UK Catch Records
UK catch records
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Species |
Scientific Name |
Weight |
Year Caught |
Angler |
Location of Capture |
| Angel Shark |
Squatina squatina |
52-14-0 |
1984 |
G. Bishop |
Llwyngwril Beach, North Wales |
| Bass |
Dicentrarchus labrax |
19-12 |
2012 |
J.S. Locker |
Portsmouth Docks, Hampshire |
| Black Bream |
Spondyliosoma cantharus |
6-8-6 |
2001 |
R. Guille |
Creux Harbour, Sark, Channel Islands |
| Brill |
Scophthalmus rhombus |
8-3-0 |
2018 |
R. Edwards |
Chesil Beach, Dorset |
| Bullhead (Sea Scorpion) |
Myoxocephalus scorpius |
2-7-8 |
1982 |
B. Logan |
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear |
| Bull Huss |
Scyliorhinus stellaris |
19-14-0 |
1992 |
G. Ebbs |
Pwllheli Beach, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Coalfish |
Pollachius virens |
24-11-12 |
1995 |
M. Cammish |
Filey Brigg, Yorkshire |
| Cod |
Gadus morhua |
44-8- 0 |
1966 |
B. Jones |
Tom’s Point, Barry, Glamorgan |
| Conger Eel |
Conger conger |
68-8-0 |
1992 |
M. Larkin |
Devil’s Point, Plymouth |
| Dab |
Limanda limanda |
2-9-8 |
1936 |
M. Watts |
Morfa Beach, Port Talbot, Glamorgan |
| Dogfish |
Scyliorhinus canicula |
4-15-3 |
1988 |
S. Ramsey |
Abbey Burnfoot, Kirkcudbright |
| Flounder |
Platichthys flesus |
5-7-0 |
1994 |
B. Sokell |
River Teign, Devon |
| Garfish |
Belone belone |
3-9-8 |
2017 |
C. Davey |
Slapton Sands, Devon |
| Greater Forkbeard |
Phycis blennoides |
2-12-12 |
2012 |
M. Parry |
Rat House Corner, Roker, Sunderland |
| Gurnard (Tub) |
Chelidonichthys lucerna |
12-3-0 |
1976 |
G. Reynolds |
Langlan Bay, Wales |
| Gurnard (Red) |
Chelidonichthys cuculus |
2-10-11 |
1976 |
D. Johns |
Helford River, Glebe Cove, Cornwall |
| Gurnard (Grey) |
Eutrigla gurnardus |
1-10-8 |
1989 |
P. El-Balawi |
Newquay Headland, Cornwall |
| Haddock |
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
6-12-0 |
1976 |
G. Stevenson |
Loch Goil, Scotland |
| Hake |
Merluccius merluccius |
3-8-2 |
1984 |
W. Parry |
Morfa Beach, Port Talbot |
| Halibut |
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
– |
– |
No record stands |
Qualifying weight set at 10lbs |
| Herring |
Clupea harengus |
– |
– |
No record stands |
Qualifying weight set at 1lb |
| Ling |
Molva molva |
21-10-0 |
1994 |
K. Smith |
Seasons Point, Plymouth, Devon |
| Mackerel |
Scomber scombrus |
5-11-14 |
1982 |
M. Kemp |
Berry Head Quarry, Brixham |
| Megrim |
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis |
2-6-1 |
1987 |
F.J. Williams |
Porthcurno, Cornwall |
| Monkfish |
Lophius piscatorius |
68-2-0 |
1984 |
H. Legerton |
Canvey Island, Essex |
| Mullet (Red) |
Mullus surmuletus |
3- 15-0 |
1996 |
A. Wright |
Longy Bay, Alderney, Channel Islands |
| Mullet (Golden Grey) |
Chelon aurata |
3-8-8 |
2005 |
D. Woolcombe |
Christchurch Harbour, Dorset |
| Mullet (Thick Lipped Grey) |
Chelon labrosus |
14-2-12 |
1979 |
R. Gifford |
The Leys, Aberthaw, Glamorgan |
| Mullet (Thin Lipped Grey) |
Chelon ramada |
8-8-13 |
2017 |
G. Marquis |
East Coast, Guernsey |
| Plaice |
Pleuronectes platessa |
8-6-14 |
1989 |
R. Moore |
Southbourne Beach, Bournemouth |
| Pollock |
Pollachius pollachius |
18-4-0 |
1986 |
C. Lowe |
Abbotsbury, Dorset |
| Poor Cod |
Trisopterus minutus |
0-11-0 |
1982 |
I. Willaims |
Rossall, Cleveleys, Lancashire |
| Porbeagle Shark |
Lamna nasus |
– |
– |
No record stands |
Qualifying weight set at 40lbs |
| Pouting |
Trisopterus luscus |
4-9-0 |
1991 |
R. Andrews |
Pembrook, Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| Ray (Spotted) |
Raja montagui |
8-5-0 |
1980 |
D. Bowen |
Mewslade Bay, South Wales |
| Ray (Blonde) |
Raja brachyura |
32-8-0 |
1986 |
C. Reeves * |
Mannez Targets, Channel Islands |
| Ray (Thornback) |
Raja clavata |
21-12-0 |
1985 |
S. Ramsey |
The Ross, Kirkcidbright |
| Ray (Small Eyed) |
Raja microcellata |
15-11-4 |
2016 |
A. Slack |
Mothercombe, Devon |
| Rockling (Three Bearded) |
Gaidropsarus vulgaris |
3-12-14 |
2001 |
M. Negus |
The Lizard, Cornwall |
| Rockling (Four Bearded) |
Enchelyopus cimbrius |
0-1-7 |
1981 |
S. Hodgson |
Cloch Point, Gourock, Scotland |
| Rockling (Five Bearded) |
Ciliata mustela |
1-0-0 |
1995 |
A. Boswell |
Aberystwyth, Dyfed, Wales |
| Rockling (Shore) |
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus |
1-9-12 |
1992 |
D. Lane, |
Chesil Cove, Dorset |
| Greater Sandeel |
Hyperoplus lanceolatus |
0-8-7 |
1979 |
B. Le Breton |
Amfroque, Herm, Guernsey |
| Scad |
Trachurus trachurus |
3-0-14 |
1981 |
R. Dillon |
Cockenzie Power Station, Scotland |
| Silver Eel * |
Anguilla anguilla |
11-2-0 (see below) |
1970 |
S. Terry |
Ringwood Hampshire |
| Skate (Common) |
Dipturus batis |
169-6-0 |
1994 |
G. MacKenzie |
Loch Roag, Isle of Lewis |
| Smoothhound |
Mustelus mustelus |
20-3-0 |
2000 |
P. Orchard |
Hillhead Sea Wall, Hampshire |
| Sole (Dover) |
Solea solea |
6-8-10 |
1991 |
N. Guilmoto |
Alderney, Channel Islands |
| Sole (Lemon) |
Microstomus kitt |
2-7-11 |
1980 |
W.N. Callister |
Victoria Pier, Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Spurdog |
Squalus acanthias |
23-2-0 |
2018 |
G. Mitchell |
Start Bay, South Devon |
| Sunfish |
Mola mola |
49-4-0 |
1976 |
M. Merry |
Fisherman’s Cover, Cornwall |
| Tope |
Galeorhinus galeus |
77-3-0 |
2018 |
R. Wingfield |
Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire |
| Triggerfish |
Balistes capriscus |
5lb 14oz |
1995 |
K. Lydiard |
Lynmouth Rocks, Devon |
| Turbot |
Scophthalmus maximus |
28-8-0 |
1973 |
J. Dorling |
Dunwich Beach, East Suffolk |
| Weever (Lesser) |
Echiichthys vipera |
0-3-6 |
2001 |
D. Thompson |
Shambles Bank, Weymouth, Dorset |
| Weever (Greater) |
Trachinus draco |
1-9-9 |
2014 |
P. Robinson |
Porthtowan, Cornwall |
| Whiting |
Merlangius merlangus |
4-8-0 |
2014 |
D. Backler |
Orford, Suffolk |
| Wrasse (Ballan) |
Labrus bergylta |
9-1-0 |
1998 |
P. Hegg |
Portland, Dorset |
| Wrasse (Cuckoo) |
Labrus mixtus |
1-12-9 |
1999 |
M. Hooper |
Rosaire, Herm, Channel Islands |