| Species |
lbs |
ozs |
Angler and Location |
Year |
Species |
| Bass |
19 lbs |
9 oz |
P McEwan, Reculvers, Herne Bay, Kent |
1987 |
Dicentrarchus Labrax |
| Bream (Black) |
6 lbs |
14 oz |
J Garlick, South Devon |
1977 |
Spondyliosom Cantharus |
| Bream (Gilthead) |
9 lbs |
15 oz |
C Bradford, Salcombe Estuary, Devon |
1991 |
Sparus Aurata |
| Bream (Red) |
9 lbs |
8 oz |
B Reynolds, Mevagissey, Cornwall |
1974 |
Pagellus Bogaraveo |
| Bull Huss |
22 lbs |
4 oz |
M Hall, Minehead, Somerset |
1986 |
Scyliorhinus Stellaris |
| Coalfish |
37 lbs |
5 oz |
D Brown, Eddystone, Cornwall |
1986 |
Pollachius Virens |
| Cod |
58 lbs |
6 oz |
Noel Cook, Whitby, Yorkshire |
1992 |
Gadus Morhua |
| Conger |
133 lbs |
4 oz |
V Evans, Berry Head, South Devon |
1995 |
Conger Conger |
| Dogfish (Lesser Spotted) |
4 lbs |
9 oz |
M Donnelly, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
2005 |
Scyliorhinus Canicula |
| Flounder |
5 lbs |
11 oz |
A Cobbledick, Fowey, Cornwall |
1956 |
Pleuronectes Flesus |
| Garfish |
3 lbs |
9 oz |
A Saunders, Mount Bay, Cornwall |
1994 |
Belone Belone |
| Gurnard (Grey) |
2 lbs |
7 oz |
D Swinbanks, Caliach Point, Isle of Mull |
1976 |
Eutrigla Gurnardus |
| Gurnard (Red) |
2 lbs |
14 oz |
G Shields, Porthleven, Cornwall |
2005 |
Aspitrigla Cuculus |
| Gurnad (Yellow) |
11 lbs |
7 oz |
C King, Wallasey, Cheshire |
1952 |
Trigla Lucerna |
| Haddock |
13 lbs |
11 oz |
G Bones, Falmouth, Cornwall |
1978 |
Melanogrammus Aeglefinus |
| Hake |
25 lbs |
12 oz |
R Roberts, Loch Etive, Argyll |
1997 |
Merluccius Merluccius |
| Ling |
59 lbs |
8 oz |
J Webster, Bridlington, Yorkshire |
1989 |
Molva Molva |
| Mackerel |
6 lbs |
2 oz |
W Chapple, Penberth Cove, Cornwall |
1984 |
Scomber Scombrus |
| Monkfish |
66 lbs |
0 oz |
C Chalk, Shoreham, Sussex |
1965 |
Squatina Squatina |
| Mullet (Golden Grey) |
2 lbs |
13 oz |
John Case, Brixham Harbour, Devon |
1999 |
Liza Aurata |
| Mullet (Red) |
3 lbs |
7 oz |
M Hamel, Petils Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands |
1981 |
Mullus Surmuletus |
| Mullet (Thick-lipped Grey) |
10 lbs |
1 oz |
P Libby, Portland, Dorset |
1952 |
Chelon Labrosus |
| Mullet (Thin-lipped Grey) |
5 lbs |
15 oz |
A Copley, Dartford, Kent |
1991 |
Liza Ramada |
| Pelamid (Bonito) |
8 lbs |
13 oz |
J Parnell, Torbay, Devon |
1969 |
Sarda Sarda |
| Plaice |
10 lbs |
3 oz |
H Gardiner, Longa Sound, Scotland |
1974 |
Pleuronectes Platessa |
| Pollack |
29 lbs |
4 oz |
W Mayes, Dungeness, Kent |
1987 |
Pollachius Pollachius |
| Pouting |
5 lbs |
8 oz |
R Armstrong, Berry Head, Devon |
1969 |
Trisopterus Luscus |
| Ray (Blonde) |
39 lbs |
10 oz |
S Underwood, Brixham, Devon |
2006 |
Raja Brachyura |
| Ray (Cuckoo) |
5 lbs |
11 oz |
V Morrison, Causeway Coast, Northern Island |
1975 |
Raja Naevus |
| Ray (Eagle) |
101 lbs |
14 oz |
R Lewis, St Catherines Bay, Isle of Wight |
2004 |
Myliobatis Aquila |
| Ray (Electric) |
96 lbs |
1 oz |
N Cowley, Dodman Point, Cornwall |
1975 |
Torpedo Nobiliana |
| Ray (Marbled Electric) |
10 lbs |
6 oz |
C Ryan, Mid Shingles, Western Solent |
2000 |
Torpedo Marmorata |
| Ray (Small-eyed) |
17 lbs |
8 oz |
S Storey, Watchet, North Somerset |
1991 |
Raja Microocellata |
| Ray (Spotted) |
8 lbs |
10 oz |
A Hodge, Whitsands Bay, Cornwall |
1998 |
Raja Montagui |
| Ray (Sting) |
72 lbs |
2 oz |
P Burgess, River Blackwater, Essex |
1996 |
Dasyatis Pastinaca |
| Ray (Thornback) |
31 lbs |
7 oz |
J Wright, Liverpool Bay |
1981 |
Raja Clavata |
| Ray (Undulate) |
21 lbs |
4 oz |
S Titt, St Aldhelms Head, Dorset |
1987 |
Raja Undulata |
| Rockling (3-bearded) |
3 lbs |
4 oz |
C Hurst, Isle of Wight |
1992 |
Gaidropsarus Vulgaris |
| Shark (Blue) |
218 lbs |
0 oz |
N Sutcliffe, Looe, Cornwall |
1959 |
Prionace Glauca |
| Shark (Mako) |
500 lbs |
0 oz |
J Yallop, Eddystone, Cornwall |
1971 |
Isurus Oxyrinchus |
| Shark (Porbeagle) |
507 lbs |
0 oz |
C Bennett, Dunnet Head, Thurso |
1993 |
Lamna Nasus |
| Shark (Thresher) |
323 lbs |
0 oz |
S Mills, Nab Tower, Portsmouth |
1982 |
Alopias Vulpinus |
| Skate (Common) |
227 lbs |
0 oz |
R Banks, Tobermory, Inner Hebrides |
1986 |
Raja Batis |
| Smoothhound |
28 lbs |
0 oz |
A Chilvers, Heacham, Norfolk |
1969 |
Mustelus Mustelus |
| Spurdog |
21 lbs |
3 oz |
P Barrett, Porthleven, Cornwall |
1977 |
Squalus Acanthias |
| Starry Smoothhound |
28 lbs |
2 oz |
A Bowering, Minehead, Somerset |
1998 |
Mustelus Asterias |
| Sundfish |
108 lbs |
0 oz |
T Sisson, Saundersfoot, Dyfed |
1976 |
Mola Mola |
| Tope |
82 lbs |
8 oz |
R Chatfield, Bradwell on Sea, Essex |
1991 |
Gaeorhinus Galeus |
| Trigger Fish |
6 lbs |
4 oz |
P Phillips, Tywyn, Gwynedd |
2002 |
Balistes Capriscus |
| Turbot |
33 lbs |
12 oz |
R Simcox, Salcombe, Devon |
1980 |
Scophthalmus Maximus |
| Whiting |
6 lbs |
12 oz |
N Croft, Falmouth, Cornwall |
1981 |
Merlangius Merlangus |
| Wrasse (Ballan) |
9 lbs |
7 oz |
A Heart, Jersey, Channel Islands |
1999 |
Labrus Bergylta |
| Wrasse (Cuckoo) |
2 lbs |
7 oz |
K Marden, Dungeness, Kent |
1998 |
Labrus Mixtus |
