Atlantic salmon [Species Menu] [Atlantic salmon articles] Common name: Atlantic salmon Latin name: Salmo salar Record weight: One of the oldest records on the books, and one that is very unlikely to be beaten in the future. The Atlantic salmon is the second largest fish (behind the wels catfish) found in British freshwaters with a…

Pike [Species Menu] [Pike articles] Common name: Pike Latin name: Esox lucius Record weight: 46lb 13 oz caught from Llandegfedd Reservoir in Wales by R. Lewis in 1992. Distribution: One of the most widespread of all freshwater fish. Found throughout Northern Europe and North America, the pike is a fish of the temperate waters of…

Mackerel [Species Menu] [Mackerel articles] Common name: Mackerel Latin name: Scomber scombrus Record weight: The boat and shore records are quite similar, as you would expect for a primarily shallow water species. The current boat best is a huge fish of 6lb 2oz 7 drams, whilst the shore best is not far behind with a…

Tope [Species Menu] [Tope articles] Common name: Tope Latin name: Galeorhinus galeus Record weight: Despite being found primarily in shallow water, the biggest tope tend to be found by boat anglers. This is reflected in the record weights with a huge female of 82lb 8oz holding the boat record, compared to a fish of 58lb…

Location: Take the A1079 from York towards Beverley and Hull. Travel for approximately 11 miles passing Pocklington Industrial Estate and the Gliding School on your left. Then look for the brown and white signs for the caravan park and fishery which is a turning on the right. This turn-off is virtually opposite the Yorkway Motel….

Roach [Species Menu] [Roach articles] Common name: Roach Latin name: Rutilus rutilus Record weight: 4lb 3oz taken in 1990 by R. N. Clarke from the Dorset Stour. Distribution: Found throughout England, Ireland, Wales and Southern Scotland. Very common across the whole of Europe, where several sub-species and closely related species are also to be found…

You know the score, The weekend comes round, and by the time you have done that little list of jobs that the good lady has compiled for you during the week, youíre lucky if you get half a days fishing in before it’s Monday morning and you are crawling in snail-like traffic, breathing in the…

Grass carp [Species Menu] [Grass carp articles] Common name: Grass carp Latin name: Ctenopharygodon idella Record weight: In recent years no other record has been in as much danger as the grass carp. With several huge fish dotted around the country, the record has been broken on several occasions in recent seasons. The latest angler…

Tench [Species Menu] [Tench articles] Common name: Tench Latin name: Tinca tinca Record weight: Fifteen pounds, caught by Darren Ward from a Surrey lake in June 2001. Distribution: Because of its economic importance as a food source, tench have been spread right across Europe and Asia by humans. In the UK they can now be…

Sharks [Species Menu] [Sharks 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…