Angling records in the UK


This is an impartial and comprehensive record list of 290 British record freshwater fish, past and present, involving 57 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 and some migratory sea fish. The time since last record fish was caught is.

Current records supported by photographic evidence

ImageSpeciesWeight lb's ozCaptor tony delkDateWaterLocationTime Record HeldReferences / Notes
Barbel '21 lb 2 oz7 November 2019Undisclosed river in SussexSussex
Bream '22 lb 11 oz7 April 2012Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes,CambridgeshireNote 1
Bream '3 lb 4 oz21 May 2012Mill Farm Fishery, Bury, near PulboroughWest Sussex
Carp, Common '64 lb 6 ozChris Caddick29 Aug 2018The Avenue, RH FisheriesShropshire* Note 8
Carp, Leather '54 lb 8 oz2006Car Park Lake, Yateley Complex, YateleySurrey14 years* Note 8
Carp, Mirror '71 lb 4 ozRobby Harrison23 Oct 2016The Avenue, RH FisheriesShropshire
  • Note 8
Chub '9 lb 5 oz16 March 2012Fishers Green Complex, River Lea, Waltham Abbey,Essex* Note 9
Crucian carp '4 lb 10 ozMichael James4 May 2015Johnsons Lake, Milford, GodalmingSurrey
Crucian carp '4 lb 10 oz * 10 May 2015Johnsons Lake, Milford, GodalmingSurrey
Grass carp '53 lb 12 oz23 Aug 2018Little Moulsham Lake, YateleySurrey* Note 8
Grayling '4 lb 8 oz19 Feb 2019River Frome, Ilsington near PuddletownDorset* Note 8
Mullet '7 lb 9ozShaun Sillett20 August 2012Oulton Broad, LowestoftSuffolkNote 1
Orfe, Golden '8 lb 5 ozApril 2000Lymm ValeCheshire
Orfe, Golden '8 lb 5 oz20 May 2018Newdigate farmsNewdigate, Surrey
Perch '6 lb 3 oz12 March 2011Stream Valley Lakes, CrowboroughEast Sussex
Perch '6 lb 3 ozKen Brown18 Sept 2012Wilstone Reservoir, Tring ReservoirsHertfordshire
Pike '46 lb 13 ozOct 1992Llandegfedd Reservoir, LlandegvethMonmouthshire, Wales
Salmon, Atlantic '64 lb7 October 1922River Tay, GlendelvinePerthshire, Scotland
Stickleback '8 grams Matt FaulknerJuly 2019Lower Beauvale Ponds, EastwoodNottinghamshire
Tench '15 lb 3 oz 6 drJune 2001Sheepwalk big pit, SheppertonMiddlesexNote 1
Trout, Brown '31 lb 12 ozBrian Rutland15 March 2002Loch Awe, ArdbrecknishArgyll, Scotland
Trout, Rainbow '34 lb 12 ozMichael Mitchell3 Oct 2016Loch EarnPerthshire, Scotland
Wels Catfish '147 lbPaul FysonJune 7 2020Oak Lakes Fisheries, SouthminsterEssex* Note 8
Zander '22 lbMick Dolan12 March 2010Grafham Water, Huntingdon,Cambridgeshire

Current records not supported by any photographic evidence

ImageSpeciesWeight lb's ozCaptorDateWaterLocationTime Record HeldReferences / Notes
Arctic Char '9 lb 8 ozW Fairbairn27 May 1995Loch Arkaig, InvernessScottish Highlands, Scotland* Note 10
Bleak '4 oz 9 drDennis Flack1998River LarkBorder of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire22 years* Note 10
Bullhead '1ozR Johnson16 Jan 1983Green river, Bramley, Shamley GreenSurrey* Note 10
Dace '1 lb 5 oz 2 drSimon Ashton11 Aug 2002River Wear, Town centre stretch, DurhamCo.Durham* Note 10
Gudgeon '5 ozD H Hull1990River Nadder, Sutton MandevilleWiltshire30 yearsNote 1* Note 10
Minnow '13.5 drams James Sawyer1998Whitworth Lake, SpennymoorCo.Durham22 yearsNote 1* Note 10
Roach '4 lb 5ozMark Smith11 April 2006Long Lakes, Bassingbourn Barracks, WendyCambridgeshire* Note 8, * Note 10
Rudd '4 lb 10 ozSimon Parry7 October 2001Clay LakeCounty Armagh, Northern Ireland* Note 10
Ruffe '5oz 4 drR Jenkins7 Aug 1980West View LakeCumbria* Note 10
Salmon, Pacific Humpback '3 lb 8 oz 12 drLouis Hunter2007River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-TweedScottish Borders, Scotland11 years* Note 10
Stone loach '13 dramsGeoffery Green1 Nov 2005Windmill Fishery, BristolAvonNote 1* Note 10
Trout, Brook '8 lb 3 ozE Holland1998Fontburn reservoirNorthumberland22 years* Note 10
Trout, Sea 28 lb 5 oz 4 drJ Farrent1992Calshot Spit, River TestHampshire28 years* Note 10

Record Endangered Species

ImageSpeciesWeight lb's ozCaptorDateWaterLocationTime Record HeldReferences / Notes
Burbot ' in UK only - see Note 3.1 lbJohn Dean14 Sept 1969Old West River, near AldrethCambridgeshire* Note 8
Eel ' Note 3.11 lb 2 ozSteve Terry24 June 1978Kingfisher Lake, RingwoodHampshire
Gwyniad ' Note 3. '1 lb 4ozJ Williams1965Llyn Tegid, BalaGwynedd, WalesNote 1
Pollan ' Note 3 No Record Found-----
Powan ' Note 3 3 lbRobert Fullerton24 Aug 2006Carron Valley Reservoir, Nr. DennyStirlingshire, ScotlandNote 1 * Note 8
Schelly ' Note 3 2 lb 1 oz 9 drS M Barrie24 Sept 1986Haweswater Reservoir, Valley of MardaleCumbriaNote 1
Common or European Sturgeon ' Note 3.388 lbAlec Allen1932River Towy, NantgaredigCarmarthenshire, WalesNote 1 * Note 8
Vendace ' Note 3. '4oz 9 dmsJohn Nicol2015South Loch Earn Caravan Park, Loch EarnPerthshire, Scotland* Note 8

Record Ornamental sub-species

ImageSub-speciesWeight lb's ozCaptorDateWaterLocationTime Record HeldReferences / Notes
Blue Orfe '6 lb 3 ozTrevor Cozens4 April 2010Angler's Paradise, BeaworthyDevon* Note 8
Carp, F1 ' x '7 lb 14 ozChris Telling4 Feb 2016Peg 19 Boundary pool, Manor Farm Leisure, Harvington, near EveshamWorcestershire* Note 8
Golden tench '8 lb 8 ozBarry SimmsJune 2009Angler's Paradise, BeaworthyDevon* Note 8
Goldfish '7 lb 5 ozStuart Thurston10 Aug 2010UEA Broad, University of East Anglia, NorwichNorfolk* Note 8
Ghost Koi Carp '47lb 14ozJoel Dighton1 Aug 2017D lake, Nunnery lakes, ThetfordNorfolk* Note 8
Trout, Blue '19lb 12ozChris Stephens1 July 2006Pennine Trout Farm and Fishery, Littleborough, RochdaleLancashire* Note 8
Trout, Golden '22lb 8ozDavid Hillary6 April 2008Quarry Lake, Raygill Fishing Lakes, LothersdaleNorth Yorkshire* Note 8
Trout, Tiger 11lb 8ozStevie Rankin16 Dec 2011Alderneuk Trout Fishery, Waterside Farm, TerreglesDumfries and Galloway, Scotland* Note 8

Record non-indigenous (invasive) species

ImageSpeciesWeight lb's ozCaptorDateWaterLocationTime Record HeldReferences / Notes
Asp '10lbSonny FowlerDecember 2014Churchgate Fishery near BattlesbridgeEssex* Note 8
Bitterling '12 dramsDennis Flack1998Barway Lake near ElyCambridgeshire22 years* Note 10
Blue carp '36lbBandan PizzyOctober 2019Specimen lake, Hawkhurst Fishery, HawkhurstKent* Note 8
Black bullhead '1 lb 3 oz 1 drK Clements2001Lake Meadows, BillericayEssex19 years* Note 7, * Note 10
Ide '7 lb 6 ozIan Green4 Aug 2017River TrentNottinghamshire* Note 8
Pumpkinseed '14 oz 2drBill Rushmer8 July 2003Tanyards Fishery, Furner's GreenEast Sussex* Note 10
Silver carp '30lbChris Johnson2011Greaves End Fishery, EastringtonEast Riding of Yorkshire9 years* Note 8
Walleye '11lb 12ozF Adams1934River Delph WelneyNorfolk86 years* Note 10

Historical Previous records

ImageSpeciesWeight lb's ozCaptorDateWaterLocationTime Record HeldReferences
Arctic Char '8 lb 4 ozF Nicholson1992Loch Arkaig, InvernessScottish Highlands, Scotland3 years
Arctic Char '4 lb 13ozP Savage1987Loch GarryPerthshire, Scotland5 years
Arctic Char '3 lb 5 ozA Robertson1985Loch EarnPerthshire, Scotland2 years
Arctic Char '3 lb 4 ozS.C Rex1982Loch Dubh Lochan, InvernessInverness-shire, Scotland3 years
Arctic Char '1 lb 12 oz 4 drC Imperiale1974Loch Insh, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish Highlands, Scotland8 years
Arctic Char '1 lb 11 ozB.A Richardson1973Lake Windermere, KendalCumbria1 year
Arctic Char '1 lb 3 ozP Elwood1972Loch Insh, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish Highlands, Scotland1 year
Arctic Char '1 lb 1 oz 4 drJ.K Hargreaves1971Carn Tarsuinn, CairngormsScottish Highlands, Scotland1 year
Barbel '21 lb 1 oz22 April 2006Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, GayhurstBuckinghamshire13 yearsNote 1
Barbel '21 lbGrahame King9 Nov 2005Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, GayhurstBuckinghamshireLess than 1 year
Barbel '20 lb 14oz 8drGrahame King22 Oct 2005Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, GayhurstBuckinghamshire18 days
Barbel '20 lb 6ozTony GibsonOct 2004Upper Great Ouse, Kickles Farm, Newport PagnellBuckinghamshire1 year
Barbel '19 lb 6 oz 8 drSteve Curtin27 Oct 2001Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, GayhurstBuckinghamshire3 years
Barbel '19 lbTony Gibson4 Jan 2001Upper Great Ouse, Kickles Farm, Newport PagnellBuckinghamshireLess than 1 year
Barbel '17 lb 13 oz 14 drStuart Morgan20 Dec 2000Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, GayhurstBuckinghamshire15 days
Barbel '17 lb 8 oz 15 drStuart Morgan11 Dec 2000Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, GayhurstBuckinghamshire9 days
Barbel '17 lb 6 oz 12 drGuy RobbOct 2000Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, GayhurstBuckinghamshireLess than 1 year
Barbel '17 lb 4 ozRay Walton1999Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, GayhurstBuckinghamshire1 year
Barbel '16 lb 12 ozMartin BowlerJan 1999Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, GayhurstBuckinghamshireless than 1 year
Barbel '16 lb 6 ozSteve KeerAug 1998River Wensum, Taverham Mills Fishery, TaverhamNorfolkLess than 1 year
Barbel '16 lb 3 ozHoward MaddoxNov 1997Lower river, River Severn, WorcesterWorcestershireLess than 1 year
Barbel '16 lb 2 ozPeter WoodhouseJune 1994River MedwayKent3 years
Barbel '13 lb 12 ozJoe DayOct 1962Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, ChristchurchDorset32 years
Barbel '14 lb 6 oz *Mr F.W.K Wallis1937Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, ChristchurchDorset25 yearsNote 2 *
Barbel '14 lb 6 oz *Aylmer Tryon13 September 1934Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, ChristchurchDorset60 yearsNote 2 *
Barbel '14 lb 6 oz *Mr T Wheeler1888River Thames, Molesey LockSurrey46 yearsNote 2 *
Bleak '4 ozB Derrington8 Oct 1982River Monnow, MonmouthMonmouthshire, Wales16 years
Bleak '3 oz 15.5 drD Pollard1971Staythorpe Pond, Newark-on-TrentNottinghamshire11 years
Bleak '3 oz 8 drN D Sizmur1963River Thames, Walton-on-ThamesSurrey8 years
Bleak '3 oz 4 drJ Oliver1958River Thames, Kingston upon ThamesLondon5 years
Bream '20 lb 1 ozSimon Lavin2011Stoneacres LakeOxfordshire1 year
Bream '22 lb 9 ozMark McKenna11 Sept 2009Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes,Cambridgeshire3 years* Note 8
Bream '19 lb 10 ozJames Rust2005Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes,Cambridgeshire4 years
Bream '18 lb 15 oz 3 drMark Neal1 May 2004Bawburgh Lakes, NorwichNorfolk1 year
Bream '18 lb 15 ozTom HuntleyJuly 2001Bawburgh Lakes, NorwichNorfolk3 years
Bream '18 lb 8 ozKerry Walker13 May 2001Bawburgh Lakes, NorwichNorfolkLess than 1 year
Bream '16 lb 12 ozMartin Whitmore2000Swithland ReservoirLeicestershire1 year
Bream '16 lb 10 ozLee McManus1999Swithland ReservoirLeicestershire1 year
Bream '15 lb 6 ozAlastair Nicholson31 August 1984Queensford Lagoon, Dorchester on ThamesOxfordshire15 years* Note 8
Bream '13 lb 14 ozAlastair Nicholson10 August 1984Queensford Lagoon, Dorchester on ThamesOxfordshireLess than 1 year* Note 8
Bream '13 lb 9 ozMichael DavidsonJuly 1982Beeston Hall Lake, near NeatisheadNorfolk2 years
Bream '13 lb 8 ozE.G.CostinOct 1945Castle Lakes, ChiddingstoneKent37 years
Bream '12 lb 14 ozMr. C.J Pugh28 July 1933Tring Reservoirs, TringHertfordshire12 years
Bream '12 lb 12 oz 8 drMr. A.J Fisher30 July 1931Startops End Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs, TringHertfordshire2 years
Bream '11 lb 12 ozMr. A PikeJuly 1882River BlackwaterCounty Tyrone, Northern Ireland49 years
Bream '3 lb 1 ozMatthew Faulkner12 May 2012Mill Farm Fishery, Bury, near PulboroughWest SussexLess than 1 year
Bream '2 lb 15 ozGary Barnett9 Oct 2011Mill Farm Fishery, BuryWest SussexLess than 1 year
Bream '2 lb 14 ozPhil Morton8 May 2009Mill Farm Fishery, BuryWest Sussex2 years
Bream '2 lb 11 ozDoug Plant2009Mill Farm Fishery, BuryWest SussexLess than 1 year
Bream '2 lb 8 ozJames WatersDec 2008Mill Farm Fishery, BuryWest Sussex1 year* Note 8
Bream '2 lb 2 ozChristine Smith2005Mill Farm Fishery, BuryWest Sussex3 years
Bream '1 lb 12 ozMichael Davidson26 April 2003Mill Farm Fishery, BuryWest Sussex2 years
Bream '15 ozDennis Flack1998Grime Spring, LakenheathSuffolk5 years
Bullhead '12 dramsE Whalley1981Tanyard Beck / Daking Brook / Cawthorne Dike, CawthorneSouth Yorkshire2 years
Bullhead '10 dramsE Harrison1978Leeds and Liverpool CanalNorth Yorkshire, Lancashire, Merseyside3 years
Burbot ' in UK only - see Note 3.15 ozPeter Davis1960Little Ouse, LakenheathSuffolk9 years* Note 8
Carp '69 lb 13 ozTom Doherty26 Sept 2016The Avenue, RH FisheriesShropshireLess than 1 month* Note 8
Carp '68 lb 1 ozDean Fletcher13 Jan 2016Cranwells Lake, Wasing estate, WasingBerkshireLess than 1 year
Carp '67 lb 8 ozAugust 2008Conningbrook Lake, WillesboroughKent8 years
Carp '67 lbJohn Bird13 April 2008Conningbrook Lake, WillesboroughKentless than 1 year
Carp '65 lb 14 ozSimon Bater23 October 2005Conningbrook Lake, WillesboroughKent3 years
Carp '65 lb 8 ozDan MarwickSept 2005Conningbrook Lake, WillesboroughKentLess than 1 year
Carp '64 lb 5 ozJonathan Pack21 Feb 2004Conningbrook Lake, WillesboroughKent1 year
Carp '61 lb 7 ozLee Jackson29 August 2002Conningbrook Lake, WillesboroughKent2 years
Carp '61 lbGary Bayes2001Conningbrook Lake, WillesboroughKentLess than 1 year
Carp '59 lb 12 ozMark Toland5 Sept 2001Conningbrook Lake, WillesboroughKentLess than 1 year
Carp '59 lb 7 ozTerry Glebioska2 April 2001Conningbrook Lake, WillesboroughKentLess than 1 year
Carp '56 lb 6 ozKevin CumminsSept 1998WraysburyBerkshire3 years
Carp '55 lb 13 ozTerry HearnNovember 1996WraysburyBerkshire2 years
Carp '55 lb 6 ozAlex WhiteJune 1995Mid-Northants FisheryNorthamptonshire1 year* Note 8
Carp '53 lb 15 ozRoddy PorterJune 1995Mid-Northants FisheryNorthamptonshire3 weeks* Note 8
Carp '51 lb 8 ozChris Yates16 June 1980Redmire poolHerefordshire16 Years* Note 8
Carp '44 lbRichard Walker13 Sept 1952Redmire poolHerefordshire28 Years
Carp '31 lb 8 ozBob Richards3 Oct 1951Redmire poolHerefordshire1 Year
Carp '26 lbAlbert Buckley24 July 1930Mapperley Lake, Shipley Hall, near Mapperleyborder of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire4 Years
Carp '21 lb 10 ozMr A.E.Wyatt14 August 1926Chingford Lake, ChingfordEssex4 years
Carp '20 lb 3 ozJohn Andrews9 September 1916Cheshunt reservoirHertfordshire10 years
Carp '19 lb 8 ozMr H.S Locksmith1907Wey Navigation Canal, WeybridgeSurrey9 years
Carp '17 lb 8 ozOtto Overbeck26 September 1902Croxby PondLincolnshire5 years
Carp, Common '64 lbMartin Hopkins2005Bluebells Lake, Tansor, near OundleNorthamptonshire13 years* Note 8
Carp, Common '64 lbMike O’Neill * 13 Oct 2017The Avenue, RH FisheriesShropshire1 year* Note 8
Chub '8 lb 14 ozGareth Spurgeon15 Oct 2009River Lea Relief Channel, Fishers GreenHertfordshire3 years* Note 8
Chub '8 lb 13 ozTim Archer11 Mar 2003Dobbs Weir Fishery, River Lea, BroxbourneHertfordshire6 years
Chub '8 lb 10 ozPeter Smith1994River Tees, BlackwellCo.Durham9 years
Chub '8 lb 8 ozD Deeks1951River Rother East Sussex43 years
Chub '8 lb 4 ozMr G.F. SmithDec 1913Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, ChristchurchDorset38 years* Note 8
Chub '7 lb 6 oz 8 drMr F.W. SmithOct 1906Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, ChristchurchDorset7 years
Chub '7 lb 5 ozMr E.J Walker17 Aug 1904Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon, ChristchurchDorset2 years
Chub '7 lb 2 ozMr F.W.K Wallis1903River Trent, ShardlowDerbyshire1 year
Chub '7 lb 1 ozStanley MeadSept 1897River Thames, WargraveBerkshire6 years
Crucian carp '4 lb 9 oz Peter Cardozo2 May 2015Johnsons Lake, Milford, GodalmingSurrey2 days
Crucian carp '4 lb 9 oz Joshua Blavins17 Aug 2011Moor Mill Gravel Pits, FrogmoreHertfordshire4 years
Crucian carp '4 lb 9 oz Philip Smith7 Aug 2004RMC Summer pit, YateleySurrey7 years
Crucian carp '4 lb 9 ozMartin Bowler16 May 2003Little Moulsham Lake, YateleySurrey8 years
Crucian carp '4 lb 8 ozJay Allen2000RMC Summer pit, YateleySurrey4 years
Crucian carp '4 lb 11 ozMr. H.C.Hinson25 September 1938Broadwater Lake, GodalmingSurrey62 yearsNote 2 *
Dace '1 lb 4 oz 2 drJack L Gasson1960Little Ouse near ThetfordNorfolk42 years
Dace '1 lb 8 oz 5 dr *R.W.Humphrey1932Hampshire Avon,Dorset28 yearsNote 2 *
Dace '1 lb 6 oz 8 drS.Corley1910River Gade, WatfordHertfordshire22 years
Dace '1 lb 6 oz Mr. Hullet1907Millstream, Sopley, ChristchurchDorset3 years
Dace '1 lb 6 ozR.Robinson1905River Beane, HertfordHertfordshire5 years
Dace '1 lb 4 ozA.R.Matthews1899River BeaneHertfordshire6 years
Dace '1 lb 3 oz 8 drE. Steinhart1889River BeaneHertfordshire10 years
Eel ' Note 3.8 lb 10 ozAlan Dart1969Hunstrete Lake, HunstreteSomerset9 years
Eel ' Note 3.8 lb 8 ozMr Ward1948Fritton Decoy, Great YarmouthNorfolk21 years
Eel ' Note 3.8 lb 8 ozC Mitchell1922Bitterwell Lake, Coalpit Heath, BristolSomerset47 years
Ghost Koi Carp '47lb 12ozSteve Lockwood1 Oct 2014D lake, Nunnery lakes, ThetfordNorfolk3 years* Note 8
Ghost Koi Carp '45 lb 8 ozRichard Freeman2006River TrentNottinghamshire8 years* Note 8
Grass carp '52 lb 10 ozMartin Bowler2016Horton Church Lake, HortonBerkshire2 years* Note 8
Grass carp '52 lb 8 ozEddie Lancaster3 Aug 2012Horton Church Lake, HortonBerkshire4 years* Note 8
Grass carp '46 lbOllie Gurr3 Aug 2011Horton Church Lake, HortonBerkshire1 year* Note 8
Grass carp '44 lb 8 ozPhilip Kingsbury2006Horton Church Lake, HortonBerkshire5 years
Grass carp '39 lb 2 ozKevin Ballard19 June 2002Horton Church Lake, HortonBerkshire4 years
Grass carp '36 lb 8 ozColin Nash10 June 2001Horton Church Lake, HortonBerkshire1 year
Grass carp '33 lb 12 ozSimon Lavin1999Horton Church Lake, HortonBerkshire2 years
Grass carp '31 lbDel Smith1997Horton Church Lake, HortonBerkshire2 years
Grass carp '25 lb 4 ozD Buck1993Honeycroft fisheries TonbridgeKent4 years
Grass carp '9 lb 12 ozG.W Gwilt1983Llyn Trawsfynydd, TrawsfynyddGwynedd, Wales10 years
Grayling '4 lb 4 oz 8 drPaul Mildren2009River Frome, DorchesterDorset10 years
Grayling '4 lb 3oz *M Loughton1993River FromeDorset16 years
Grayling '4 lb 3ozS. R. Lanigan1989River FromeDorset20 years
Grayling '3 lb 12ozM.T Hooper1988River Frome, Loudsmill, DorchesterDorset1 year
Grayling '3 lb 10 ozI White1983River Allen, Wimborne MinsterDorset5 years
Grayling '2 lb 13 ozP.B Goldsmith1981River Test, RomseyHampshire2 years
Grayling '2 lb 12 ozB Wade14 Jan 1936Throop Fishery, River StourDorset45 years
Gudgeon '4 oz 4 drM Bowen1977Ebbe Vale Pond, Ebbw ValeBlaenau Gwent, Wales13 years
Gudgeon '4 ozM Morris1971Susworth Roach Ponds SusworthLincolnshire6 years
Gudgeon '4 oz 4 dr *J.D Lewtin1950River SoarLeicestershire21 yearsNote 2 *
Gudgeon '4 oz 4 dr * W.R Bostock1935Hoggs Pond, ShipleyDerbyshire36 yearsNote 2 *
Gudgeon '4 oz 4 dr *G.Cedrick1933River Thames, DatchetBerkshire38 yearsNote 2 *
Ide '6 lb 10 ozColin Hebb11 July 2017River HullYorkshireLess than one month* Note 8
Ide '6 lb 3 ozColin Hebb1 March 2016River HullYorkshire1 year* Note 8
Mullet '7 lb 0 oz 3 drSteve Maliska22 May 2012Truro River, MalpasCornwallLess than 1 year
Mullet '7 lbN Mableson1991Oulton Broad, LowestoftSuffolk21 years
Mullet '6 lb 4 ozH Mepham1981River Rother East Sussex10 years
Mullet '5 lb 11 ozD Knowles1975River Rother East Sussex6 years
Minnow '13 drams R Merrifield1981River Calder Lancashire17 years
Minnow '11 drams I.S Colinge1979River Calder Lancashire2 years
Minnow '9 drams R Guy1978River Rother, MidhurstWest Sussex1 year
Orfe / Ide '8 lb 4 ozNorman AgnewApril 2000Lymm valeCheshireLess than 1 year* Note 8
Orfe / Ide '8 lb 1 ozKev ShoreMarch 2000Lymm valeCheshireLess than 1 year* Note 8
Orfe / Ide '7 lb 14 oz 8 drMick Pardoe1998Lymm valeCheshire2 years
Orfe / Ide '4 lb 12 ozJ Moran1986Burton Towers, Rossett, WrexhamDenbighshire, Clwyd, Wales12 years
Orfe / Ide '4 lb 3 oz 8 drD.R Charles1983River KennetBerkshire3 years
Orfe / Ide '4 lb 3 ozBrian Mills1976River TestHampshire7 years
Orfe / Ide '3 lb 14 oz 8drD Stephens1973Winford Brook, Chew MagnaSomerset3 years
Orfe / Ide '3 lb 2 oz 7drBill Penny21 July 1937Virginia Water Lake, Windsor Great Park, Borough of RunnymedeSurrey36 years
Perch '5 lb 15 ozLes Brown17 Feb 2006Stream Valley Lakes, CrowboroughEast Sussex5 years
Perch '5 lb 9 oz 8 drDean Rawlings28 March 2002Glebe Lakes, FringfordOxfordshire4 years
Perch '5 lb 9 ozJohn Shayler6 March 1985Furnace Pond, HorsmondenKent17 years
Perch '4 lb 14 oz 12 drMrs Ethel Owen1984Kings Lake, RomseyHampshire1 year
Perch '4 lb 12 ozSid Baker1962Oulton Broad, LowestoftSuffolk22 years
Perch '4 lb 2 oz 8 drG Butler14 Nov 1932Hobhole Drain, Witham Navigable DrainsLincolnshire30 years
Pike '45 lb 6 ozGareth EdwardsMarch 1990Llandegfedd Reservoir, LlandegvethMonmouthshire, Wales2 years
Pike '44 lb 14 ozM.Linton4 Jan 1987Ardleigh Reservoir, Ardleigh near ColchesterEssex3 years
Pike '42 lb 2 ozDerek AmiesAug 1985River Thurne, near Potter HeighamNorfolk2 years
Pike '41 lb 6 ozN.FicklingFeb 1985River Thurne, near Potter HeighamNorfolkLess than 1 year
Pike '40 lb 4 ozK.Vogel1972Loch KenDumfries and Galloway, Scotland15 years
Pike '40 lbP.HancockFeb 1967Horsey Mere, HorseyNorfolk5 years
Pike '47 lb 11 oz *Tommy MorganJuly 1945Loch LomondDumbartonshire, Scotland22 yearsNote 2 *
Pike '39 lb 7ozG.F ParrottMar 1909Dorset StourDorset58 years
Pike '37 lbAlex Jardine1879Shardeloes Lake, AmershamBuckinghamshire30 years
Pike '36 lbG.Forbes1875Luton Hoo, LutonBedfordshire4 years
Pike '36 lbG.KeenMar 1874Rapley Lake, BagshotBerkshire5 years
Powan ' Note 3 1 lb 7 ozJ.M Ryder1972Loch LomondDumbartonshire, Scotland34 years
Powan ' Note 3 1 lb 5 oz 12 drD.J Warren1970Loch LomondDumbartonshire, Scotland2 years
Pumpkinseed '5ozDuncan Charman21 May 2003Sway Lakes, SwayHampshireLess than 1 year
Pumpkinseed '4 oz 9drDaniel L Wallace28 June 1987Whessoe Pond, DarlingtonCo.Durham16 years
Pumpkinseed '2 oz 10drA Baverstock1977GLC Highgate pond, Hampstead HeathLondon10 years
Roach '4 lb 3ozRay Clarke27 October 1990Dorset Stour, Corfe MullenDorset16 years
Roach '4 lb 1ozR G Jones16 June 1975Colwick Country Park, ColwickNottinghamshire15 years
Roach '3 lb 13ozBill Penny6 Sep 1938Lambeth reservoir, MoleseySurrey37 years
Roach '3 lb 10ozWilfred Cutting5 August 1917Hornsea Mere, BeverleyEast Yorkshire21 years
Rudd '4 lb 10 ozD Webb28 Sept 1986Pitsford Reservoir, PitsfordNorthamptonshire15 years
Rudd '4 lb 8 ozReverend Edward C Alston1933Ring Mere, Wretham near ThetfordNorfolk53 years
Ruffe '5 ozP Barrowcliffe1977River BureNorfolk3 years
Ruffe '4 ozB.B Poynor1969River StourWarwickshire8 years
Ruffe '3 oz 9 drA Cartwright1963River MeaseBorder of Leicestershire and Staffordshire6 years
Salmon, Atlantic '61 lb 8 ozMr T StewartOctober 1907River TayPerthshire, Scotland15 years
Salmon, Atlantic '61 lbMr J Haggart1870River TayPerthshire, Scotland37 years
Common or European Sturgeon ' Note 3.202 lb 13 ozMajor Charles Robert Eustace Radclyffe2 July 1911River Frome, Bindon MillDorset21 years* Note 8
Common or European Sturgeon ' Note 3.66 lbLewis GibsonMay 1867River Thames, PutneyLondon44 years
Schelly ' Note 3 1 lb 10 ozW Wainwright1976UllswaterCumbria10 years
Schelly ' Note 3 1 lb 7 oz 8drGeoff Byrne1973UllswaterCumbria3 years
Schelly ' Note 3 1 lb 5 oz 10drS.A Smith1972UllswaterCumbria1 year
Schelly ' Note 3 1 lb 1 ozP.F White1969River EdenCumberland3 years
Stickleback '4 drams Dennis Flack1998High Flyer Lake, ElyCambridgeshire20 years* Note 10
Tench '14 lb 7 ozGordon BeavanSept 1993Bury Lake, RickmansworthHertfordshire8 years
Tench '14 lb 3 ozPhil Gooriah20 August 1987Wraysbury 1 Lake, WraysburyBerkshire6 years
Tench '12 lb 8 oz 11 drAlan Wilson1985Wilstone Reservoir, Tring ReservoirsHertfordshire2 years
Tench '10 lb 1 oz 4 drTony Chester1981Wilstone Reservoir, Tring ReservoirsHertfordshire4 years
Tench '10 lb 1 oz 2 drLewis Brown1975Peterborough brick pitsCambridgeshire6 years
Tench '9 lb 1 ozJohn Salisbury1963Eggetts Lake, Hemingford GreyCambridgeshire12 years
Tench '8 lb 8 ozMaurice Foode1950Leicester Line of the Grand Union CanalLeicestershire13 years
Tench '7 lb Reverend Edward C AlstonJuly 1933Ring Mere, Wretham near ThetfordNorfolk13 years
Tench '7 lbMr Stacey1882Pottery Pits, Weston-super-MareSomerset68 years
Trout, Brook '5 lb 13 oz 8 drAlan Pearson13 Aug 1981Avington Trout Fishery, AvingtonHampshire17 years
Trout, Brook '5 lb 6 ozAlan Pearson1979Avington Trout Fishery, AvingtonHampshire2 years
Trout, Brook '4 lb 15 ozStephen Bedford18 June 1923Blagdon Lake, Blagdon, Chew Valley,Somerset56 years* Note 8
Trout, Brown '30 lb 8 ozKen Oliver20 July 2000Loch Awe, ArdbrecknishArgyll, Scotland2 years
Trout, Brown '25 lb 5 oz 12 drAndrew Finlay1996Loch Awe, ArdbrecknishArgyll, Scotland4 years
Trout, Brown '19 lb 9oz 4drJ.A.F Jackson1978Loch Quoish, Inverness-shireScottish Highlands, Scotland18 years
Trout, Brown '19 lb 4oz 8drTommy Chartres1974Lower Lough Erne, EnniskillenFermanagh, Northern Ireland4 years
Trout, Brown '18 lb 2ozK.J Grant1965Loch Garry, Fort WilliamPerthshire, Scotland9 years
Trout, Brown '12 lb 12ozReverend S.E.V Filleul11 Sept 1907River Frome, DorchesterDorset58 years
Trout, Brown '7 lb 4ozW. Knight5 May 1900River Thames, Caversham Lock CavershamBerkshire7 years
Trout, Rainbow '33 lb 4 ozJ Lawson2003Watercress Trout Fishery, ChudleighDevon13 years
Trout, Rainbow '30 lb 12 ozTony FlowerJuly 1994Osprey lake, Tavistock Trout Fishery, TavistockDevon9 years
Trout, Rainbow '21 lb 4 oz 4drD GrahamApril 1986Loch AweArgyll, Scotland8 years
Trout, Rainbow '20 lb 7 ozPeter CockwillApril 1986Avington Trout Fishery, AvingtonHampshireless than 1 month
Trout, Rainbow '19 lb 8 ozAlan Pearson1977Avington Trout Fishery, AvingtonHampshire9 years
Trout, Rainbow '19 lb 2 ozRoy HopkinsApril 1977Avington Trout Fishery, AvingtonHampshireLess than 1 year
Trout, Rainbow '18 lb 7 ozAlan PearsonApril 1977Avington Trout Fishery, AvingtonHampshireLess than 1 year
Trout, Rainbow '18 lbAlan Pearson1976Avington Trout Fishery, AvingtonHampshire1 year
Trout, Rainbow '18 lb 4 ozRichard WalkerApril 1976Avington Trout Fishery, AvingtonHampshire1 year* Note 8
Trout, Rainbow '13 lb 2 ozDoctor W Drummond1974Hampshire Avon, DowntonWiltshire2 years
Trout, Rainbow '8 lb 8 ozColonel Creagh Scott1924Blagdon Lake, Blagdon, Chew Valley,Somerset50 years
Trout, Rainbow '5 lb 12 ozErnest S Halfold1923River Test, Newton Stacey, Test Valley,Hampshire1 year
Trout, Rainbow '4 lbK M Bignall8 Oct 1908Frog Hollow Lake, Belvoir Castle Estate,Leicestershire15 years
Trout, Sea '22 lb 8 oz Mr. S Burgoyne22 July 1989River LevenDunbartonshire, Scotland3 years
Trout, Sea '22 lb 8 ozS.R Dwight1946River Frome, BindonDorset46 years* Note 8
Wels Catfish '145 lbMatthew Smith24 Jan 2019Oak Lakes Fisheries, SouthminsterEssex1 year* Note 8
Wels Catfish '144 lb30 July 2012Oak Lakes Fisheries, SouthminsterEssex7 years* Note 8
Wels Catfish '130 lbChris WadeJune 2005Witch Leisure lake, Hockwold cum Wilton, ThetfordNorfolk7 years* Note 8
Wels Catfish '87 lbAllan JacksonJune 2000Willow bank fisheries, Kirton in LindseyLincolnshire6 years* Note 8
Wels Catfish '86 lb 8 ozBrian CloseMay 2000Willow bank fisheries, Kirton in LindseyLincolnshireLess than 1 year* Note 8
Wels Catfish '62 lbRich GarnerJune 1997Withy pool, HenlowBedfordshire3 years* Note 10
Wels Catfish '43 lb 8ozRichard Bray1970Wilstone Reservoir, Tring ReservoirsHertfordshire27 years
Wels Catfish '33 lb 12ozReg Hutt1961Claydon Middle lake, Steeple ClaydonBuckinghamshire9 years
Zander '21 lb 5 ozJames Benfield24 June 2007Upper Lode Lock, River Severn, near TewkesburyGloucestershire3 years* Note 10
Zander '19 lb 5 oz 8 drDave LavenderMarch 1998Middle Level Fenland drainCambridgeshire9 years
Zander '18 lb 10 ozRay ArmstrongMarch 1993River SevernWorcestershire5 years
Zander '18 lb 8 ozBob MeadowsMarch 1988Roswell Pits, ElyCambridgeshire5 years
Zander '17 lb 12 ozDave LittonOct 1977Great Ouse Relief Channel,Buckinghamshire10 years
Zander 15 lb 5 ozBill Chillingworth1971Great Ouse Relief Channel,Buckinghamshire6 years

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, with the reason why in bold:
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. Anyone found introducing non indigenous species to any external body of UK water will be breaching the Import of Live Fish Act 1980 and will be prosecuted. The fish in question include: Black bullhead Catfish, Doctor fish, Fathead minnow, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Siberian sturgeon, Sterlet, Topmouth gudgeon, Sunbleak, Walleye.