Angling records of Europe explained

This list is of the heaviest European freshwater fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line.

The criteria for inclusion on this list is that the species, weight, date and venue have been published by a recognized publisher with a genuine photograph and a link to that publication is referenced here. The list is intended to include all categories of coarse and game fish caught by sport anglers.

Current records

ImageSpeciesWeight kgWeight lb ozCaptor DateWaterCountryReferences / Notes
Allis Shad - Grand alose / Maifisch (Alosa alosa) 3 kg 7 lb Mr. Michou 2008 Blavet River [1]
Asp - Aspe / Aspio / (Leuciscus aspius) 10.3 kg 22 lb 11 oz Miroslav Šajdák 2008 Vah River, Nosicky Canal [2]
European Eel - Aal - Anguille - Anguilla (Anguilla anguilla) Note 1 6.04 kg 13 lb 5 oz G. Cadora 1991 Niepkuhle [3] [4]
Silver Bream - Güster / Björkna / Brème bordelière - Blicca (Blicca bjoerkna) 1.48 kg 3 lb 4 oz Ulf Ahlinder 2010 [5]
1.474 kg Gareth Evans 21 May 2012 [6]
Bream / Brachse / Braxen / Brème / Abramide (Abramis brama) 10.3 kg 22 lb 11 oz Scot Crook 17 April 2012 Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes, Cambridgeshire, [7]
Common Barbel - Barbe (Barbus barbus) 9.59 kg 21 lb 2 oz Colin Smithson 7 November 2019
Common Iberian Barbel - Barbo Común ibérico (Luciobarbus bocagei) 11.5 kg 26 lb 6 oz Mr. Felix 2007 [8]
Comizo Barbel - Comizo (Luciobarbus comizo) 16.8 kg 37 lb David Aldana 1 March 2017 Lago Penarolla [9]
Andalusian Barbel - Barbo andaluz andalusische Barbe - barbeau andalouse (Luciobarbus sclateri) 4.1 kg 9 lb 1 oz 2000 Las Tortugas Lake, Nueva Andalucía
Burbot - Quappe - Lake - Barbotte - Bottatrice (Lota lota) 8.5 kg 18 lb 12 oz Margit Agren 22 Oct 1996 Angenmanelren [10] [11]
Chub - Döbel / Färna / Chevaine / Cavedano (Squalius cephalus) 5.72 kg 12 lb 10 oz Franz Wutte 1991 [12]
Crucian carp - Karausche / Carrassin / Carassio (Carassius carassius) 3.64 kg 8 lb B. Spörlein 2005 Lake at Strössendorf
Goldfish - Goudvis / Poisson rouge / Carassio (Carassius auratus) 3.2 kg 7 lb 1 oz Brian Jensen 2006 Lake in Denmark TBC [13]
Bighead Carp - Cardona / Tolstolobec pestrý / Grootkopkarper / carpa testa grossa (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) 77.5 kg 170 lb 14 oz Diem János 14 July 2009 Lake Tisza, (Kisköre Reservoir) [14]
Carp - karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa - Common, Mirror, Leather (Cyprinus carpio) 51.2 kg 112 lb 14 oz 23 Nov 2018 [15]
Silver Carp - Carpe d'argent / srebrny karp / zilveren/ Silberkarpfen (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) 41.5 kg 91 lb 8 oz Werner Schwingenschlögl 2018 Baggersee Schweitzer Grube
Dace - Hasel / Stäm / Leuscico comune (Leuciscus leuciscus) 0.76 kg 1 lb 11 ozMario Grill 2007 [16]
Ide or Orfe Aland / L'ide. (Leuciscus idus) 5.5 kg 12 lb 2 ozV. Korotkovs 1989 [17]
Grass Carp - Graskarpfen / Amur bílý / Graskarper (Ctenopharyngodon idella) 40.5 kg 89 lb 5 oz Diem Szeles Sándor 21 Aug 1993
Grayling - Äsche - Ombre - Temolo (Thymallus thymallus) 3.175 kg 7 lb H. Baumann 1 May 1975 [18]
Huchen (Danube salmon) - Hödekin -salmón del Danubio (Hucho hucho) Note 2 58 kg 127 lb 14 oz Halil Sofradžija 1938 [19] photo does not confirm the weight
Mullet - Thin-Lipped Grey / Meeräsche / mulle / triglia (Liza ramada) 3.45 kg 7 lb 9oz Shaun Sillett 20 August 2012 [20]
Common Nase - Nose / nasus (Chondrostoma nasus) 3.4 kg 7 lb 8oz Dieter Lindemann 10 Feb 2006
Perch - (Fluß) Barsch / Abborre / Perche / Persico (Perca fluviatilis) 3.75 kg 8 lb 4 oz Stephan Gockel 2010 [21]
Pike - Hecht / Gädda / Brochet / Luccio (Esox lucius)26.7 kg 58 lb 14 oz Lukas Matejka October 2019 [22]
Prussian carp - Silver or Gibel karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa (Carassius gibelio) 4.84 kg 10 lb 11 oz Jan Zablocki 2009 [23]
Roach - Rotauge / Mört / Gardon / rutilo (Rutilus rutilus) 2.625 kg 5 lb 12 oz M. Müller 1981 Weser
Black Sea roach - Perlfisch / Pärlfisk (Rutilus meidingerii) 6.57 kg 14 lb 8 oz Cosimo Radler 2015 [24]
Cactus roach - Neitsisärg (Rutilus virgo) 3.34 kg 7 lb 6 oz Peter Sagl 2021 [25]
Danube Roach - Frauennerfling / Gardon galant / pigo (Rutilus pigus) 2.56 kg 5 lb 10 oz Jurgen Perl 3 July 2016Danube River, Bavaria [26]
Rudd - Rotfeder / Sarv / Gardon Rouge / Scardola (pinne rosse) (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) 2.7 kg 5 lb 15 oz S.Nagel 1976 Weser
Tench - Barn / Sutare / Tanche / Tinca (Tinca tinca) 6.899 kg 15 lb 3 oz 6 dr Darren Ward June 2001 [27]
Atlantic Salmon - Atlantischer Lachs / Lax / Saumon / Salmone (Salmo salar) 35.89 kg 79 lb 2 oz Henrik Henriksen 1 Jan 1928 [28]
Wels Catfish Europäischer Wels / Mal / Silure glane / Siluro (Silurus glanis) 134.97 kg 297 lb 9 oz 11 March 2010 [29] [30]
Siberian sturgeon - Sibirischer Stör / Esturión siberiano / Esturgeon sibérien / Storione siberiano (Acipenser baerii) Note 2 32 kg 70 lb 8 oz catcher ? 2012 Fishing paradise, Pielachtal [31]
Adriatic sturgeon - Adriastör / Adriatisk stör / Esturgeon de l'Adriatique / Storione (Acipenser naccarii) Note 1 19 kg 41 lb 14 oz Josef Hotzl 2012 Fishing paradise, Pielachtal [32]
Sterlet - Kleiner Stör / Sterlett / Esturgeon du Danube / Storione sterleto (Acipenser ruthenus) 7.85 kg 17 lb 5 oz Gábor Burián-Kozma 2002 River Danube [33]
European sturgeon - Europäische Stör / Esturgeon d'Europe / Sturys (Acipenser sturio) Note 1 176 kg 388 lb Alec Allen 1932 [34] [35]
Trout, Brown - Seeforelle / Truite De Lac / Trota Di Lago / Insjööring (Salmo trutta) 17 kg 37 lb 8 oz Kurt Stenlund 16 Oct 1991
Vendace - Kleine Maräne / Corégone blanc / Muikku (Coregonus albula) 0.55 kg 1 lb 3 oz unknown 1 Oct 2004 [36]
Vimba - Zährte / Vimma / Vimbe (Vimba vimba) 2.325 kg 5 lb 2 oz J. Müller 21 May 1975
Whitefish - Renke / Sik / Siika (Coregonus lavaretus) 7.08 kg 15 lb 10 oz Markku Taponen 15 July 2000
Zander - European Pikeperch / Gös / Sander / Luccioperca (Sander lucioperca) 18.7 kg 41 lb 4 oz Friedrich Kraus 1990 [37]
Ziege - Rasoir / Garda / Ožka (žuvis) (Pelecus cultratus) 0.91 kg 2 lb Markku Pesonen 2008 Saimaar Lake [38]
Zingel - Tsingeli / Magyar bucó / Czop czarny (Zingel zingel) 1.23 kg 2 lb 11 oz Gregor Käfer 2011 [39]
Blue Bream - Zope (Ballerus ballerus) 2.2 kg 4 lb 14 oz Alexander Schulz 2022 [40]

Previous records

ImageSpeciesWeight kgWeight lb ozCaptor DateWaterCountryReferences / Notes
Barbel (Barbus barbus) 9.58 kg 21 lb 1 oz Grahame King 22 April 2006 [41]
Carp - karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa - Common, Mirror, Leather (Cyprinus carpio) 49 kg 108 lb 21 Oct 2017 [42]
48 kg 105 lb 13 oz May 2015 [43]
45.93 kg 101 lb 4 oz 2 June 2012 [44]
45.49 kg 100 lb 8 oz Colin Smith April 2013 [45] [46]
44.91 kg 99 lb Ambrose Smith 5 June 2010 [47]
42.64 kg 94 lb Martin Locke 6 January 2010 [48]
41.28 kg 91 lb Nick Greenall April 2009 [49]
41.28 kg 91 lb Andre Komornicki April 2009 [50]
40.09 kg 88 lb 6 oz Graham Slaughter 22 May 2007 [51]
Pike - Hecht / Gädda / Brochet / Luccio (Esox lucius)25.3 kg 55 lb 12 oz Petar Filipov January 2019 [52]
25 kg 55 lb 1 oz Lothar Louis 16 October 1986 [53]
Wels Catfish - Europäischer Wels / Mal / Silure glane / Siluro (Silurus glanis) 113.5 kg 250 lb 3 oz Roberto Godi 5 Feb 2010 [54]
112 kg 246 lb 14 oz September 2009[55]
110 kg 242 lb 5 oz 5 February 2009

Notes

Note 1 - European eel (Anguilla anguilla), Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii) and European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) are listed as Critically Endangered species (IUCN) status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Any of these fish caught, must be photographed, then returned to the water immediately.

Note 2 - Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) and Huchen (Danube salmon) (Hucho hucho)are listed as Endangered species (IUCN) status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Any of these fish caught, must be photographed, then returned to the water immediately.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: largest Allis Shad captured by Rod and Reel with a picture and published . Fishing World Records.com . 2013-10-18 .
  2. Web site: Naj úlovky rybár MO SRZ Púchovský. (Top angler catches MO SRZ Púchovský, Slovakia) . puchovskyrybar.wbl.sk . 2013-12-11 .
  3. Web site: Deutsche rekord liste . Fischundfang.de . 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203110026/http://www.fischundfang.de/Grosse-Faenge/Deutsche-Rekordliste . dead . 2017-02-03.
  4. Web site: Deutsche Rekordliste – Aal . Fischundfang.de . March 7, 2016. de.
  5. Web site: largest White Bream captured by Rod and Reel with a picture and published . Fishing World Records.com . 2023-03-26 .
  6. Web site: New Records ratified at Latest meeting of the BRFC 20.12.12 . Angling Trust. December 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20190614121011/https://www.anglingtrust.net/news.asp?section=29&itemid=1447. June 14, 2019. usurped.
  7. Web site: British Record Coarse Fish List July 2021 . anglingtrust.net . 2021-07-19 .
  8. Web site: Dutch barbel site - World Barbus XXL . barbeel.com . 2009-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111225041836/http://www.barbeel.com/Barbus_xxl.html. dead . 2011-12-25.
  9. Web site: Giant Comizo Barbel From Spain . total-fishing.com . 2017-03-01 .
  10. Web site: Sportfiskerekord i Sötvatten. Swedish fish records . Sportfiskarna.se . 2013-12-01 . 1 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130723051712/http://www.sportfiskarna.se/storfisk_registret/Sportfiskerekords%C3%B6tvatten/tabid/381/Default.aspx . 23 July 2013 . dead.
  11. Web site: all Tackle records freshwater fish . infoplease.com . 2005 .
  12. Web site: Squalius cephalus European Chub . Fishing World Records.com . Heinz Machacek.
  13. Web site: largest Goldfish captured by Rod and Reel with a picture and published . Fishing World Records.com . 2013-10-18 .
  14. Web site: Magyar rekordok. Hungarian Records . Fish-world.eu . 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205102550/http://www.fish-world.eu/countryrecordindex.jsp?c=HU&l=HU . 2013-12-05 .
  15. Web site: Biggest carp in the world tops 112lb at Euro Aqua . carpfeed.com . November 23, 2018.
  16. Web site: largest Dace captured by Rod and Reel with a picture and published . Fishing World Records.com . 2013-10-18 .
  17. Web site: Latvijas rekordzivis. Latvia record fish. . Fishing.lv . 2013-07-01 .
  18. Web site: Deutsche Rekordliste – Äsche . Fischundfang.de . March 7, 2016. de.
  19. Web site: Hucho hucho-only for skilled fishermen . ribiskekarte.se . 2013-11-15.
  20. Web site: Shaun captures world record mullet at Oulton Broad . eveningnews24.co.uk . 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120825002448/https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/sport/shaun_captures_world_record_mullet_at_oulton_broad_1_1488885/ . dead . 2012-08-25.
  21. Web site: largest Perch captured by Rod and Reel with a picture and published . Fishing World Records.com . 2013-10-18 .
  22. Web site: World record pike claimed by Czech Lukas Matejka at 58lb 14oz . anglersmail.co.uk. November 1, 2019.
  23. Web site: Prussian Carp . fishing-worldrecords.com . 2016.
  24. Web site: largest Perlfisch captured by Rod and Reel with a picture and published . Fishing World Records.com.
  25. Web site: largest Danubian roach captured by Rod and Reel with a picture and published . Fishing World Records.com.
  26. Web site: Roach, Danube (Rutilus pigus) . International Game Fish Association.
  27. Web site: Top Tench Captures (As at January 2012) . tenchfishers.com . 2012 . 27 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020185157/http://www.tenchfishers.com/toptench.asp?Top50=True . 20 October 2013 . dead .
  28. Web site: Salmo salar Atlantic salmon . University of Michigan . animaldiversity.org . 2020 .
  29. Web site: Giant wels catfish from Italy Attila Zsedely. syracuse.com . October 20, 2010.
  30. Web site: A 297-pound catfish Attila Zsedely. Heartlandoutdoors.com . 2010-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308003514/http://www.heartlandoutdoors.com/scattershooting/story/some_monster_fish/ . dead . 2014-03-08 .
  31. Web site: Rekord Fische Österreich - Sibirische Stör . RekordFISCHE.at . 2013-11-09 . de.
  32. Web site: Rekord Fische Österreich - Adriastör . RekordFISCHE.at . 2023-03-27 . de.
  33. Web site: largest Sterlet captured by Rod and Reel with a picture and published . Fishing World Records.com.
  34. Web site: MONSTER - Big Fish . riverannan . 2013-12-06 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212031607/http://www.riverannan.co.uk/monster.htm . 2013-12-12 .
  35. Web site: Did Sturgeon ever breed in British waters? . glaucus.org.uk Alan Knight . 2013-11-02 .
  36. Web site: ennätyskalalutakunnan. Finnish Fish Records . Vapaa-ajankalastaja.fi . 2013-12-06 .
  37. Web site: Zander(Sander lucioperca) 1990 . nachytano.cz . 2011-01-12 .
  38. Web site: largest Ziege captured by Rod and Reel with a picture and published . Fishing World Records.com . 2013-10-18 .
  39. Web site: Zingel zingel Zingel . 26 April 2023 . Fishing World Records.
  40. Web site: Ballerus ballerus Zope, Blue Bream . 26 April 2023 . Fishing World Records.
  41. Web site: Top 50 Biggest Fish Hall of Fame April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150428004044/http://www.anglersmail.co.uk/blog/big-fish-thursdays/awesome-catches-join-greatest-fish-hall-of-fame-56331 . dead . 28 April 2015 . . 2015-04-21 .
  42. Web site: Biggest carp ever caught weighs in at 108lb-plus [VIDEO] Marco Eichner ]. carpfeed.com. 2017 .
  43. Web site: World carp record rises to over 105 lb! Thomas Krist. https://web.archive.org/web/20150916015446/http://www.anglersmail.co.uk/news/world-carp-record-rises-to-105-lb-56992 . dead . 16 September 2015 . Anglers Mail . 2015-05-19.
  44. Web site: New world record carp at 101 lb 4oz Roman Hanke . Worldrecordcarp.com . 2012-06-09 .
  45. Web site: World-record carp caught twice in a week by different anglers . mensjournal.com . 2020.
  46. Web site: Colin Smith 100 lb 8oz World carp Record + country records . worldrecordcarp.com . May 17, 2017.
  47. Web site: The Scar new world record carp at 99lb Ambrose Smith . Worldrecordcarp.com . June 7, 2010 .
  48. Web site: New world record carp Rainbow Lake France 94 lb Martin Locke . Worldrecordcarp.com . January 11, 2010 .
  49. Web site: The Scar World record carp 91lb Les Graviers France Nick Greenall . Worldrecordcarp.com . December 14, 2009 .
  50. Web site: New 91lb Mirror Carp World Record Set Andre Komornicki . total-fishing.com . October 23, 2008 .
  51. Web site: World records freshwater fishing 2007 Graham Slaughter . petri-heil.net . 2007 .
  52. Web site: World Record Pike 25.3 kg and 140 cm – interview with Petar Filipov . outdoorsfirst.com . February 1, 2019.
  53. Web site: Lothar Louis Lake of Grefeern Germany 16th October 1986 . Flickr.com . 2010.
  54. Web site: New World Record Wels Catfish at 250.3 Pounds - Roberto Godi. sailangle.com . May 25, 2010.
  55. Web site: World Record Wels catfish caught from Spain's River Ebro - Christophe Dubreuil . anglingtimes.co.uk . September 15, 2009.

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