Angling records in the United Kingdom

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This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the BRFC) and comprehensive record list of 310 British record freshwater fish, past and present, involving 60 species/sub-species of fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line. Records 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 2 days.

Contents

Current records supported by photographic evidence

ImageSpeciesWeight
(lb oz)
CaptorDateWaterCountyTime record
held
References/
Notes
Barbel m.jpg Barbel ( Barbus barbus )22 lb 1 oz James Crosby 9 December 2024 Kings Weir, River Lea near Turnford and Nazeing Hertfordshire 2 days [1]
Abramis brama Prague Vltava 1.jpg Bream (common or bronze) ( Abramis brama )22 lb 11 oz Scot Crook 7 April 2012Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes Cambridgeshire 12 years, 248 days [2] [3] Note 1
Blicca bjoerkna.jpg Bream (silver) ( Blicca bjoerkna )3 lb 4 oz Gareth Evans 21 May 2012Mill Farm Fishery, Bury, near Pulborough West Sussex 12 years, 204 days [2] [4] [5]
FeralCarp.JPG Carp, common ( Cyprinus carpio {communia} )64 lb 6 oz Chris Caddick 29 August 2018The Avenue, RH Fisheries Shropshire 6 years, 104 days [6] * Note 8
Karpfen.jpg Carp, leather ( Cyprinus carpio {corium} )54 lb 8 oz Steve Fudge 2006Car Park Lake, Yateley Complex, Yateley Surrey 16 years [7] [8] * Note 8
Mirror carp 2008 G1.jpg Carp, mirror ( Cyprinus carpio {speculo} )75 lb 2 oz Wayne Mansford 12 October 2020Meadows Lake, Holme Fen Fishery Cambridgeshire 4 years, 60 days [9]
Squalius cephalus Prague Vltava 2.jpg Chub ( Squalius cephalus )9 lb 5 oz Neill Stephen 16 March 2012Fishers Green Complex, River Lea, Waltham Abbey Essex 12 years, 270 days [10] [11] * Note 9
Crucian Carp.jpg Crucian carp ( Carassius carassius )4 lb 14 oz Adam Broodbanks 30 October 2024 Barham Syndicate Suffolk 42 days [12]
Grass Carp.jpg Grass carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella )56 lb 2 oz Alan Cooper 7 July 2023Little Moulsham Lake, Yateley Surrey 1 year, 157 days [13] * Note 8
Underwater Arctic Grayling.jpg Grayling ( Thymallus thymallus )4 lb 8 oz Simon Ellis 19 February 2019 River Frome, Ilsington near Puddletown Dorset 5 years, 296 days [14] * Note 8
Goldorfe.jpg Golden orfe ( Leuciscus idus )8 lb 5 oz Michael Wilkinson April 2000Lymm Vale Cheshire 23 years, 239 days [15] [2] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Lawrence King 20 May 2018Newdigate farms, Newdigate Surrey 6 years, 205 days [2] [20] [21]
Mazdruga danube vidin bulgaria.jpg Ide (natural) ( Leuciscus idus )8 lb 5 oz Colin Hebb 5 February 2021 River Hull Yorkshire 3 years, 300 days [22]
Liza ramada Egypt.jpg Mullet (thin-lipped grey) ( Liza ramada )7 lb 9 oz Shaun Sillett 20 August 2012 Oulton Broad, Lowestoft Suffolk 12 years, 113 days [23] Note 1
Perca fluviatilis Prague Vltava 1.jpg Perch ( Perca fluviatilis )6 lb 3 oz Neill Stephen 12 March 2011Stream Valley Lakes, Crowborough East Sussex 13 years, 274 days [2] [3] [24]
Ken Brown 18 Sept 2012 Wilstone Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs Hertfordshire 12 years, 84 days [2] [4] [24] [25]
Parc aquarium du Quebec - brochet.jpg Pike ( Esox lucius )47 lb 5 oz Lloyd Watson 13 February 2024 Chew Valley Lake, Chew Valley, Somerset 302 days [26] [27] [28]
Rutilusrutilus38cm 2143x1060.JPG Roach ( Rutilus rutilus )4 lb 3 ozDai Gribble24 May 2024Brasenose 1, Linear Fisheries Oxfordshire 201 days [29]
Ken Fuller15 May 2017Homersfield Lake Norfolk 7 years, 210 days [30]
Salmo salar GLERL 1.jpg Salmon, Atlantic ( Salmo salar )64 lb Miss Georgina W Ballantine 7 October 1922 River Tay, Glendelvine Perthshire, Scotland 102 years, 65 days [15] [31] [32]
PICT0246-1.JPG Stickleback (3-spined) ( Gasterosteus aculeatus )8 grams (4.5 dr) Matt Faulkner July 2019Lower Beauvale Ponds, Eastwood Nottinghamshire 5 years, 149 days [2] [33] [34]
Tinca tinca.jpeg Tench ( Tinca tinca )15 lb 3 oz 6  dr Darren Ward June 2001Sheepwalk big pit, Shepperton Middlesex 23 years, 174 days [2] [35] [17] [36] [37] Note 1
Brown trout.JPG Trout, brown ( Salmo trutta )31 lb 12 oz Brian Rutland 15 March 2002 Loch Awe, Ardbrecknish Argyll, Scotland 22 years, 270 days [15] [38] [32] [39]
Rainbow trout fish onchorhynchus mykiss detailed photography.jpg Trout, rainbow ( Onchorhynchus mykiss )34 lb 12 oz Michael Mitchell 3 October 2016 Loch Earn Perthshire, Scotland 8 years, 69 days

[40] [41] [42]

Silurus glanis img 33560.jpg Wels catfish ( Silurus glanis )147 lb Paul Fyson 7 June 2020Oak Lakes Fisheries, Southminster Essex 4 years, 187 days [43] * Note 8
Sander lucioperca 1.jpg Zander ( Sander lucioperca )22 lb Mick Dolan 12 March 2010 Grafham Water, Huntingdon Cambridgeshire 14 years, 274 days [44]

Current records not supported by any photographic evidence

ImageSpeciesWeight
(lb oz)
CaptorDateWaterCountyTime record
held
References/
Notes
Roding, Iduns kokbok.jpg Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinus )9 lb 8 ozW Fairbairn27 May 1995 Loch Arkaig, Inverness Scottish Highlands, Scotland 29 years, 198 days [45] [15] * Note 10
Alburnus alburnus 01 by-dpc.jpg Bleak ( Alburnus alburnus )4 oz 9 drDennis Flack1998 River Lark Border of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 22 years [15] [46] [47] [17] * Note 10
2008-11-08 Germany Lohr Main-Cottus gobio.JPG Bullhead (millers thumb) ( Cottus gobio )1 ozR Johnson16 January 1983Green river, Bramley, Shamley Green
(near Guildford)
Surrey 41 years, 330 days [15] [2] [17] [48] [49] * Note 10
Leuciscus leuciscus.jpg Dace ( Leuciscus leuciscus )1 lb 5 oz 2 drSimon Ashton11 August 2002 River Wear, Town centre stretch, Durham Co.Durham 22 years, 122 days [15] [2] [50] [51] [17] * Note 10
Gobio gobio.jpg Gudgeon ( Gobio gobio )5 ozD H Hull1990 River Nadder, Sutton Mandeville Wiltshire 32 years [15] [2] [17] [16] Note 1 * Note 10
Phoxinus phoxinus Prague Vltava.jpg Minnow ( Phoxinus phoxinus )13.5 dr (24 grams)James Sawyer1998Whitworth Lake, Spennymoor Co.Durham 24 years [15] [17] [52] [35] Note 1* Note 10
Rotfeder Rudd.jpg Rudd ( Scardinius erythrophthalmus )4 lb 10 ozSimon Parry7 October 2001Clay Lake County Armagh, Northern Ireland 23 years, 65 days [15] [2] [17] [38] * Note 10
Gymnocephalus cernuus Hungary.jpg Ruffe (pope) ( Gymnocephalus cernua )5 oz 4 drR Jenkins7 August 1980West View Lake Cumbria 44 years, 126 days [15] [2] [17] [49] [53] * Note 10
Pink salmon FWS.jpg Salmon, Pacific humpback ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha )3 lb 8 oz 12 drLouis Hunter2007 River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-Tweed Scottish Borders, Scotland 15 years [54] * Note 10
Wilhelma Schmerle.jpg Stone loach ( Barbatula barbatula )13 drGeoffery Green1 November 2005Windmill Fishery, Bristol Bristol 19 years, 40 days [2] [55] Note 1* Note 10
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis 2900px.jpg Trout, brook ( Salvelinus fontinalis )8 lb 3 ozE Holland1998 Fontburn Reservoir Northumberland 24 years [15] [32] * Note 10
Wst meerforelle stoer 001.jpg Trout, sea ( Salmo trutta {migrantis} )28 lb 5 oz 4 drJ Farrent1992 Calshot Spit, River Test Hampshire 30 years [15] [32] * Note 10

Record endangered species

ImageSpeciesWeight
(lb oz)
CaptorDateWaterCountyTime record
held
References/
Notes
Trusche Walchensee.jpg Burbot ( Lota lota ) Status iucn CR icon.svg Status iucn EX icon.svg in UK only - see Note 3.1 lbJohn Dean14 Sept 1969 Old West River (Great Ouse), near Aldreth Cambridgeshire 55 years, 82 days [56] * Note 8
Anguilla anguilla.jpg Eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) Status iucn CR icon.svg Note 3.11 lb 3 oz Steve Ricketts 3 June 2024Kent Lake Kent 191 days [57]
Cisco.jpg Gwyniad ( Coregonus pennantii ) Note 3. Status iucn CR icon.svg (UK only)1 lb 4 ozJ Williams1965 Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid), Bala Gwynedd, Wales 59 years, 149 days [58] [59] [60] [61] Note 1
British fresh water fishes (Plate- Pollan and Powan) (8556729023).jpg Pollan (Coregonus autumnalis pollan) Note 3 Status iucn EN icon.svg No record found----- [62] [63]
Coregonus lavaretus maraena 1.jpg Powan ( Coregonus clupeoides ) Note 3 Status iucn VU icon.svg 3 lbRobert Fullerton24 August 2006Carron Valley Reservoir, Nr. Denny Stirlingshire, Scotland 18 years, 109 days [64] Note 1 * Note 8
Coregone du Lac du Bourget.jpg Schelly (skelly) ( Coregonus stigmaticus ) Note 3 Status iucn EN icon.svg 2 lb 1 oz 9 drS M Barrie24 Sept 1986 Haweswater Reservoir, Valley of Mardale Cumbria 38 years, 78 days [15] [17] [49] [65] Note 1
Osmerus eperlanus.JPG Smelt ( Osmerus eperlanus ) Note 3 Status iucn EN icon.svg 1 drPeter Christian9 January 1977 River Yare, Buckenham Ferry Norfolk 47 years, 337 days [66] * Note 8
Sturgeon2.jpg Atlantic sturgeon ( Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus ) Status iucn EX icon.svg Note 3.202 lb 13 ozMajor C.R.E. Radclyffe2 July 1911 River Frome, Bindon Mill Dorset 113 years, 162 days [67] * Note 8
Fish, Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, England - DSCF0738.JPG European sturgeon ( Acipenser sturio ) Status iucn CR icon.svg Note 3.388 lbAlec Allen1932 River Towy, Nantgaredig Carmarthenshire, Wales 92 years, 139 days [68] [69] Note 1 * Note 8
CoregonusVandesius.jpg Vendace ( Coregonus albula ) Note 3. Status iucn CR icon.svg (UK only)4 oz 9 dmJohn Nicol2015South Loch Earn Caravan Park, Loch Earn Perthshire, Scotland 19 years, 149 days [70] * Note 8

Record ornamental sub-species

ImageSub-speciesWeight
(lb oz)
CaptorDateWaterLocationTime record
held
References / Notes
LeuciscusIdusWater.JPG Blue orfe ( Leuciscus idus coerulus )6 lb 3 ozTrevor Cozens4 April 2010Angler's Paradise, Beaworthy Devon 14 years, 251 days [71] * Note 8
Carassius carassius2 (cropped).jpg Carp, F1 ( Cyprinus carpio communia ) × ( Carassius carassius )7 lb 14 oz Chris Telling 4 February 2016Peg 19 Boundary pool, Manor Farm Leisure, Harvington, near Evesham Worcestershire 8 years, 311 days [72] * Note 8
British fresh water fishes (Plate- Golden tench) (8550935105).jpg Golden tench ( Tinca aurea )8 lbJohn Richardson26 August 2019Lake Geneva, Nar Valley Fisheries, Narborough Norfolk 5 years, 107 days [73] * Note 8
Frai de poissons rouges anim.gif Goldfish ( Carassius auratus )7 lb 5 oz Stuart Thurston 10 August 2010 UEA Broad, University of East Anglia, Norwich Norfolk 14 years, 123 days [74] [75] * Note 8
City of London Cemetery - Koi carp in the new crematorium pond 01.jpg Ghost koi carp ( Cyprinus carpio spiritus )47 lb 14 oz Joel Dighton 1 August 2017D lake, Nunnery lakes, Thetford Norfolk 7 years, 132 days [76] * Note 8
Silurus glanis white2.JPG Mandarin catfish ( Silurus glanis )64 lb 1 ozTony Corbet5 Sept 2013Crowsheath Fishery, Downham Essex 11 years, 97 days [77] * Note 8
Oncorhynchus mykiss 02 by-dpc.jpg Trout, blue ( Oncorhynchus mykiss coerulus )19 lb 12 ozChris Stephens1 July 2006Pennine Trout Farm and Fishery, Littleborough, Rochdale Lancashire 18 years, 163 days [78] * Note 8
Golden trout "Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita".jpg Trout, golden ( Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita )22 lb 8 oz David Hillary 6 April 2008Quarry Lake, Raygill Fishing Lakes, Lothersdale North Yorkshire 16 years, 249 days [79] * Note 8
TigerTrout3.jpg Trout, tiger (Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis)11 lb 8 ozStevie Rankin16 December 2011Alderneuk Trout Fishery, Waterside Farm, Terregles Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 12 years, 361 days [80] * Note 8

Record non-indigenous (invasive) species

ImageSpeciesWeight
(lb oz)
CaptorDateWaterLocationTime record
held
References / Notes
Aspius aspius Prague Vltava 2.jpg Asp ( Aspius aspius )10 lbSonny FowlerDecember 2014Churchgate Fishery near Battlesbridge Essex 9 years, 349 days [81] * Note 8
RhodeusAmarusBitterlingMale1.JPG Bitterling ( Rhodeus amarus )12 drDennis Flack1998Barway Lake near Ely Cambridgeshire 24 years [2] [17] [47] [82] * Note 10
Mylopharyngodon piceus.jpg Blue carp ( Mylopharyngodon piceus )36 lbBandan PizzyOctober 2019Specimen lake, Hawkhurst Fishery, Hawkhurst Kent 5 years, 70 days [83] * Note 8
Ameiurus melas 2021 G1.jpg Black bullhead (catfish) ( Ameiurus melas )1 lb 3 oz 1 drK Clements2001Lake Meadows, Billericay Essex 21 years [2] [17] * Note 7 + 10 + 11
Channel Catfish.jpg Channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus )14 lbLuke Pike4 July 2022Lake Meadows Park, Billericay Essex 2 years, 160 days [84] * Note 7 + 8
Lepomis-gibbosus-sonnenbarsch.jpg Pumpkinseed ( Lepomis gibbosus )14 oz 2 drBill Rushmer8 July 2003Tanyards Fishery, Furner's Green East Sussex 21 years, 156 days [15] [2] [85] * Note 10
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Hungary.jpg Silver carp ( Hypophthalmichthys molitrix )30 lbChris Johnson2011Greaves End Fishery, Eastrington East Riding of Yorkshire 11 years [83] * Note 8
FMIB 43017 Pike Perch or Wall-Eyed Pike (Stizostedium vitreum).jpeg Walleye ( Sander vitreus )11 lb 12 ozF Adams1934River Delph Welney Norfolk 88 years [2] [17] [86] [87] * Note 10

Historical records

ImageSpeciesWeight
(lb oz)
CaptorDateWaterLocationTime record
held
References
Roding, Iduns kokbok.jpg Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinus )8 lb 4 ozF Nicholson1992 Loch Arkaig, Inverness Scottish Highlands, Scotland 3 years [17] [88]
4 lb 13 ozP Savage1987 Loch Garry Perthshire, Scotland 5 years [49]
3 lb 5 ozA Robertson1985 Loch Earn Perthshire, Scotland 2 years [89]
3 lb 4 ozS.C Rex1982Loch Dubh Lochan, Inverness Inverness-shire, Scotland 3 years [53]
1 lb 12 oz 4 drC Imperiale1974 Loch Insh, Badenoch and Strathspey Scottish Highlands, Scotland 8 years [90]
1 lb 11 ozB.A Richardson1973Lake Windermere, Kendal Cumbria 1 year [91]
1 lb 3 ozP Elwood1972 Loch Insh, Badenoch and Strathspey Scottish Highlands, Scotland 1 year [92]
1 lb 1 oz 4 drJ.K Hargreaves1971Carn Tarsuinn, Cairngorms Scottish Highlands, Scotland 1 year [93]
Barbel m.jpg Barbel ( Barbus barbus )21 lb 2 oz Colin Smithson 7 November 2019 River Rother, Fittleworth West Sussex 5 years [2] [94] [34]
21 lb 1 oz Grahame King 22 April 2006 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire 13 years [3]
21 lbGrahame King9 November 2005 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire Less than 1 year [3] [55]
20 lb 14 oz 8 drGrahame King22 October 2005 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire 18 days [3] [55]
20 lb 6 ozTony GibsonOctober 2004Upper Great Ouse, Kickles Farm, Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire 1 year [95] [96]
19 lb 6 oz 8 drSteve Curtin27 October 2001 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire 3 years [38] [65] [97]
19 lbTony Gibson4 January 2001Upper Great Ouse, Kickles Farm, Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire Less than 1 year [65] [95] [96] [98]
17 lb 13 oz 14 drStuart Morgan20 December 2000 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire 15 days [65] [95]
17 lb 8 oz 15 drStuart Morgan11 December 2000 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire 9 days [65] [95]
17 lb 6 oz 12 drGuy RobbOctober 2000 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire Less than 1 year [99] [100]
17 lb 4 ozRay Walton3 March 1999 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire 1 year [101] [102] [103]
17 lb 1 ozKevin Newton5 February 1999 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire 26 days [103]
16 lb 11 ozMartin Bowler21 January 1999 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire 15 days [104] [103]
16 lb 10 ozDavid Currell3 November 1998 Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst Buckinghamshire 3 months [103]
16 lb 6 ozSteve KeerAugust 1998 River Wensum, Taverham Mills Fishery, Taverham Norfolk 3 months [95] [105]
16 lb 3 ozHoward MaddoxNovember 1997Lower river, River Severn, Worcester Worcestershire Less than 1 year [95] [106]
16 lb 2 ozPeter WoodhouseJune 1994 River Medway Kent 3 years [95] [107] [108]
13 lb 12 oz
(Why was this a record?)
Joe DayOctober 1962Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch Dorset 32 years [93] [109]
14 lb 6 oz *(equalled)Mr F.W.K Wallis1937Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch Dorset 25 years [60] [110] [111] Note 2 *
14 lb 6 oz *(equalled)Aylmer Tryon13 September 1934Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch Dorset 60 years [60] [111] [112] [66] Note 2 *
14 lb 6 oz *Mr T Wheeler1888 River Thames, Molesey Lock Surrey 46 years [60] [111] [113] Note 2 *
Alburnus alburnus 01 by-dpc.jpg Bleak ( Alburnus alburnus )4 ozB Derrington8 October 1982 River Monnow, Monmouth Monmouthshire, Wales 16 years [65] [89] [66]
3 oz 15.5 drD Pollard1971Staythorpe Pond, Newark-on-Trent Nottinghamshire 11 years [93]
3 oz 8 drN D Sizmur1963 River Thames, Walton-on-Thames Surrey 8 years [60] [61]
3 oz 4 drJ Oliver1958 River Thames, Kingston upon Thames London 5 years [111]
Abramis brama Prague Vltava 1.jpg Bream (common or bronze) ( Abramis brama )20 lb 1 ozSimon Lavin2011Stoneacres Lake Oxfordshire 1 year [114] [16]
22 lb 9 ozMark McKenna11 Sept 2009Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes Cambridgeshire 3 years [115] * Note 8
19 lb 10 ozJames Rust2005Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes Cambridgeshire 4 years [35] [116]
18 lb 15 oz 3 drMark Neal1 May 2004Bawburgh Lakes, Norwich Norfolk 1 year [15] [65]
18 lb 15 ozTom HuntleyJuly 2001Bawburgh Lakes, Norwich Norfolk 3 years [38] [17]

[117]

18 lb 8 ozKerry Walker13 May 2001Bawburgh Lakes, Norwich Norfolk Less than 1 year [65] [117] [98]
16 lb 12 ozMartin Whitmore2000 Swithland Reservoir Leicestershire 1 year [65]
16 lb 10 ozLee McManus1999 Swithland Reservoir Leicestershire 1 year [118]
15 lb 10 ozJ Knowles1985Queensford Lagoon, Dorchester on Thames Oxfordshire 14 years [66]
15 lb 6 ozAlastair Nicholson31 August 1984Queensford Lagoon, Dorchester on Thames Oxfordshire 1 year [119] * Note 8
13 lb 14 ozAlastair Nicholson10 August 1984Queensford Lagoon, Dorchester on Thames Oxfordshire Less than 1 year [119] * Note 8
13 lb 9 ozMichael DavidsonJuly 1982Beeston Hall Lake, near Neatishead Norfolk 2 years [65]
13 lb 8 ozE.G.CostinOctober 1945Castle Lakes, Chiddingstone Kent 37 years [60] [120]
12 lb 14 ozMr. C.J Pugh28 July 1933 Tring Reservoirs, Tring Hertfordshire 12 years [113]
12 lb 12 oz 8 drMr. A.J Fisher30 July 1931Startops End Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs, Tring Hertfordshire 2 years [113] [120]
11 lb 12 ozMr. A PikeJuly 1882 River Blackwater County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 49 years [113]
Blicca bjoerkna.jpg Bream (silver) ( Blicca bjoerkna )3 lb 1 ozMatthew Faulkner12 May 2012Mill Farm Fishery, Bury, near Pulborough West Sussex Less than 1 year [121]
2 lb 15 ozGary Barnett9 October 2011Mill Farm Fishery, Bury West Sussex Less than 1 year [4]
2 lb 14 ozPhil Morton8 May 2009Mill Farm Fishery, Bury West Sussex 2 years [122]
2 lb 11 ozDoug Plant2009Mill Farm Fishery, Bury West Sussex Less than 1 year [122]
2 lb 8 ozJames WatersDecember 2008Mill Farm Fishery, Bury West Sussex 1 year [123] * Note 8
2 lb 2 ozChristine Smith2005Mill Farm Fishery, Bury West Sussex 3 years [35]
1 lb 12 ozMichael Davidson26 April 2003Mill Farm Fishery, Bury West Sussex 2 years [15] [65]
15 ozDennis Flack1998Grime Spring, Lakenheath Suffolk 5 years [47] [65] [98] [17] [108]
2008-11-08 Germany Lohr Main-Cottus gobio.JPG Bullhead (millers thumb) ( Cottus gobio )12 drE Whalley1981Tanyard Beck / Daking Brook / Cawthorne Dike, Cawthorne South Yorkshire 2 years [124]
10 drE Harrison1978 Leeds and Liverpool Canal North Yorkshire, Lancashire, Merseyside 3 years [109]
Trusche Walchensee.jpg Burbot ( Lota lota ) Status iucn CR icon.svg Status iucn EX icon.svg in UK only - see Note 3.15 ozPeter Davis1960 Little Ouse, Lakenheath Suffolk 9 years [125] * Note 8
Mirror carp 2008 G1.jpg Carp ( Cyprinus carpio )71 lb 4 ozRobby Harrison23 October 2016The Avenue, RH Fisheries Shropshire 4 years [126]

[127] * Note 8 [128]

69 lb 13 ozTom Doherty26 Sept 2016The Avenue, RH Fisheries Shropshire Less than 1 month [129] * Note 8 [128]
68 lb 1 ozDean Fletcher13 January 2016Cranwells Lake, Wasing estate, Wasing Berkshire Less than 1 year [130] [131]
67 lb 8 oz Austin Holness August 2008Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough Kent 8 years [3] [132]
67 lbJohn Bird13 April 2008Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough Kent less than 1 year [3] [133]
65 lb 14 ozSimon Bater23 October 2005Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough Kent 3 years [3] [55] [134]
65 lb 8 ozDan MarwickSept 2005Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough Kent Less than 1 year [3]
64 lb 5 ozJonathan Pack21 February 2004Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough Kent 1 year [15] [65] [134]
61 lb 7 ozLee Jackson29 August 2002Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough Kent 2 years [65] [17] [135]
61 lbGary Bayes2001Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough Kent Less than 1 year [38] [134]
59 lb 12 ozMark Toland5 Sept 2001Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough Kent Less than 1 year [38] [65]
59 lb 7 ozTerry Glebioska2 April 2001Conningbrook Lake, Willesborough Kent Less than 1 year [65] [98]
56 lb 6 ozKevin CumminsSept 1998 Wraysbury Berkshire 3 years [52] [65] [101]
55 lb 13 ozTerry HearnNovember 1996 Wraysbury Berkshire 2 years [136]
55 lb 4 ozAlex WhiteJune 1995 Mid-Northants Fishery Northamptonshire 1 year [137] [138] [108]
53 lb 15 ozRoddy PorterJune 1995 Mid-Northants Fishery Northamptonshire 3 weeks [137] [138] * Note 8
51 lb 8 oz Chris Yates 16 June 1980 Redmire pool Herefordshire 16 Years [49] [136] [66] * Note 8
44 lb Richard Walker 13 Sept 1952 Redmire pool Herefordshire 28 Years [60] [111] [136] [61]
31 lb 8 ozBob Richards3 October 1951 Redmire pool Herefordshire 1 Year [65]
26 lbAlbert Buckley24 July 1930Mapperley Lake, Shipley Hall, near Mapperley border of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 Years [113] [139]
21 lb 10 ozMr A.E.Wyatt14 August 1926Chingford Lake, Chingford Essex 4 years [113]
20 lb 3 ozJohn Andrews9 September 1916Cheshunt reservoir Hertfordshire 10 years [113] [136]
19 lb 8 ozMr H.S Locksmith1907 Wey Navigation Canal, Weybridge Surrey 9 years [113]
17 lb 8 ozOtto Overbeck26 September 1902Croxby Pond Lincolnshire 5 years [136]
23 lbGeorge Holden1899Broadwater Lake, Godalming Surrey 31 years [140] Note - Under further investigation
FeralCarp.JPG Carp, common ( Cyprinus carpio {communia} )64 lbMartin Hopkins2005Bluebells Lake, Tansor, near Oundle Northamptonshire 13 years [141] * Note 8
Mike O'Neill * (equalled)13 October 2017The Avenue, RH Fisheries Shropshire 1 year [142] * Note 8
Squalius cephalus Prague Vltava 2.jpg Chub ( Squalius cephalus )8 lb 14 ozGareth Spurgeon15 October 2009 River Lea Relief Channel, Fishers Green Hertfordshire 3 years [143] * Note 8
8 lb 13 ozTim Archer11 March 2003Dobbs Weir Fishery, River Lea, Broxbourne Hertfordshire 6 years [65]
8 lb 10 ozPeter Smith1994 River Tees, Blackwell Co.Durham 9 years [52] [65] [98] [17] [108]
8 lb 8 ozD Deeks1951 River Rother (East Sussex) East Sussex 43 years [111]
8 lb 4 ozMr G.F. SmithDecember 1913Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch Dorset 38 years [49] [113] [144] * Note 8
7 lb 6 oz 8 drMr F.W. SmithOctober 1906Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch Dorset 7 years [113]
7 lb 5 ozMr E.J Walker17 August 1904Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, Christchurch Dorset 2 years [113]
7 lb 2 ozMr F.W.K Wallis1903 River Trent, Shardlow Derbyshire 1 year [113]
7 lb 1 ozStanley MeadSept 1897 River Thames, Wargrave Berkshire 6 years [113]
Karpfen.jpg Carp, leather ( Cyprinus carpio {corium} )54 lb 8 oz Steve Fudge 2006Car Park Lake, Yateley Complex, Yateley Surrey 16 years [7] [8] * Note 8
Crucian Carp.jpg Crucian carp ( Carassius carassius )4 lb 12 oz Julian Barnes 3 May 2021Johnsons Lake, Milford, Godalming Surrey 3 years & 5 months [2] [145] [146] [147]
4 lb 11 ozCraig Smithson3 August 2020Milton Abbas Fishery, Milton Abbas Dorset 10 months [148] [149]
4 lb 10 ozMichael James4 May 2015Johnsons Lake, Milford, Godalming Surrey 5 years [150]
4 lb 10 ozStephen Frapwell10 May 2015Johnsons Lake, Milford, Godalming Surrey 5 years [151] [150]
4 lb 9 ozPeter Cardozo2 May 2015Johnsons Lake, Milford, Godalming Surrey 2 days [152]
4 lb 9 ozJoshua Blavins17 August 2011Moor Mill Gravel Pits, Frogmore Hertfordshire 4 years [153] [154]
4 lb 9 ozPhilip Smith7 August 2004RMC Summer pit, Yateley Surrey 7 years [15] [4]
4 lb 9 ozMartin Bowler16 May 2003Little Moulsham Lake, Yateley Surrey 8 years [15] [114] [155] [156]
4 lb 8 ozJay Allen2000RMC Summer pit, Yateley Surrey 4 years [17] [157] [98]
4 lb 11 ozMr. H.C.Hinson25 September 1938Broadwater Lake, Godalming Surrey 62 years [158] [60] Note 2 *
Leuciscus leuciscus.jpg Dace ( Leuciscus leuciscus )1 lb 4 oz 2 drJack L Gasson1960 Little Ouse near Thetford Norfolk 42 years [65] [101] [98] [108]
1 lb 8 oz 5 dr *R.W.Humphrey1932 Hampshire Avon Dorset 28 years [17] [111] [113] [159] Note 2 *
1 lb 6 oz 8 drS.Corley1910 River Gade, Watford Hertfordshire 22 years [113]
1 lb 6 oz (equalled)Mr. Hullet1907Millstream, Sopley, Christchurch Dorset 3 years [113]
1 lb 6 ozR.Robinson1905 River Beane, Hertford Hertfordshire 5 years [113]
1 lb 4 ozA.R.Matthews1899 River Beane Hertfordshire 6 years [113] [159]
1 lb 3 oz 8 drE. Steinhart1889 River Beane Hertfordshire 10 years [159]
Anguilla anguilla.jpg Eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) Status iucn CR icon.svg Note 3.11 lb 2 ozSteve Terry24 June 1978Kingfisher Lake, Ringwood Hampshire 46 years [15] [2] [49] [160]
8 lb 10 ozAlan Dart1969 Hunstrete Lake, Hunstrete Somerset 9 years [92] [161] [61]
8 lb 8 ozMr Ward1948 Fritton Decoy, Great Yarmouth Norfolk 21 years (shared) [65] [161]
8 lb 8 ozC Mitchell1922Bitterwell Lake, Coalpit Heath, Bristol Somerset 47 years [60] [65] [111] [161]
City of London Cemetery - Koi carp in the new crematorium pond 01.jpg Ghost koi carp ( Cyprinus carpio spiritus )47 lb 12 ozSteve Lockwood1 October 2014D lake, Nunnery lakes, Thetford Norfolk 3 years [162] * Note 8
45 lb 8 ozRichard Freeman2006 River Trent Nottinghamshire 8 years [8] * Note 8
Ctenopharyngodon idella 01 Pengo.jpg Grass carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella )53 lb 12 oz David Beagley 23 August 2018Little Moulsham Lake, Yateley Surrey 5 years [163] [164] * Note 8
52 lb 10 ozMartin Bowler2 July 2016Little Moulsham Lake, Yateley Surrey 2 years [165] * Note 8
52 lb 8 oz Eddie Lancaster 3 August 2012Horton Church Lake, Horton Berkshire 4 years [166] * Note 8
46 lbOllie Gurr3 August 2011Horton Church Lake, Horton Berkshire 1 year [166] * Note 8
44 lb 8 ozPhilip Kingsbury2006Horton Church Lake, Horton Berkshire 5 years [2]
39 lb 2 ozKevin Ballard19 June 2002Horton Church Lake, Horton Berkshire 4 years [15] [38] [167] [168]
36 lb 8 ozColin Nash10 June 2001Horton Church Lake, Horton Berkshire 1 year [17] [168] [98]
33 lb 12 ozSimon Lavin1999Horton Church Lake, Horton Berkshire 2 years [169]
31 lbDel Smith1997Horton Church Lake, Horton Berkshire 2 years [168]
28 lb 12 oz 8 drS Dolman1995Horton Church Lake, Horton Berkshire 2 years [170]
25 lb 4 ozD Buck1993Honeycroft fisheries Tonbridge Kent 2 years [168] [108]
9 lb 12 ozG.W Gwilt1983 Llyn Trawsfynydd, Trawsfynydd Gwynedd, Wales 10 years [49] [119]
Underwater Arctic Grayling.jpg Grayling ( Thymallus thymallus )4 lb 4 oz 8 drPaul Mildren2009 River Frome, Dorchester Dorset 10 years [45] [171]
4 lb 3 oz *(equalled)M Loughton1993 River Frome Dorset 16 years [171]
4 lb 3 ozS. R. Lanigan1989 River Frome Dorset 20 years [15] [32] [17]
3 lb 12 ozM.T Hooper1988 River Frome, Loudsmill, Dorchester Dorset 1 year [59]
3 lb 10 ozI White1983 River Allen (Dorset), Wimborne Minster Dorset 5 years [119]
2 lb 13 ozP.B Goldsmith1981 River Test, Romsey Hampshire 2 years [124]
2 lb 12 ozB Wade14 January 1936 Throop Fishery, River Stour Dorset 45 years [172]
Gobio gobio.jpg Gudgeon ( Gobio gobio )4 oz 4 drM Bowen1977Ebbe Vale Pond, Ebbw Vale Blaenau Gwent, Wales 13 years [49] [109]
4 ozM Morris1971Susworth Roach Ponds Susworth Lincolnshire 6 years [93]
4 oz 4 dr *(equalled)J.D Lewtin1950 River Soar Leicestershire 21 years [60] [111] Note 2 *
4 oz 4 dr * (equalled)W.R Bostock1935Hoggs Pond, Shipley Derbyshire 36 years [60] [111] Note 2 *
4 oz 4 dr *G.Cedrick1933 River Thames, Datchet Berkshire 38 years [60] [111] Note 2 *
Mazdruga danube vidin bulgaria.jpg Ide (natural) ( Leuciscus idus )7 lb 6 ozIan Green4 August 2017 River Trent Nottinghamshire 4 years [173] * Note 8
6 lb 10 ozColin Hebb11 July 2017 River Hull Yorkshire Less than one month [174] [175] * Note 8
6 lb 3 ozColin Hebb1 March 2016 River Hull Yorkshire 1 year [176] * Note 8
Liza ramada Egypt.jpg Mullet (thin-lipped grey) ( Liza ramada )7 lb 0 oz 3 drSteve Maliska22 May 2012 Truro River, Malpas Cornwall Less than 1 year [177]
7 lbN Mableson1991 Oulton Broad, Lowestoft Suffolk 21 years [17]
6 lb 4 ozH Mepham1981 River Rother (East Sussex) East Sussex 10 years [124]
5 lb 11 ozD Knowles1975 River Rother (East Sussex) East Sussex 6 years [90]
Phoxinus phoxinus Prague Vltava.jpg Minnow ( Phoxinus phoxinus )13 dr (23 grams)R Merrifield1981 River Calder (Lancashire) Lancashire 17 years [124]
11 dr (19.5 grams)I.S Colinge1979 River Calder (Lancashire) Lancashire 2 years [53]
9 dr (16 grams)R Guy1978 River Rother (West Sussex), Midhurst West Sussex 1 year [109]
Wraxall 2009 MMB <<01 leuciscus idus.jpg Orfe / ide ( Leuciscus idus )8 lb 4 ozNorman AgnewApril 2000 Lymm vale Cheshire Less than 1 year [178] * Note 8
8 lb 1 ozKev ShoreMarch 2000 Lymm vale Cheshire Less than 1 year [178] * Note 8
7 lb 14 oz 8 drMick Pardoe1998 Lymm vale Cheshire 2 years [52] [65]
7 lb 7 ozD Smith1995Horton Pool, Horton Berkshire 3 years [108]
4 lb 12 ozJ Moran1986Burton Towers, Rossett, Wrexham Denbighshire, Clwyd, Wales 9 years [59]
4 lb 3 oz 8 drD.R Charles1983 River Kennet Berkshire 3 years [119]
4 lb 3 ozBrian Mills1976 River Test Hampshire 7 years [90]
3 lb 14 oz 8 drD Stephens1973Winford Brook, Chew Magna Somerset 3 years [179]
3 lb 2 oz 7 drBill Penny21 July 1937 Virginia Water Lake, Windsor Great Park, Borough of Runnymede Surrey 36 years [180]
Perca fluviatilis Prague Vltava 1.jpg Perch (Perca fluviatilis)5 lb 15 ozLes Brown17 February 2006Stream Valley Lakes, Crowborough East Sussex 5 years [24] [55]
5 lb 9 oz 8 drDean Rawlings28 March 2002Glebe Lakes, Fringford Oxfordshire 4 years [15] [24] [38] [17]
5 lb 9 ozJohn Shayler6 March 1985Furnace Pond, Horsmonden Kent 17 years [24] [89] [98] [66]
4 lb 14 oz 12 drMrs Ethel Owen1984Kings Lake, Romsey Hampshire 1 year [119]
4 lb 12 ozSid Baker1962 Oulton Broad, Lowestoft Suffolk 22 years [93] [181] [61]
4 lb 2 oz 8 drG Butler14 November 1932Hobhole Drain, Witham Navigable Drains Lincolnshire 30 years [182]
Parc aquarium du Quebec - brochet.jpg Pike ( Esox lucius )46 lb 13 oz Roy Lewis October 1992 Llandegfedd Reservoir, Llandegveth Monmouthshire, Wales 32 years [15] [183] [184] [17]
45 lb 6 ozGareth EdwardsMarch 1990 Llandegfedd Reservoir, Llandegveth Monmouthshire, Wales 2 years [184]
44 lb 14 ozM.Linton4 January 1987 Ardleigh Reservoir, Ardleigh near Colchester Essex 3 years [49] [184]
42 lb 2 ozDerek AmiesAugust 1985 River Thurne, near Potter Heigham Norfolk 2 years [184] [89] [66]
41 lb 6 ozN.FicklingFebruary 1985 River Thurne, near Potter Heigham Norfolk Less than 1 year [184] [89]
40 lb 4 ozK.Vogel1972 Loch Ken Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 15 years [184]
40 lbP.HancockFebruary 1967 Horsey Mere, Horsey Norfolk 5 years [184] [120]
47 lb 11 oz *Tommy MorganJuly 1945 Loch Lomond Dumbartonshire, Scotland 22 years [3] [60] Note 2 *
39 lb 7 ozG.F ParrottMarch 1909 Dorset Stour Dorset 58 years [120]
37 lbAlex Jardine1879 Shardeloes Lake, Amersham Buckinghamshire 30 years [185]
36 lbG.Forbes1875 Luton Hoo, Luton Bedfordshire 4 years (joint) [120]
36 lbG.KeenMarch 1874Rapley Lake, Bagshot Berkshire 5 years [120]
Coregonus lavaretus maraena 1.jpg Powan ( Coregonus clupeoides ) Note 3 Status iucn VU icon.svg 1 lb 7 ozJ.M Ryder1972 Loch Lomond Dumbartonshire, Scotland 34 years [49] [90]
1 lb 5 oz 12 drD.J Warren1970 Loch Lomond Dumbartonshire, Scotland 2 years [93]
11 oz 12 drF. Buller1968 Loch Lomond Dumbartonshire, Scotland 2 years [61]
Lepomis-gibbosus-sonnenbarsch.jpg Pumpkinseed ( Lepomis gibbosus )5 ozDuncan Charman21 May 2003Sway Lakes, Sway Hampshire Less than 1 year [65] [85]
4 oz 9 drDaniel L Wallace28 June 1987Whessoe Pond, Darlington Co.Durham 16 years [49] [85] [101] [17]
2 oz 10 drA Baverstock1977 GLC Highgate pond, Hampstead Heath London 10 years [109]
Rutilusrutilus38cm 2143x1060.JPG Roach ( Rutilus rutilus )4 lb 3 ozRay Clarke27 October 1990 Dorset Stour, Corfe Mullen Dorset 16 years [15] [17] [186] [187] [188]
4 lb 1 ozR G Jones16 June 1975Colwick Country Park, Colwick Nottinghamshire 15 years [49] [189] [66]
3 lb 13 ozBill Penny6 September 1938 Lambeth reservoir, Molesey Surrey 37 years [65] [111] [113] [61]
3 lb 10 ozWilfred Cutting5 August 1917 Hornsea Mere, Beverley East Yorkshire 21 years [111] [113] [139]
Rotfeder Rudd.jpg Rudd ( Scardinius erythrophthalmus )4 lb 10 ozD Webb28 Sept 1986 Pitsford Reservoir, Pitsford Northamptonshire 15 years [49]
4 lb 8 ozReverend Edward C Alston1933Ring Mere, Wretham near Thetford Norfolk 53 years [52] [92] [111] [139] [61]
Gymnocephalus cernuus Hungary.jpg Ruffe (pope) ( Gymnocephalus cernua )5 ozP Barrowcliffe1977 River Bure Norfolk 3 years [109]
4 ozB.B Poynor1969 River Stour Warwickshire 8 years [93]
3 oz 9 drA Cartwright1963 River Mease Border of Leicestershire and Staffordshire 6 years [60]
Salmo salar GLERL 1.jpg Salmon, Atlantic ( Salmo salar )61 lb 8 ozMr T StewartOctober 1907 River Tay Perthshire, Scotland 15 years [113]
61 lbMr J Haggart1870 River Tay Perthshire, Scotland 37 years [113]
Fish, Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, England - DSCF0738.JPG European sturgeon ( Acipenser sturio ) Status iucn CR icon.svg Note 3.66 lbLewis GibsonMay 1867 River Thames, Putney London 65 years [190]
Coregone du Lac du Bourget.jpg Schelly (skelly) ( Coregonus stigmaticus ) Note 3 Status iucn EN icon.svg 1 lb 10 ozW Wainwright1976 Ullswater Cumbria 10 years [90]
1 lb 7 oz 8 drGeoff Byrne1973 Ullswater Cumbria 3 years [179]
1 lb 5 oz 10 drS.A Smith1972 Ullswater Cumbria 1 year [92]
1 lb 1 ozP.F White1969 River Eden Cumberland 3 years [93]
PICT0246-1.JPG Stickleback (3-spined) ( Gasterosteus aculeatus )4 dr (7 grams)Dennis Flack1998High Flyer Lake, Ely Cambridgeshire 20 years [15] [17] [47] * Note 10
3 drM. Drinkwater1995 River Calder, Brighouse West Yorkshire 3 years [108]
Tinca tinca.jpeg Tench ( Tinca tinca )14 lb 7 ozGordon BeavanSept 1993Bury Lake, Rickmansworth Hertfordshire 8 years [65] [98]
14 lb 3 ozPhil Gooriah20 August 1987Wraysbury 1 Lake, Wraysbury Berkshire 6 years [49] [36] [191]
12 lb 8 oz 11 drAlan Wilson1985Wilstone Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs Hertfordshire 2 years [95] [192]
10 lb 1 oz 4 drTony Chester1981Wilstone Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs Hertfordshire 4 years [95]
10 lb 1 oz 2 drLewis Brown1975 Peterborough brick pits Cambridgeshire 6 years [95]
9 lb 1 ozJohn Salisbury1963Eggetts Lake, Hemingford Grey Cambridgeshire 12 years [60] [92] [95] [111] [61]
8 lb 8 ozMaurice Foode1950Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal Leicestershire 13 years [95] [111]
7 lb (equalled)Reverend Edward C AlstonJuly 1933Ring Mere, Wretham near Thetford Norfolk 13 years [113] [193]
7 lbMr Stacey1882Pottery Pits, Weston-super-Mare Somerset 68 years [113]
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis 2900px.jpg Trout, brook ( Salvelinus fontinalis )6 lbD Caisley1996 Fontburn Reservoir Northumberland 2 years [170]
5 lb 13 oz 8 drAlan Pearson13 August 1981Avington Trout Fishery, Avington Hampshire Less than a year [49] [119]
5 lb 6 ozAlan Pearson1979Avington Trout Fishery, Avington Hampshire 2 years [53]
4 lb 15 ozStephen Bedford18 June 1923 Blagdon Lake, Blagdon, Chew Valley, Somerset 56 years [194] [195] * Note 8
Brown trout.JPG Trout, brown ( Salmo trutta )30 lb 8 ozKen Oliver20 July 2000 Loch Awe, Ardbrecknish Argyll, Scotland 2 years [196]
25 lb 5 oz 12 drAndrew Finlay1996 Loch Awe, Ardbrecknish Argyll, Scotland 4 years [197] [198] [108]
19 lb 9 oz 4 drJ.A.F Jackson1978Loch Quoish, Inverness-shire Scottish Highlands, Scotland 18 years [49] [109]
19 lb 4 oz 8 drTommy Chartres1974Lower Lough Erne, Enniskillen Fermanagh, Northern Ireland 4 years [199]
18 lb 2 ozK.J Grant1965 Loch Garry, Fort William Perthshire, Scotland 9 years [93] [61]
12 lb 12 ozReverend S.E.V Filleul11 Sept 1907 River Frome, Dorchester Dorset 58 years [200] [201]
7 lb 4 ozW. Knight5 May 1900 River Thames, Caversham Lock Caversham Berkshire 7 years [202]
Rainbow trout fish onchorhynchus mykiss detailed photography.jpg Trout, rainbow ( Onchorhynchus mykiss )33 lb 4 ozJ Lawson2003Watercress Trout Fishery, Chudleigh Devon 13 years [15] [32]
30 lb 12 ozTony FlowerJuly 1994Osprey lake, Tavistock Trout Fishery, Tavistock Devon 9 years [203]
24 lb 2 oz 13 drJ Moore1990Penine Trout Fishery, Littleborough Lancashire 4 years [108]
21 lb 4 oz 4 drD GrahamApril 1986 Loch Awe Argyll, Scotland 4 years [49] [89]
20 lb 7 ozPeter CockwillApril 1986Avington Trout Fishery, Avington Hampshire less than 1 month [89]
19 lb 8 ozAlan Pearson1977Avington Trout Fishery, Avington Hampshire 9 years [185]
19 lb 2 ozRoy HopkinsApril 1977Avington Trout Fishery, Avington Hampshire Less than 1 year [204]
18 lb 7 ozAlan PearsonApril 1977Avington Trout Fishery, Avington Hampshire Less than 1 year [204]
18 lbAlan Pearson1976Avington Trout Fishery, Avington Hampshire 1 year [90]
18 lb 4 oz Richard Walker April 1976Avington Trout Fishery, Avington Hampshire 1 year [205] * Note 8
13 lb 2 ozDoctor W Drummond1974 Hampshire Avon, Downton Wiltshire 2 years [199]
8 lb 8 ozColonel Creagh Scott1924 Blagdon Lake, Blagdon, Chew Valley, Somerset 50 years [194] [206] [61]
5 lb 12 ozErnest S Halfold1923 River Test, Newton Stacey, Test Valley, Hampshire 1 year [207]
4 lbK M Bignall8 October 1908Frog Hollow Lake, Belvoir Castle Estate, Leicestershire 15 years [208]
Wst meerforelle stoer 001.jpg Trout, sea ( Salmo trutta )22 lb 8 oz (equalled)Mr. S Burgoyne22 July 1989 River Leven Dunbartonshire, Scotland 3 years [209] [108]
22 lb 8 ozS.R Dwight1946 River Frome, Bindon Dorset 46 years [111] [210] * Note 8
Silurus glanis white2.JPG Wels catfish ( Silurus glanis )145 lbMatthew Smith24 January 2019Oak Lakes Fisheries, Southminster Essex 1 year [211] * Note 8
144 lb James Jones 30 July 2012Oak Lakes Fisheries, Southminster Essex 7 years [212] [213] [214] * Note 8
130 lbChris WadeJune 2005Witch Leisure lake, Hockwold cum Wilton, Thetford Norfolk 7 years [215] * Note 8
87 lbAllan JacksonJune 2000Willow Bank Fisheries, Kirton in Lindsey Lincolnshire 6 years [216] * Note 8
86 lb 8 ozBrian CloseMay 2000Willow Bank Fisheries, Kirton in Lindsey Lincolnshire Less than 1 year [216] * Note 8
62 lbRich GarnerJune 1997Withy pool, Henlow Bedfordshire 3 years [15] [17] [98] * Note 10
57 lb 4 ozR Coote1995Withy Pool, Henlow Bedfordshire 2 years [108]
43 lb 8 ozRichard Bray1970Wilstone Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs Hertfordshire 25 years [91]

[217] [218] [66]

33 lb 12 ozReg Hutt1961Claydon Middle lake, Steeple Claydon Buckinghamshire 9 years [218]
Sander lucioperca 1.jpg Zander ( Sander lucioperca )21 lb 5 ozJames Benfield24 June 2007Upper Lode Lock, River Severn, near Tewkesbury Gloucestershire 3 years [2] [219] [220] [16] * Note 10
19 lb 5 oz 8 drDave LavenderMarch 1998 Middle Level Fenland drain Cambridgeshire 9 years [15] [52] [101] [221] [222] [98] [17]
18 lb 10 ozRay ArmstrongMarch 1993 River Severn Worcestershire 5 years [221] [222] [108]
18 lb 8 ozBob MeadowsMarch 1988 Roswell Pits, Ely Cambridgeshire 5 years [221] [222]
17 lb 12 ozDave LittonOctober 1977 (GORC) Buckinghamshire 10 years [221] [222]
15 lb 5 ozBill Chillingworth1971 (GORC) Buckinghamshire 6 years [93]
12 lb 13 ozNeville Fickling1971 (GORC), Stowe Buckinghamshire Less than a year [223]
12 lb 6 oz 8 drNeville Fickling1971 Great Ouse Relief Channel (GORC), Stowe Buckinghamshire Less than a year [224]

Ambiguous record claims (no venue given / not accepted / expunged)

There have been many ambiguous record claims over the years. Here are a few of those that never made the record list:

Video footage of chub and carp records

Non-indigenous (invasive) alien species

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), [230] largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii), sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva), sunbleak (Leucaspius delineatus), [230] and walleye (Sander vitreus).[ citation needed ]

Notes

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