Please note: We endeavor to keep this list of UK shore caught record fish as accurate and up to date as possible. However, claims for new record fish are submitted on a regular basis and the process of verifying a record is lengthy, requiring the British Record Fish Committee to meet in London to decide fish which have been submitted as British records. It can take up to a year between a fish being submitted for a claim and being verified by the committee. We cannot be held responsible if the information below is out of date or otherwise inaccurate.
| Species |
Scientific Name
|
Weight (lb-oz-dr) |
Year Caught | Angler | Location of Capture |
| Angel Shark | Squatina squatina |
52-14-0 | 1984 | G. Bishop | Llwyngwril Beach, North Wales |
| Bass | Dicentrarchus labrax | 19-12 | 2012 | J.S. Locker | Portsmouth Docks, Hampshire |
| Black Bream | Spondyliosoma cantharus | 6-8-6 | 2001 | R. Guille | Creux Harbour, Sark, Channel Islands |
| Brill | Scophthalmus rhombus | 8-3-0 | 2018 | R. Edwards | Chesil Beach, Dorset |
| Bullhead (Sea Scorpion) | Myoxocephalus scorpius |
2-7-8 | 1982 | B. Logan | Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear |
| Bull Huss | Scyliorhinus stellaris | 19-14-0 | 1992 | G. Ebbs | Pwllheli Beach, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Coalfish | Pollachius virens | 24-11-12 | 1995 | M. Cammish | Filey Brigg, Yorkshire |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 44-8- 0 | 1966 | B. Jones | Tom’s Point, Barry, Glamorgan |
| Conger Eel | Conger conger | 68-8-0 | 1992 | M. Larkin | Devil’s Point, Plymouth |
| Dab | Limanda limanda | 2-9-8 | 1936 | M. Watts | Morfa Beach, Port Talbot, Glamorgan |
| Dogfish | Scyliorhinus canicula | 4-15-3 | 1988 | S. Ramsey | Abbey Burnfoot, Kirkcudbright |
| Flounder | Platichthys flesus | 5-7-0 | 1994 | B. Sokell | River Teign, Devon |
| Garfish | Belone belone | 3-9-8 | 2017 | C. Davey | Slapton Sands, Devon |
| Greater Forkbeard | Phycis blennoides | 2-12-12 | 2012 | M. Parry | Rat House Corner, Roker, Sunderland |
| Gurnard (Tub) | Chelidonichthys lucerna | 12-3-0 | 1976 | G. Reynolds | Langlan Bay, Wales |
| Gurnard (Red) | Chelidonichthys cuculus | 2-10-11 | 1976 | D. Johns | Helford River, Glebe Cove, Cornwall |
| Gurnard (Grey) | Eutrigla gurnardus | 1-10-8 | 1989 | P. El-Balawi | Newquay Headland, Cornwall |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | 6-12-0 | 1976 | G. Stevenson | Loch Goil, Scotland |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | 3-8-2 | 1984 | W. Parry | Morfa Beach, Port Talbot |
| Halibut | Hippoglossus hippoglossus | – | – | No record stands | Qualifying weight set at 10lbs |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | – | – | No record stands | Qualifying weight set at 1lb |
| Ling | Molva molva | 21-10-0 | 1994 | K. Smith | Seasons Point, Plymouth, Devon |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | 5-11-14 | 1982 | M. Kemp | Berry Head Quarry, Brixham |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | 2-6-1 | 1987 | F.J. Williams | Porthcurno, Cornwall |
| Monkfish | Lophius piscatorius | 68-2-0 | 1984 | H. Legerton | Canvey Island, Essex |
| Mullet (Red) | Mullus surmuletus | 3- 15-0 | 1996 | A. Wright | Longy Bay, Alderney, Channel Islands |
| Mullet (Golden Grey) | Chelon aurata | 3-8-8 | 2005 | D. Woolcombe | Christchurch Harbour, Dorset |
| Mullet (Thick Lipped Grey) | Chelon labrosus | 14-2-12 | 1979 | R. Gifford | The Leys, Aberthaw, Glamorgan |
| Mullet (Thin Lipped Grey) | Chelon ramada | 8-8-13 | 2017 | G. Marquis | East Coast, Guernsey |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | 8-6-14 | 1989 | R. Moore | Southbourne Beach, Bournemouth |
| Pollock | Pollachius pollachius |
18-4-0 | 1986 | C. Lowe | Abbotsbury, Dorset |
| Poor Cod | Trisopterus minutus | 0-11-0 | 1982 | I. Willaims | Rossall, Cleveleys, Lancashire |
| Porbeagle Shark | Lamna nasus | – | – | No record stands | Qualifying weight set at 40lbs |
| Pouting | Trisopterus luscus | 4-9-0 | 1991 | R. Andrews | Pembrook, Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| Ray (Spotted) | Raja montagui | 8-5-0 | 1980 | D. Bowen | Mewslade Bay, South Wales |
| Ray (Blonde) | Raja brachyura | 32-8-0 | 1986 | C. Reeves * | Mannez Targets, Channel Islands |
| 32-8-0 | 1994 | K. Frain * | Grosnez, Jersey, Channel Islands [* joint record] | ||
| Ray (Thornback) | Raja clavata | 21-12-0 | 1985 | S. Ramsey | The Ross, Kirkcidbright |
| Ray (Small Eyed) | Raja microcellata | 15-11-4 | 2016 | A. Slack | Mothercombe, Devon |
| Rockling (Three Bearded) | Gaidropsarus vulgaris | 3-12-14 | 2001 | M. Negus | The Lizard, Cornwall |
| Rockling (Four Bearded) | Enchelyopus cimbrius | 0-1-7 | 1981 | S. Hodgson | Cloch Point, Gourock, Scotland |
| Rockling (Five Bearded) | Ciliata mustela | 1-0-0 | 1995 | A. Boswell | Aberystwyth, Dyfed, Wales |
| Rockling (Shore) | Gaidropsarus mediterraneus | 1-9-12 | 1992 | D. Lane, | Chesil Cove, Dorset |
| Greater Sandeel | Hyperoplus lanceolatus | 0-8-7 | 1979 | B. Le Breton | Amfroque, Herm, Guernsey |
| Scad | Trachurus trachurus | 3-0-14 | 1981 | R. Dillon | Cockenzie Power Station, Scotland |
| Silver Eel * | Anguilla anguilla | 11-2-0 (see below) | 1970 | S. Terry | Ringwood Hampshire |
| Skate (Common) | Dipturus batis | 169-6-0 | 1994 | G. MacKenzie | Loch Roag, Isle of Lewis |
| Smoothhound | Mustelus mustelus | 20-3-0 | 2000 | P. Orchard | Hillhead Sea Wall, Hampshire |
| Sole (Dover) | Solea solea |
6-8-10 | 1991 | N. Guilmoto | Alderney, Channel Islands |
| Sole (Lemon) | Microstomus kitt | 2-7-11 | 1980 | W.N. Callister | Victoria Pier, Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Spurdog | Squalus acanthias | 23-2-0 | 2018 | G. Mitchell | Start Bay, South Devon |
| Sunfish | Mola mola | 49-4-0 | 1976 | M. Merry | Fisherman’s Cover, Cornwall |
| Tope | Galeorhinus galeus | 77-3-0 | 2018 | R. Wingfield | Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire |
| Triggerfish | Balistes capriscus | 5lb 14oz | 1995 | K. Lydiard | Lynmouth Rocks, Devon |
| Turbot | Scophthalmus maximus | 28-8-0 | 1973 | J. Dorling | Dunwich Beach, East Suffolk |
| Weever (Lesser) | Echiichthys vipera | 0-3-6 | 2001 | D. Thompson | Shambles Bank, Weymouth, Dorset |
| Weever (Greater) | Trachinus draco | 1-9-9 | 2014 | P. Robinson | Porthtowan, Cornwall |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | 4-8-0 | 2014 | D. Backler | Orford, Suffolk |
| Wrasse (Ballan) | Labrus bergylta | 9-1-0 | 1998 | P. Hegg | Portland, Dorset |
| Wrasse (Cuckoo) | Labrus mixtus | 1-12-9 | 1999 | M. Hooper | Rosaire, Herm, Channel Islands |
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* This is listed as a freshwater record due to the location of the catch.
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