UK Coarse Fishing Records

Below are a list of the current UK coarse fishing records. If you find that any are incorrect or out of then date then please contact us via the contact page and let us know.

Carp

The biggest carp in the UK is known as Two Tone. It was caught by Simon Bater from the Mid-Kent fisheries in Connigbrook. The record is from 1995 and the carp weighed in at 64lb 14oz. The worlds biggest carp is know as the scar and weighs in at 89lb. This is from rainbow lakes in France.

Grass Carp

The record grass carp was caughy by Phil Kingsbury in July 2006 from Horton Church Pool. It was caught using a piece of Dynamite Frenzied maize with a grain of enterprise tackle artificial corn hook bait. It weighed 44lb 15oz

Zander

The british record Zander stands at 21lb and 5oz and was caught by James Benfield on the River Severn. Jame was out on a Bream fishing session when the Zander took his halibut pellet.

Chub

The british record Chub stands at 9lb 5oz. It was caught by Andy Maker from a southern stillwater.

Roach

4lb 3oz from the Dorset Stour.

Golden Orfe

8lb 5oz Lymm Vale, Cheshire.

Perch

5lb 9oz Caught by R.Lewis from Llandegfedd, Wales.

Barbel

21lb 1oz Caught by Graham King on the Great River Ouse in Bedfordshire in November 2006.

Dace

1lb 5oz caught by S.Ashton from the river Weir.

Eel

11lb 2oz caught by S.Terry on Kingfisher Lake in Ringwood, Hants.

Rudd

4lb 10oz caught by S.Parry from Clay Lake in Co Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Tench

15lb 3oz caught by D.Ward from a private water.

Bream

18lb 8oz Caught by K.Walker from Barburgh Lakes in Norwich.

Crucian Carp

4lb 9oz caught by M.Bowler from Yately Lake in Surrey.