Fishing UK Specialist Angler & Angling Writer, Andrew Kennedy | Pike Perch Barbel Carp Lure Coarse British angler writing about fishing and specialist angling
Freshwater & Coarse Fish PBs (UK)
| Species | PB Weight | Photo | Date of Capture | Venue | Bait / Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbel | 14lb 12oz |  |
09-08-2019 | Middle Trent | Straight lead with PVA stocking of pellets & 2 x boilie hook bait |
| Bream (Common / Bronze) | 7lb 15oz |  |
22-05-2013 | Higham Farm Specimen Lake | Legered maggot medusa |
| Carp (King) [Leather] | 24lb 9oz |  |
24-04-2013 | Forgotten Lake | Legered 12mm pineapple pop-up boilie with PVA stick over a raked-out swim |
| Carp (Crucian) | 1lb 14oz |  |
29-04-2010 | Carr Vale Pond, Bolsover | Groundbait feeder with lobworm & sweetcorn |
| Carp (Grass) | 12lb 4oz |  |
06-06-2012 | Sutton Lawn Dam | Freelined bread crust |
| Catfish (Wels) | 13lb 10oz |  |
29-05-2008 | Willowcroft Fisheries | Popped-up “Wormedusa” lobworms |
| Chub (Bait Caught) | 5lb 13oz |  |
14-11-2003 | Derbyshire Derwent | Legered sardine |
| Chub (Fly Caught) | 4lb |  |
06-2003 | River Dove | Fly (forgotten the pattern!) |
| Chub (Lure Caught) | 4lb 2oz |  |
07-2003 | Middle Trent | Mepps Aglia Long |
| Eel | 3lb 6oz |  |
05-05-2018 | Notts. Gravel Pit | Legered bunch of worm pieces |
| Grayling | 2lb 7oz |  |
20-02-2019 | Northern Spate River | Trotted maggots |
| Orfe (Golden) | 1lb 9oz |  |
2003 | Private Derbyshire Lake | Freelined breadflake |
| Perch (Bait Caught) | 3lb 4oz |  |
19-02-2013 | Derbyshire Derwent | Maggot swimfeeder & lobworm hookbait |
| Perch (Fly Caught) | 2lb 15oz |  |
21-07-2010 | Derbyshire Derwent | Kev Miles “perch fry” fly on Nash Fang size 4 barbless |
| Perch (Lure Caught) | 3lb 9½oz |  |
20-08-2007 | Derbyshire Derwent | Lure – Storm Naturistic Perch |
| Pike (Bait Caught) | 21lb 3oz |  |
18-11-2005 | Cambs. Drain | Float-legered sardine deadbait |
| Pike (Lure Caught) | 15lb 9oz |  |
03-08-2005 | River Dove | Lure – Mepps Aglia Long |
| Roach | 1lb 8oz |  |
15-01-2009 | Barlow Fishery – Cabin Pond | Feeder-fished maggots sprayed with Scopex |
| Rudd (Bait Caught) | 1lb 8oz |  |
24-07-2016 | Little Ouse, Cambs | Trotted maggots |
| Rudd (Fly Caught) | 1lb |  |
2000 | Carsington Reservoir | Tadpole fly |
| Salmon (Atlantic) | 15lb approx |  |
11-2003 | River Tweed | Fly – (Red & Black Tube Fly) |
| Tench | 5lb 10oz |  |
10-05-2018 | Notts. Gravel Pit | Feeder-fished bunch of worms |
| Trout (Brown) (Bait Caught) | 6lb 2oz |  |
20-11-2014 | Chew Valley Lake | Float-Legered Deadbait |
| Trout (Brown) (Lure Caught) | 4lb | No Photo | 08-07-2005 | River Dove | Lure – Rebel Ultralight Jointed Minnow |
| Trout (Rainbow) | 4lb 7oz |  |
08-04-2011 | Errwood Reservoir, near Buxton | Fly |
| Zander (Bait Caught) | 13lb 4oz |  |
03-01-2022 | River Trent | Legered Roach |
| Zander (Lure Caught) | 4lb 8oz |  |
18-02-2010 | Tidal Trent | Storm Softbait |
| Other Species Caught: | Bleak, Bullhead, Carp (Ghost), Dace, Goldfish (Brown), Goldfish (Orange), Tench (Golden), Ruffe, Stickleback (3-Spined) | ||||
Freshwater Fish PBs (Overseas)
| Species | PB Weight | Photo | Date of Capture | Venue | Bait / Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barb (Hempala) [“Sebarau / Jungle Perch”] | 2lb 8oz |  |
04-2002 | Sungai Tombeling, Taman Negara, Malaysia | Touch-Legered Cricket |
| Bass (Australian) | 1lb 12oz |  |
12-2001 | Goolmangar Creek, NSW, AUS | Lure – Big S Plug |
| Bass (Largemouth) | 4lb 7oz | No Photo | 1996 | Bay Lake, FL, USA | Freelined Shiner |
| Bass (Smallmouth) | 2lb |  |
05-2009 | Potomac River, VA, USA | Lure – Mepps Aglia Long |
| Barramundi | 8lb |  |
01-2002 | Sunshine Coast, NSW, AUS | Stalked on Floating Pellet |
| Carp (Common) | 10lb |  |
09-2001 | Peel River, NSW, AUS | Stalked with Sweetcorn |
| Catfish (Channel) | 8lb |  |
06-2009 | Potomac River, VA, USA | Touch-Legered Worm |
| Catfish (Wels) | 66lb |  |
15-09-2011 | River Ebro, Riba Roja, Spain | Legered Roach |
| Mahseer (Himalayan Golden) | 40lb (42.5 inches) |  |
05-2005 | Ramganga River, Uttar Pradesh, India | Legered Ragi Flour Paste |
| Perch (Golden) [“Yellowbelly”] | 3lb 2oz |  |
10-2001 | Chaffey Dam Outflow, NSW, AUS | Legered Worms |
| Roach | 1lb 4oz |  |
13-09-2011 | River Ebro, Riba Roja, Spain | Feeder-fished maggots at range |
| Sturgeon (White) | 130lb |  |
09-2006 | Fraser River, Chilliwack, Canada | Legered Smelt |
| Zander (Bait Caught) | 6lb 10oz |  |
11-09-2011 | River Ebro, Riba Roja, Spain | Legered Bleak |
| Zander (Lure Caught) | 5lb 8oz |  |
12-09-2011 | River Ebro, Riba Roja, Spain | Blue & silver rubber shad on jig head |
| Other Species Caught: | Crappie [USA], Perch (Silver) [AUS], Pickerel (Chain) [USA], Pumpkinseed [USA], Northern pikeminnow (“squawfish”) [CAN], Sunfish [USA] | ||||
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