Bream [Species Menu] [Bream articles] Common name: Sea bream Latin name: Six species are found in British coastal waters, the most common being the black bream , Spondyliosom cantharus, and the red sea bream, Pagellus bogaraveo. Record weight: Sea bream are relatively small fish, although make a sporting alternative for the light line enthusiast. The…

mullet [Species Menu] [mullet articles] Common name: Grey Mullet Latin name: Mugil labeo, Mugil capito, Mugil labrosus Mullet make an interesting target for the shore based angler, not least because the largest specimens and best fishing is often found only a few feet from the shore! This is reflected in the record weights with the…

Cod [Species Menu] [Cod articles] Common name: Cod Latin name: Gadus morhua Record weight: As a result of over-fishing the boat caught cod record is likely to remain safe for many years to come. Although some good fish are still taken every year, a fish to equal the 58lb 6oz record is extremely unlikely. The…

Barbel [Species Menu] [Barbel articles] Common name: Barbel Latin name: Barbus barbus Record weight: Nineteen pounds, taken by Tony Gibson from the River Great Ouse at Kickles Farm in the Spring of 2001. Distribution: Naturally found only in the rivers of Eastern England, which it entered during the last ice age. At this time the…

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Rainbow trout [Species Menu] [Rainbow trout articles] Common name: Rainbow trout Latin name: Oncorhynchus mykiss Record weight: Several fisheries specialise in growing huge rainbow trout with twenty pounders coming out on a regular basis. Current top of the tree is a monster of 36lb 14oz 8 drams. There is currently no wild record, although it…

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…

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…

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…