The current British spearfishing records are listed below.Β The current lemon sole and gilthead bream records were both landed in 2011 with Rob Allen guns.We anticipate the black bream and seabass records falling soon, given the number of sightings of 5lb black bream and 20lb bass this season.Β Cameron, Titus and Rory have all encountered the fabled 20lb seabass this year and confirm that they are not straightforward to catch!
August 2011
BRITISH SPEARFISHING ASSOCIATION RECORDS
FISH | Current records | HOLDER | CLUB | YEAR | MIN YEARLY SPECIMEN RECORD (KGS) |
ALMACO JACK | 1.028 | C MEYER | NO CLUB | 2010 | 0.5 |
ALLIS SHAD | 1.01 | M BRADSHAW | SUSSEX | 1978 | N/A |
ANGLER FISH | 40.37 | J BROWN | WEYMOUTH | 1969 | 15.0 |
BASS | 8.703 | CHOUSE | WEYMOUTH | 1970 | 5.0 |
BOUGE | 0.88 | M BRADSHAW | SUSSEX | 1979 | 0.5 |
BREAM-BLACK | 2.240 | LDEIGHTON | SUSSEX | 2007 | 1.5 |
BREAM-GILT HEAD | 3.372 | T Bradley | LIC | 2011 | 2.0 |
BREAM-RAYS | 0.539 | K MATHEWS | WEYMOUTH | 1968 | 0.5 |
BREAM-RED | 1.162 | A SMITH | NO CLUB | 1968 | 0.5 |
BREAM-WHITE | 1.090 | C JACOBS | JERSEY | 2010 | 0.7 |
BRILL | 4.25 | AROMERIL | JERSEY | 1986 | 2.0 |
COALFISH | 1.814 | TROSE | PLYMOUTH | 1972 | 1.0 |
COD | 10.886 | B MILVERTON | WEYMOUTH | 1973 | 8.0 |
DAB | 0.794 | J BURNSIDE | PLYMOUTH | 1962 | 0.5 |
DOGFISH LS. | 1.418 | P CRAWFORD | EXETER | 1972 | 1.0 |
DOGFISH G.S | 7.15 | B LAMONT | SOUTHSEA | 1973 | 5.0 |
EEL – CONGER | 43.18 | P ATKINSON / | SOUTHSEA | 1994 | 20.0 |
D PEARCE | SOUTHSEA | 1994 | 20.0 | ||
D BARTLETT | SOUTHSEA | 1994 | 20.0 | ||
EEL -SILVER | 1.8 | E SMITH | SUSSEX | 1997 | 1.2 |
FLOUNDER | 2.09 | T WEBBER | WESSEX | 1995 | 1.5 |
GARFISH | 0.620 | D COUSINS | NO CLUB | 2010 | 0.5 |
GURNARD -RED | 1.162 | DWAY | PLYMOUTH | 1972 | 0.7 |
GURNARD -SAPPHIRE | 0.595 | P GARLAND | GUERNSEY | 1973 | 0.5 |
HALIBUT | 1.134 | R MOYSE | JERSEY | 1960 | 1.0 |
JOHN DORY | 4.365 | S WESTALL | SUSSEX | 1983 | 3.0 |
LING | 1.74 | B CARLSON | EXETER | 1981 | 1.0 |
MACKEREL | 0.908 | P HOGAN | JERSEY | 1974 | 0.7 |
MONK FISH | 22.076 | J WEEDON | SUSSEX | 1968 | 12.0 |
MULLET-GOLDSPOT | 1.509 | M LE PAGE | NO CLUB | 2006 | 1.0 |
MULLET-GREY | 5.679 | A BATES | NO CLUB | 1994 | 3.0 |
MULLET-RED | 1.248 | AWORLEY | SOUTHSEA | 1972 | 0.7 |
MULLET-THIN LIPPED | 3.29 | C ISAACS | JERSEY | 2004 | 2.0 |
PLAICE | 4.058 | TMcGINN | JERSEY | 1988 | 2.0 |
POLLACK | 7.633 | P HOGAN | JERSEY | 1975 | 4.0 |
POUT WHITING | 1.32 | M VEAL | SUSSEX | 2001 | 0.7 |
RAY-BLONDE | 14.075 | TMcGINN | JERSEY | 1988 | 8.0 |
RAY-CUCKOO | 2.66 | AWORLEY | SOUTHSEA | 1972 | 2.0 |
RAY-ELECTRIC | 29.283 | D TAYLOR | PLYMOUTH | 1966 | N/A |
RAY-PAINTED | 6.356 | T WEBBER | WESSEX | 1980 | 4.5 |
RAY-SPOTTED | 3.461 | E BYRNE | SUSSEX | 1972 | 2.0 |
RAY-STING | 27.240 | R BROOKER | SUSSEX | 1967 | N/A |
RAY-THORNBACK | 11.35 | P SMITH | PLYMOUTH | 1968 | 6.0 |
RAY UNDULATE | 7.180 | G SHANKS | LIC | 2010 | 3.0 |
ROCKLING 3-BEARDED | 0.805 | D PHILIPS | SUSSEX | 1991 | 0.5 |
SALMON | 6.81 | M HOUSE | WEYMOUTH | 1966 | N/A |
SCAD | 0.794 | TPRIDDLE | EXETER | 1979 | 0.5 |
SEA SCORPION (LONG SPINED) | 0.89 | RKING | PONTEFRACT | 1971 | 0.5 |
SEA TROUT | 2.951 | J STONE | WEYMOUTH | 1977 | N/A |
SHARK BLUE | 10.896 | DCANNIFORD | PLYMOUTH | 1955 | 5.0 |
SHARK SMOOTH HOUND | 7.01 | N PEARCE | SOUTHSEA | 2000 | 4.0 |
SKATE COMMON | 16.344 | THALL | WEYMOUTH | 1960 | 7.0 |
SOLE | 3.121 | R GREEN | GUERNSEY | 1983 | 2.5 |
Lemon Sole | .450 | N.Collins | LIC | 2011 | |
TRIGGER FISH | 2.938 | M BRADSHAW | SUSSEX | 1995 | 2.5 |
TOPE | 14.925 | P HOGAN | JERSEY | 1975 | 8.0 |
TOPNOT | 0.454 | R MOYSE | JERSEY | 1959 | 0.5 |
Tuna Blue Fin | 15.870 | B Morrison | LIC | 2011 | |
TURBOT | 11.59 | N HOWARTH | JERSEY | 1987 | 8.0 |
TWAITE SHAD | 0.425 | P BEARD | SOUTHSEA | 2002 | N/A |
WEAVER-GREATER | 0.454 | P CRAWFORD | EXETER | 1971 | 0.5 |
WRASSE | 3.632 | A DOWN | PLYMOUTH | 1965 | 3.0 |
WRASSE | 3.632 | DPARR | EXETER | 1981 | 3.0 |