Fly For Coarse are keen to keep an up to date record list for all the major coarse species. The following table should raise a few eyebrows for all the right reasons, but it is very much an ongoing work: some larger fish might have missed our radar, just as we’re convinced others are eminently beatable!
Contributions are very welcome, whether it’s a previous capture or a new record contender (although we would request a picture at minimum and quite possibly a witness for a new record). All contributions: [email protected]
UK Record Fly Caught Fish
| Species | Weight | Fly | Venue | Captor | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbel | 17lbs 8oz | Hares Ear | Royalty Fishery | Jason Lewis | 2011 |
| Bream | 10lbs 5oz | Ep Baitfish | Grafham | Sam Edmonds | 2012 |
| Carp | 36lbs 0-oz | Deer Hair Mixer | Undsiclosed Stillwater | Jason Williams | 2017 |
| Chub | 6lbs 4oz | Radyr Nymph | River Taff | N Thomas | 2016 |
| Crucian | 1lb 8oz | Black & Peacock | Mallory Park (Glebe Complex) | D. Egginton | 2011 |
| Grass Carp | 17lbs 0oz | Deer Hair mixer | Warwickshire Stillwater | Jim Fisher | 2014 |
| Perch | 5lbs 15oz | Pike fly | St Mary’s Pit | Greg Strelley | 2010 |
| Pike | 42lbs 12oz | Pink Panther | Blithfield | P.Harvey | 1988 |
| Roach | 3lbs 07oz | Goldhead Fritz | Lochnaw | Kevin McArdle | 2011 |
| Rudd | 2lb 3oz | Black & Peacock | Bridgwater & Taunton Canal | D. Garnett | 2017 |
| Silver Bream | 12 oz | Gold bead shrimp | Bridgwater to Taunton Canal | D. Garnett | 2013 |
| Tench | 6lbs 0oz | Shrimp | Southern Reservoir | John Wilton | 2013 |
| Zander | 19lbs 08oz | - | Fen Drain | Guy Eldridge | 2009 |
A rudd of 2lbs 3oz, taken on a Beaded Black & Peacock. A fine fish, but a beatable record!