Pollack [Species Menu] [Pollack articles] Common name: Pollack Latin name: Pollachius pollachius Record weight: One of the larger members of the cod family, although larger fish are only found off-shore. This is mirrored in the difference in the records with a boat caught best of 29lb 4oz and a shore caught best of 18lb 4oz….

Catfish [Species Menu] [Catfish articles] Common name: Wels catfish Latin name: Silurus glanis Record weight: Weight recognised by the British Record Fish Committee is 62lb caught by Richard Garner from Withy Lake in Bedfordshire in 1997. This fish is unlikely to be ever beaten as although several much larger fish have been caught the record…

flounder [Species Menu] [flounder articles] Common name: Flounder Latin name: Platchthys flesus Record weight: As an inshore species, both the boat and shore records for flounder are very similar with weights of 5lb 11oz 8 drams and 5lb 7oz respectively. Distribution: Flounder are very common in shallow coastal waters around Europe. These small fish can…

Conger eel [Species Menu] [Conger eel articles] Common name: Conger eel Latin name: Conger conger Record weight: Big congers are almost a different species to their smaller brothers and sisters and most big fish are caught by anglers specifically targeting them. This has led to the development of a small band of highly dedicated conger…

Ling [Species Menu] [Ling articles] Common name: Ling Latin name: Molva molva Record weight: Many boat anglers will be familiar with the ling and large fish are caught each year by anglers targeting the species. The current boat caught best is a fish of 59lb 8oz, whilst the shore caught best is a fish of…

Brown trout [Species Menu] [Brown trout articles] Common name: Brown trout (sea trout) Latin name: Salmo trutta Record weight: Natural record is 25lb 5oz 12 drams, captured in 1996 from Loch Awe. Larger fish have been artificially reared and the cultivated record now stands at over thirty pounds. Distribution: Brown trout are amongst the most…

After the first few warm days they came become indifferent, spending their days sunbathing in the river. You can still enjoy good sport though even when the fish appear to be totally uninterested in feeding using a very simple and underrated method. I donít think that anyone ever showed me how to fish the lasher….

shark [Species Menu] [shark articles] Common name: Blue shark, Porbeagle shark, Mako shark Latin name: Prionace glauca, Lamna nasus, Isurus oxyrinchus Record weight: Sharks are the largest fish commonly encountered in the inshore waters of the British Isles, and this is reflected in their record weights. Blue sharks are the smallest and commonest of our…

Turbot [Species Menu] [Turbot articles] Common name: Turbot Latin name: Scophthalums maximus Record weight: As the Latin name suggests, the turbot is the largest species in its family reaching a metre or more in length. The boat record is held by an impressive fish of 33lb 12oz, whilst the shore record is not far behind…

Garfish [Species Menu] [Garfish articles] Common name: Garfish Latin name: Belone belone Record weight: Garfish are most commonly found close to shore, hence the record weights for boat and shore are very similar. The boat record currently stands at 3lb 9oz 8 drams and the shore record at 3lb 4oz 12 drams. Distribution: A summer…