Pearson | 13 Aug 1981 | Avington Trout Fishery, Avington | Hampshire | Less than a year | [49] [120] | ||
5 lb 6 oz | Alan Pearson | 1979 | Avington Trout Fishery, Avington | Hampshire | 2 years | [55] | ||
4 lb 15 oz | Stephen Bedford | 18 June 1923 | Blagdon Lake, Blagdon, Chew Valley, | Somerset | 56 years | [191] [192] * Note 8 | ||
Trout, Brown (Salmo trutta) | 30 lb 8 oz | Ken Oliver | 20 July 2000 | Loch Awe, Ardbrecknish | Argyll, Scotland | 2 years | [193] | |
25 lb 5 oz 12 dr | Andrew Finlay | 1996 | Loch Awe, Ardbrecknish | Argyll, Scotland | 4 years | [194] [195] [109] | ||
19 lb 9oz 4dr | J.A.F Jackson | 1978 | Loch Quoish, Inverness-shire | Scottish Highlands, Scotland | 18 years | [49] [110] | ||
19 lb 4oz 8dr | Tommy Chartres | 1974 | Lower Lough Erne, Enniskillen | Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | 4 years | [196] | ||
18 lb 2oz | K.J Grant | 1965 | Loch Garry, Fort William | Perthshire, Scotland | 9 years | [95] [63] | ||
12 lb 12oz | Reverend S.E.V Filleul | 11 Sept 1907 | River Frome, Dorchester | Dorset | 58 years | [197] [198] | ||
7 lb 4oz | W. Knight | 5 May 1900 | River Thames, Caversham Lock Caversham | Berkshire | 7 years | [199] | ||
Trout, Rainbow (Onchorhynchus mykiss) | 33 lb 4 oz | J Lawson | 2003 | Watercress Trout Fishery, Chudleigh | Devon | 13 years | [18] [33] | |
30 lb 12 oz | Tony Flower | July 1994 | Osprey lake, Tavistock Trout Fishery, Tavistock | Devon | 9 years | [200] | ||
24 lb 2 oz 13dr | J Moore | 1990 | Penine Trout Fishery, Littleborough | Lancashire | 4 years | [109] | ||
21 lb 4 oz 4dr | D Graham | April 1986 | Loch Awe | Argyll, Scotland | 4 years | [49] [91] | ||
20 lb 7 oz | Peter Cockwill | April 1986 | Avington Trout Fishery, Avington | Hampshire | less than 1 month | [91] | ||
19 lb 8 oz | Alan Pearson | 1977 | Avington Trout Fishery, Avington | Hampshire | 9 years | [182] | ||
19 lb 2 oz | Roy Hopkins | April 1977 | Avington Trout Fishery, Avington | Hampshire | Less than 1 year | [201] | ||
18 lb 7 oz | Alan Pearson | April 1977 | Avington Trout Fishery, Avington | Hampshire | Less than 1 year | [201] | ||
18 lb | Alan Pearson | 1976 | Avington Trout Fishery, Avington | Hampshire | 1 year | [92] | ||
18 lb 4 oz | Richard Walker | April 1976 | Avington Trout Fishery, Avington | Hampshire | 1 year | [202] * Note 8 | ||
13 lb 2 oz | Doctor W Drummond | 1974 | Hampshire Avon, Downton | Wiltshire | 2 years | [196] | ||
8 lb 8 oz | Colonel Creagh Scott | 1924 | Blagdon Lake, Blagdon, Chew Valley, | Somerset | 50 years | [191] [203] [63] | ||
5 lb 12 oz | Ernest S Halfold | 1923 | River Test, Newton Stacey, Test Valley, | Hampshire | 1 year | [204] | ||
4 lb | K M Bignall | 8 Oct 1908 | Frog Hollow Lake, Belvoir Castle Estate, | Leicestershire | 15 years | [205] | ||
Trout, Sea (Salmo trutta) | 22 lb 8 oz (Equalled) | Mr. S Burgoyne | 22 July 1989 | River Leven | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | 3 years | [206] [109] | |
22 lb 8 oz | S.R Dwight | 1946 | River Frome, Bindon | Dorset | 46 years | [112] [207] * Note 8 | ||
Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis) | 145 lb | Matthew Smith | 24 Jan 2019 | Oak Lakes Fisheries, Southminster | Essex | 1 year | [208] * Note 8 | |
144 lb | James Jones | 30 July 2012 | Oak Lakes Fisheries, Southminster | Essex | 7 years | [209] [210] [211] * Note 8 | ||
130 lb | Chris Wade | June 2005 | Witch Leisure lake, Hockwold cum Wilton, Thetford | Norfolk | 7 years | [212] * Note 8 | ||
87 lb | Allan Jackson | June 2000 | Willow Bank Fisheries, Kirton in Lindsey | Lincolnshire | 6 years | [213] * Note 8 | ||
86 lb 8 oz | Brian Close | May 2000 | Willow Bank Fisheries, Kirton in Lindsey | Lincolnshire | Less than 1 year | [213] * Note 8 | ||
62 lb | Rich Garner | June 1997 | Withy pool, Henlow | Bedfordshire | 3 years | [18] [20] [99] * Note 10 | ||
57 lb 4oz | R Coote | 1995 | Withy Pool, Henlow | Bedfordshire | 2 years | [109] | ||
43 lb 8oz | Richard Bray | 1970 | Wilstone Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs | Hertfordshire | 25 years | [93] | ||
33 lb 12oz | Reg Hutt | 1961 | Claydon Middle lake, Steeple Claydon | Buckinghamshire | 9 years | [215] | ||
Zander (Sander lucioperca) | 21 lb 5 oz | James Benfield | 24 June 2007 | Upper Lode Lock, River Severn, near Tewkesbury | Gloucestershire | 3 years | [1] [216] [217] [19] * Note 10 | |
19 lb 5 oz 8 dr | Dave Lavender | March 1998 | Middle Level Fenland drain | Cambridgeshire | 9 years | [18] [52] [102] [218] [219] [99] [20] | ||
18 lb 10 oz | Ray Armstrong | March 1993 | River Severn | Worcestershire | 5 years | [218] [219] [109] | ||
18 lb 8 oz | Bob Meadows | March 1988 | Roswell Pits, Ely | Cambridgeshire | 5 years | [218] [219] | ||
17 lb 12 oz | Dave Litton | Oct 1977 | (GORC), | Buckinghamshire | 10 years | [218] [219] | ||
15 lb 5 oz | Bill Chillingworth | 1971 | (GORC), | Buckinghamshire | 6 years | [95] | ||
12 lb 13 oz | Neville Fickling | 1971 | (GORC), Stowe | Buckinghamshire | Less than a year | [220] | ||
12 lb 6 oz 8 dr | Neville Fickling | 1971 | Great Ouse Relief Channel (GORC), Stowe | Buckinghamshire | Less than a year | [221] | ||
There have been many ambiguous record claims over the years. Here are a few of those that never made the record list:
These fish are classed as a significant risk to our native species and if caught must be removed immediately to protect the wider environment and should be reported to the Environment Agency (EA). Anyone found introducing non indigenous (invasive) species to any external body of UK water will be breaching the Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980 and will be prosecuted. The fish in question include: Black bullhead Catfish (Ameiurus melas), Doctor fish (Garra rufa), Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), [226] Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii), Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), Topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva), Sunbleak (Leucaspius delineatus), [226] Walleye (Sander vitreus).[ citation needed ]
The term carp is a generic common name for numerous species of freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large clade of ray-finned fish mostly native to Eurasia. While carp are prized quarries and are valued as both food and ornamental fish in many parts of the Old World, they are considered trash fish and invasive pests in many parts of Africa, Australia and most of the United States.
The Eurasian carp or European carp, widely known as the common carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The native wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered a destructive invasive species, being included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive species. It gives its name to the carp family, Cyprinidae.
Angling is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated via a fishing rod, although rodless techniques such as handlining also exist. Modern angling rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions as a cranking device for storing, retrieving and releasing out the line, although Tenkara fishing and traditional cane pole fishing are two rod-angling methods that do not use any reel. The fish hook itself can be additionally weighted with a denser tackle called a sinker, and is typically dressed with an appetizing bait to attract and entice the fish into swallowing the hook, but sometimes an inedible fake/imitation bait with multiple attached hooks is used instead of a single hook with edible bait. Some type of bite indicator, such as a float, a bell or a quiver tip, is often used to relay underwater status of the hook to the surface and alert the angler of a fish's presence.
Game fish, sport fish or quarry refer to popular fish species pursued by recreational fishers, and can be freshwater or saltwater fish. Game fish can be eaten after being caught, preserved as taxidermy, or released after capture. Some game fish are also targeted commercially, particularly less bony species such as salmon and tuna.
Richard Stuart Walker was an English angler.
The common barbel is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It shares the common name 'barbel' with its many relatives in the genus Barbus, of which it is the type species. In Great Britain it is usually referred to simply as the barbel; similar names are used elsewhere in Europe, such as barbeau in France and flodbarb in Sweden. The name derives from the four whiskerlike structures located at the corners of the fish's mouth, which it uses to locate food.
Coarse fishing is a phrase commonly used in Britain and Ireland. It refers to the angling for rough fish, which are fish species considered undesirable as food or game fish. Freshwater game fish are all salmonids, particularly salmon, trout and char. Generally, coarse fish are freshwater fish that are not salmonids, though there is often disagreement over whether grayling should be classified as a game fish or a coarse fish.
Redmire Pool is near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, England. At only 3 acres (1.2 ha) in size it is considered by angling experts to be the home of carp fishing. The earliest sign of its potential was unveiled on 3 October 1951 when a British record carp of 31.25 lb (14.17 kg) was caught by Bob Richards. The water was made famous by Richard Walker who caught a British record carp, weighing 44 lb (20 kg), overnight on 13 September 1952. The fish, a common carp, was transferred to the London Zoo aquarium. She was initially given the name Ravioli by Walker and named Clarissa by the staff of London Zoo.
Carp is a common name for various species of freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae that are native to Eurasia and sought after by some recreational fishermen. Certain carp species have been introduced, with mixed results, to various other locations around the world, and even declared invasive in certain regions.
Angler's Mail was a weekly angling magazine published in London, UK, by Future plc.
The Yateley Complex is a working gravel pit and a series of fishing lakes at Yateley, Hampshire, England, operated by CEMEX, the world's largest building materials supplier. The fishing side of the facility is under the management of CEMEX Angling, a subsidiary of the main company. CEMEX Angling operates 11 lakes at the site, which includes part of the River Blackwater and is stocked with a variety of fish. Around 5000 anglers a year visit the complex, which was also home to Heather the Leather, described as "Britain's most famous fish". In addition to angling use, some of the gravel pits have been restored as sports pitches and some were nominated as potential allotment sites.
Tring Reservoirs is a group of four reservoirs close to Tring on the border of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. Their purpose is to feed the Grand Union Canal.
The crucian carp is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions. Its name derives from the Low German karusse or karutze, possibly from Medieval Latin coracinus.
The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a freshwater angling competition. Participating countries fish in teams of five with titles awarded to the team with the fewest points, the competition area is split into sections and the winner with the most weight will be awarded one point, two for second, three for third, at the end of the two days the team with the least points is the top team. Since its inception in 1954, the competition has been staged on rivers, canals and still waters from a selected host nation. Currently, the world championships have not been held outside of Europe.
The British Record Fish Committee -(BRFC) are the official organisation taking responsibility for all angling fish records within the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, collectively known as the "British Records". Since 2009 the BRFC have been part of the Angling Trust
This list is of the heaviest European freshwater fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line.
The American Angler's BookEmbracing the Natural History of Sporting Fish and the Art of Taking Them with Instructions in Fly-Fishing, Fly-Making, and Rod-Making and Directions for Fish-Breeding, to which is appended Dies Piscatoriae Describing Noted Fishing-Places, and The Pleasure of Solitary Fly-Fishing is an early American angling book by Thaddeus Norris (1811-1877) first published in 1864. Norris was known as Uncle Thad and commonly referred to in American angling history as "The American Walton".
The Angling Trust, based at Leominster, Herefordshire, is an organisation formed from the merger of six angling authorities to form a single and more powerful non-profit organisation for the benefit of anglers. The body oversees the development of angling for three disciplines — coarse, sea, and game fishing. The Angling Trust was set up to promote anglers' rights, fish conservation, preservation of habitat and fish and angler welfare.
Arthur Victor Oglesby was a British writer, photographer, filmmaker, broadcaster and fisherman. He was best known for his books on salmon fishing.
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