Coarse Fish Records
Updated 10th June 2026
© British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee 1995–2026
| Species | Weight lbs, oz. dms | Weight Kilos | Year | Captor | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbel (Barbus barbus) | 22lb 10oz 0dms | 10.262 | 2026 | Nathan Buckingham | Fisher'Green, River Lea. | N/A |
| Bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus) | 0lb 0oz 12dms | 0.021 | 1998 | Dennis Flack | River Lark, Cambridgeshire | N/A |
| Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) | 0lb 4oz 9dms | 0.129 | 1998 | Dennis Flack | River Lark, Cambridgeshire | N/A |
| Bream (Common Bronze)(Abramis brama) | 22lb 11ox 0dms | 10.291 | 2012 | Scot Crook | Ferry Lagoon, Cambridgeshire | N/A |
| Bream (Silver)(Blicca bjoerkna) | 3lb 4oz 0dms | 1.474 | 2012 | Gareth Evans | Mill Farm Fishery, Pullborough, Sussex | N/A |
| Bullhead (Miller's Thumb) | 0lb 1oz 0dms | .028 | 1983 | R Johnson | Green River, Nr Guildford, Surrey | N/A |
| Carp (Mirror) (Cyprinus carpio) | 68lb 8oz 0dms | 31.071 | 2026 | Mike Nixon | Waterside Fishery, Chesham, Bucks. | |
| Carp (Crucian) (Carassius carassius) | 4Lb 14oz 0dms | 2.212 | 2024 | Adam Brookbanks | Barham Syndicate Lake, Ipswich | N/A |
| Catfish (Wels) (Silurus glanis) | 150lb 03oz 0dms | 68.12 | 2024 | Shaun Ing | Chigborough Fisheries, Essex | N/A |
| Chub (Leuciscus cephalus) | 9lb 5oz 0dms | 4.224 | 2007 | Andy Make | Southern Stillwater | N/A |
| Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) | 1lb 5oz 2dms | 0.599 | 2002 | Simon Ashton | River Wear, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear | N/A |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) | 11lb 3oz 0dms | 5.074 | 2024 | Steven Ricketts | Southern stillwater | N/A |
| Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) | 0lb 5oz 0dms | 0.141 | 1990 | D H Hull | River Nadder, Sutton Mandeville, Wiltshire | N/A |
| Ide (Orfe) (Leuciscus idus) | 8lb 5oz 0dms | 3.770 | 2000 | Michael Wilkinson | Lymm Vale, Cheshire | N/A |
| Joint Record | 8lb 5oz 0dms | 3.770 | 2018 | Lawrence King | Newdigate Farms, Surrey | N/A |
| Joint Record | 8lb 5oz 0dms | 3.770 | 2021 | Colin Hebb | River Hull | N/A |
| Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) | 0lb 0oz 13.5dms | 0.024 | 1998 | J Sawyer | Whitworth Lake, Spennymoor | N/A |
| Perch (Perca fluviatilis) | 6lb 3oz 0dms | 2.806 | 2011 | Neil Stephen | Stream Valley Lakes, Crowborough, Sussex | N/A |
| Joint Record | 6lb 3oz 0dms | 2.806 | 2011 | Ken Brown | Willstone Fishery, Tring, Hertfordshire | N/A |
| Pike (Esox lucius) | 47lb 05oz 0dms | 21.46 | 2024 | Lloyd Watson | Chew Valley Lake, Somerset | |
| Roach (Rutilus rutilus) | 4lb 3ox 0dms | 1.9 | 2006 | Keith Berry | Stillwater, Northern Ireland | N/A |
| Joint Record | 4lb 3ox 0dms | 1.9 | 2024 | Dai Gribble | Linear Fisheries, Oxfordshire | N/A |
| Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) | 4lb 10oz 0dms | 2.097 | 2001 | Simon Parry | Freshwater Lake, Co Armagh, N.Ireland | N/A |
| Joint Record | 4lb 10oz 0dms | 2.097 | 2001 | Simon Parry | Clay Lake, Co Armagh, N.Ireland | N/A |
| Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) | 0lb 5oz 4dms | 0.148 | 1980 | R J Jenkins | West View Farm, Cumbria | N/A |
| Stickleback (3-spinned) (Gasterosteus aculaeatus) | 8 grams | 2019 | Mat Faulkner | Lower Beauvale Ponds, Nottinghamshire | N/A | |
| Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula) | 0.013 | 2005 | Geoffrey Green | Windmill Fishery, Bristol, Avon. | N/A | |
| Tench (Tinca tinca) | 15lb 3oz 6dms | 6.899 | 2001 | D Ward | Private Fishery, Staines, Surrey | N/A |
| Zander (Pikeperch) (Sander lucioperca) | 21lb 5oz 0dms | 9.667 | 2007 | James Benfield | Upper Load Lock, R Severn, Tewksbury, Glos. | N/A |