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…

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…

Bass [Species Menu] [Bass articles] Common name: Bass (sea bass) Latin name: Dicentrarchus labrax Record weight: Although bass of over 25 pounds have been captured by commercial fisherman, the shore and boat records are remarkably similar at 19lb and 19lb 9oz respectively. Distribution: Bass are found right around the coast of Europe from Scandinavia to…

Haddock [Species Menu] [Haddock articles] Common name: Haddock Latin name: Melanogrammus aeglefinus Record weight: A relatively small member of the cod family, yet an extremely important commercial species. Haddock tend to be found in quite deep water, so the boat record is considerably greater than the shore best. Boat anglers should set their sights on…

Bull huss [Species Menu] [Bull huss articles] Common name: Bull huss (nurse hound, smooth hound, greater spotted dogfish) Latin name: Scyliorhinus stellaris Record weight: The largest member of the dogfish family found in British waters. The record bull huss boat record is 22lb 4oz and the shore record is 19lb 14oz. Distribution: Primarily found around…

Dogfish [Species Menu] [Dogfish articles] Common name: Lesser spotted dogfish Latin name: Scyliorhinus canicula Record weight: One of the few species where the shore record is larger than the boat caught best. The current boat record is 4lb 6oz 8 drams, whilst the shore best is 4lb 15oz 3 drams. Most fish are much smaller…

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…

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…

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…

brill [Species Menu] [brill articles] Latin name: Scophthalmus rhombus Record weight: One of the smaller species of flatfish, the boat caught brill record is a huge fish of 16lb exactly, whilst the shore caught best lies some-way behind at only 7lb 7oz 8 drams. Distribution: Found throughout the North Atlantic, although mainly in deeper water…