BRITISH RECORD COARSE FISH LIST
ANGLER’S MAIL magazine often get asked about British records. Here, online, is the record list as it stands. Weights are in pounds, ounces and drams.
The list is run by the British Record Fish Commitee, and has come under scrutiny in the wake of some hefty fish not being claimed by the captors, and other claims being delayed for many, many months until ratification.
Should you, or a friend, catch a fish near or over the British record weight (listed below) your best bet is to contact the friendly Angler’s Mail magazine newsdesk, exclusively, without delay.
Our contact phone numbers (office hours, Mon-Fri) are 0203 148 4160 or 0203 148 4161.
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BRITISH RECORD LIST (correct at December 14, 2012)
BARBEL
21 1 0 2006 Grahame King, Great Ouse, Adams Mill, Beds.
BITTERLING
0 0 12 1998 Dennis Flack, Barway Lake, Cambridgeshire
BLEAK
0 4 9 1998 Dennis Flack, River Lark, Cambridgeshire
BREAM (common bronze)
20 1 0 2011 Simon Lavin, Stoneacres Lake, Oxfordshire.
NB. Mark McKenna caught a bream of 22 lb 9 oz from a Cambridge stillwater in 2009 but no official claim was made. The same fish at 22 lb 12 oz (after scales checks) was caught in April 2012 by Scot Crook and has been officially claimed but not yet been ratified.
Scot Crook’s record-breaking bream (not yet accepted, but 22 lb 12 oz) was another Angler’s Mail magazine exclusive. It makes sense to keep top catches exclusive to the mag by emailing us: anglersmail@ipcmedia.com
BREAM (silver)
3 4 0 2012 Gareth Evans, Mill Farm, Pullborough, Sussex.
BULLHEAD (Miller’s Thumb)
0 1 0 1983 R Johnson, Green River, Nr Guildford, Surrey
CARP (mirror/common/leather)
67 8 0 2008 Austin Holness, Conningbrook, near Ashford, Kent
CRUCIAN CARP
4 9 0 2004 Phil Smith, Yateley lake, Surrey.
4 9 0 2003 Martin Bowler, Yateley lake, Surrey
4 9 0 2011 Joshua Blavins, Verulam AC club lake, Herts.
DNA claim open 4 lb 8 oz
CATFISH (Bullhead, black)
1 3 1 2001 K Clements Lake Meadows, Billericay, Essex
CATFISH (Wels)
62 0 0 1997 Rich Garner, Withy Pool, Henlow, Beds.
NB. LIST CLOSED 23rd OCTOBER 2000 – No further claims considered
CHUB
9 5 0 2007 Andy Maker, Southern stillwater
DACE
1 5 2 2002 Simon Ashton, River Wear, Co. Durham
EEL
11 2 0 1978 Steve Terry, Kingfisher Lake, near Ringwood, Hants
GOLDFISH (Brown)
5 11 8 1994 Dave Lewis, 6-acre Surrey stillwater pond
GRASS CARP
44 8 0 2006 Phillip Kingsbury, Horton Church Lake, Berks.
NB. LIST CLOSED 31st OCTOBER 2007 – No further claims considered
GUDGEON
0 5 0 1990 D H Hull, River Nadder, Sutton Mandeville, Wilts.
MINNOW
0 0 13.5 1998 J Sawyer, Whitworth Lake, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
ORFE (Golden)
8 5 0 2000 Michael Wilkinson, Lymm Vale, Cheshire
PERCH
6 3 0 2011 Neill Stephen, Stream Valley Lakes, E. Sussex
6 3 0 2012 Ken Brown, Wilstone Reservoir, Hertfordshire.
PIKE
Bigger pike have been logged in books, like The Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike, but few people dispute this 46 lb 13 oz fish as the British No.1.
46 13 0 1992
Roy Lewis, Llandegfedd Reservoir, S. Wales
PUMPKINSEED
0 14 2 2003
Bill Rushmer (Angler’s Mail Where to Fish columnist), Tanyard Fishery, Sussex.
ROACH
4 4 0 2006
Keith Berry, Northern Ireland stillwater.
NB. DNA-tested claim officially remains open for roach claims at 4 lb 3 oz or above. The one and only big redfin found to be a true big roach, by DNA testing, was caught twice by Duncan Charman in 2010, heaviest 3 lb 15 oz.
RUDD
4 10 0 2001
Simon Parry, Freshwater Lake, Co Armagh, NI
4 10 0 2001
Simon Parry, Clay Lake, Co Armagh, NI
NB. DNA-tested claim remains open for rudd claims at 4 lb 3 oz or above.
RUFFE
0 5 4 1980
R J Jenkins, West View Farm, Cumbria
SCHELLY (Skelly)
2 1 9 1986 S M Barrie, Haweswater Reservoir, Cumbria
STICKLEBACK (3-spined)
0 0 4 1998 Dennis Flack, High Flyer Lake, Ely, Cambs
STONE LOACH
0 0 13 2005 Geoffrey Green, Windmill Fishery
TENCH
15 3 6 2001 Darren Ward, Sheepwalk big pit, Shepperton, Middlesex
WALLEYE (Pikeperch)
11 12 0 1934 F Adams, Delph, Welney, Norfolk
NB. LIST CLOSED 31st OCTOBER 2007 – No further claims considered.
ZANDER (Pikeperch)
21 5 0 2007 James Benfield, River Severn at Upper Lode
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