Angling records in the United Kingdom
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This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the BRFC) and comprehensive record list of 308 British record freshwater fish, past and present, involving 60 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 (coarse and game fish) and some migratory sea fish. The time since last record fish was caught is 94 days.
- Pike (Esox lucius)
- Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
- Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
- Ide (Leuciscus idus)
- Former British Record Wels Catfish 1970
On 9th November 2023, the British Record (Rod Caught) Fish Committee (BRFC) agreed that it would reinstate the record listing for Wels catfish, with claims open to fish over 130lb.