Angling records of Europe
Sports
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
| Image | Species | Weight kg | Weight lb oz | Captor | Date | Water | Country | References / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Allis Shad - Grand alose / Maifisch (Alosa alosa) | 3 kg | 7 lb | Mr. Michou | 2008 | Blavet River |  France | [1] |
 | Asp - Aspe / Aspio / (Leuciscus aspius) | 10.3 kg | 22 lb 11 oz | Miroslav Šajdák | 2008 | Vah River, Nosicky Canal |  Slovakia | [2] |
 | European Eel - Aal - Anguille - Anguilla (Anguilla anguilla)  Note 1 | 6.04 kg | 13 lb 5 oz | G. Cadora | 1991 | Niepkuhle |  Germany | [3][4] |
 | Silver Bream - Güster / Björkna / Brème bordelière - Blicca (Blicca bjoerkna) | 1.48 kg | 3 lb 4 oz | Ulf Ahlinder | 2010 | Dal River |  Sweden | [5] |
| 1.474 kg | Gareth Evans | 21 May 2012 | Mill Farm Fishery, Bury, West Sussex |  England | [6][7] | |||
 | 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, | England | [6] |
 | Common Barbel - Barbe (Barbus barbus) | 9.59 kg | 21 lb 2 oz | Colin Smithson | 7 November 2019 | Sussex River, Sussex | England | [6] |
 | Common Iberian Barbel - Barbo Común ibérico (Luciobarbus bocagei) | 11.5 kg | 26 lb 6 oz | Mr. Felix | 2007 | Lagunas de Ruidera, Guadiana river |  Spain | [8] |
 | Comizo Barbel - Comizo (Luciobarbus comizo) | 16.8 kg | 37 lb | David Aldana | 1 March 2017 | Lago Penarolla | Spain | [9] |
 | Andalusian Barbel - Barbo andaluz andalusische Barbe - barbeau andalouse (Luciobarbus sclateri) | 4.1 kg | 9 lb 1 oz | Peter Staggs  Netherlands | 2000 | Las Tortugas Lake, Nueva Andalucía | Spain | [8] |
 | Burbot - Quappe - Lake - Barbotte - Bottatrice (Lota lota) | 8.5 kg | 18 lb 12 oz | Margit Agren | 22 Oct 1996 | Angenmanelren | Sweden | [10][11] |
 | Chub - Döbel / Färna / Chevaine / Cavedano (Squalius cephalus) | 5.72 kg | 12 lb 10 oz | Franz Wutte | 1991 | Gurk River |  Austria | [12] |
 | Crucian carp - Karausche / Carrassin / Carassio (Carassius carassius) | 3.64 kg | 8 lb | B. Spörlein | 2005 | Lake at Strössendorf | Germany | [3] |
 | Goldfish - Goudvis / Poisson rouge / Carassio (Carassius auratus) | 3.2 kg | 7 lb 1 oz | Brian Jensen | 2006 | Lake in Denmark TBC |  Denmark | [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 (hu:Tisza-tó), (Kisköre Reservoir) |  Hungary | [14] |
 | Carp - karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa - Common, Mirror, Leather (Cyprinus carpio) | 51.2 kg | 112 lb 14 oz | Michel Schoenmakers Netherlands | 23 Nov 2018 | Euro Aqua Fishery, Nemesvita | Hungary | [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 | Austria | [16] |
 | Dace - Hasel / Stäm / Leuscico comune (Leuciscus leuciscus) | 0.76 kg | 1 lb 11 oz | Mario Grill | 2007 | Attersee | Austria | [17] |
 | Ide or Orfe Aland / L'ide. (Leuciscus idus) | 5.5 kg | 12 lb 2 oz | V. Korotkovs | 1989 | Lubāns |  Latvia | [18] |
 | Grass Carp - Graskarpfen / Amur bílý / Graskarper (Ctenopharyngodon idella) | 40.5 kg | 89 lb 5 oz | Diem Szeles Sándor | 21 Aug 1993 | River Danube | Hungary | [14] |
 | Grayling - Äsche - Ombre - Temolo (Thymallus thymallus) | 3.175 kg | 7 lb | H. Baumann | 1 May 1975 | Danube | Germany | [19] |
 | Huchen (Danube salmon) - Donaulachs -salmón del Danubio (Hucho hucho) Note 2 | 35,1 kg | 77 lb 6 oz | Edwin Buchacher | 2004 | Drava River | Austria | [20] |
 | Mullet - Thin-Lipped Grey / Meeräsche / mulle / triglia (Liza ramada) | 3.45 kg | 7 lb 9oz | Shaun Sillett | 20 August 2012 | Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk | England | [21] |
.jpg){kind=small} | Common Nase - Nose / nasus (Chondrostoma nasus) | 3.4 kg | 7 lb 8oz | Dieter Lindemann | 10 Feb 2006 | Rhine | Germany | [3] |
 | Perch - (Fluß) Barsch / Abborre / Perche / Persico (Perca fluviatilis) | 3.75 kg | 8 lb 4 oz | Stephan Gockel | 2010 | Meuse River | Netherlands | [22] |
 | Pike - Hecht / Gädda / Brochet / Luccio (Esox lucius) | 26.7 kg | 58 lb 14 oz | Lukas Matejka | October 2019 | Lake in Bohemia |  Czech Republic | [23] |
 | Prussian carp - Silver or Gibel karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa (Carassius gibelio) | 4.84 kg | 10 lb 11 oz | Jan Zablocki | 2009 | Kocher River, Germany | Germany | [24] |
 | Roach - Rotauge / Mört / Gardon / rutilo (Rutilus rutilus) | 2.625 kg | 5 lb 12 oz | M. Müller | 1981 | Weser | Germany | [3] |
_(6102605799).jpg) | Black Sea roach - Perlfisch / Pärlfisk (Rutilus meidingeri) | 6.57 kg | 14 lb 8 oz | Cosimo Radler | 2015 | Wolfgangsee | Austria | [25] |
 | Cactus roach - Neitsisärg (Rutilus virgo) | 3.34 kg | 7 lb 6 oz | Peter Sagl | 2021 | Danube River | Austria | [26] |
 | Danube Roach - Frauennerfling / Gardon galant / pigo (Rutilus pigus) | 2.56 kg | 5 lb 10 oz | Jurgen Perl | 3 July 2016 | Danube River, Bavaria | Germany | [27] |
 | Rudd - Rotfeder / Sarv / Gardon Rouge / Scardola (pinne rosse) (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) | 2.7 kg | 5 lb 15 oz | S.Nagel | 1976 | Weser | Germany | [3] |
 | Tench - Barn / Sutare / Tanche / Tinca (Tinca tinca) | 6.899 kg | 15 lb 3 oz 6 dr | Darren Ward | June 2001 | Sheepwalk big pit, Shepperton, Middlesex | England | [6][28] |
 | Atlantic Salmon - Atlantischer Lachs / Lax / Saumon / Salmone (Salmo salar) | 35.89 kg | 79 lb 2 oz | Henrik Henriksen | 1 Jan 1928 | Tana River |  Norway | [11][29](total weight only estimated) |
 | Wels Catfish Europäischer Wels / Mal / Silure glane / Siluro (Silurus glanis) | 134.97 kg | 297 lb 9 oz | Attila Zsedely Hungary | 11 March 2010 | River Po |  Italy | [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 | Austria | [16] |
.jpeg){kind=small} | 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 | Austria | [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 | Hungary | [33] |
 | European sturgeon - Europäische Stör / Esturgeon d'Europe / Sturys (Acipenser sturio) Note 1 | 176 kg | 388 lb | Alec Allen | 1932 | River Towy, Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire |  Wales | [34] |
 | Trout, Brown - Seeforelle / Truite De Lac / Trota Di Lago / Insjööring (Salmo trutta) | 17 kg | 37 lb 8 oz | Kurt Stenlund | 16 Oct 1991 | Storsjön, Gällivare kom Lappland | Sweden | [10] |
.jpg){kind=small} | Vendace - Kleine Maräne / Corégone blanc / Muikku (Coregonus albula) | 0.55 kg | 1 lb 3 oz | unknown | 1 Oct 2004 | Inarijärvi |  Finland | [36] |
 | Vimba - Zährte / Vimma / Vimbe (Vimba vimba) | 2.325 kg | 5 lb 2 oz | J. Müller | 21 May 1975 | Weser | Germany | [3] |
 | Whitefish - Renke / Sik / Siika (Coregonus lavaretus) | 7.08 kg | 15 lb 10 oz | Markku Taponen | 15 July 2000 | Sodankylä | Finland | [36] |
 | Zander - European Pikeperch / Gös / Sander / Luccioperca (Sander lucioperca) | 18.7 kg | 41 lb 4 oz | Friedrich Kraus | 1990 | Danube | Austria | [37] |
 | Ziege - Rasoir / Garda / Ožka (žuvis) (Pelecus cultratus) | 0.91 kg | 2 lb | Markku Pesonen | 2008 | Saimaar Lake | Finland | [38] |
 | Zingel - Tsingeli / Magyar bucó / Czop czarny (Zingel zingel) | 1.23 kg | 2 lb 11 oz | Gregor Käfer | 2011 | River Danube | Austria | [39] |
 | Blue Bream - Zope (Ballerus ballerus) | 2.2 kg | 4 lb 14 oz | Alexander Schulz | 2022 | Elbe | Germany | [40] |
Previous records
| Image | Species | Weight kg | Weight lb oz | Captor | Date | Water | Country | References / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbel (Barbus barbus) | 9.58 kg | 21 lb 1 oz | Grahame King | 22 April 2006 | Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire | England | [41] |
| Carp - karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa - Common, Mirror, Leather (Cyprinus carpio) | 49 kg | 108 lb | Marco Eichner Austria | 21 Oct 2017 | Euro Aqua Fishery, Nemesvita | Hungary | [42] |
| 48 kg | 105 lb 13 oz | Thomas Krist Czech Republic | May 2015 | Euro Aqua Fishery, Nemesvita | Hungary | [43] | ||
| 45.93 kg | 101 lb 4 oz | Roman Hanke Austria | 2 June 2012 | Euro Aqua Fishery, Nemesvita | Hungary | [44] | ||
| 45.49 kg | 100 lb 8 oz | Colin Smith England | April 2013 | Etang La Saussaie, Champagne (province) | France | [45][46] | ||
| 44.91 kg | 99 lb | Ambrose Smith England | 5 June 2010 | Les Graviers, Dijon | France | [47] | ||
| 42.64 kg | 94 lb | Martin Locke England | 6 January 2010 | Rainbow lake, Bordeaux | France | [48] | ||
| 41.28 kg | 91 lb | Nick Greenall England | April 2009 | Les Graviers, Dijon | France | [49] | ||
| 41.28 kg | 91 lb | Andre Komornicki England | April 2009 | Les Graviers, Dijon | France | [50] | ||
| 40.09 kg | 88 lb 6 oz | Graham Slaughter England | 22 May 2007 | Rainbow lake, Bordeaux | France | [51] | ||
| Pike - Hecht / Gädda / Brochet / Luccio (Esox lucius) | 25.3 kg | 55 lb 12 oz | Petar Filipov | January 2019 | 5 hectare Lake Bulgaria |  Bulgaria | [52] |
| 25 kg | 55 lb 1 oz | Lothar Louis | 16 October 1986 | Lake of Grefeern, Buhl | Germany | [3][53] | ||
| Wels Catfish - Europäischer Wels / Mal / Silure glane / Siluro (Silurus glanis) | 113.5 kg | 250 lb 3 oz | Roberto Godi | 5 Feb 2010 | River Po, Mantua, Lombardy | Italy | [54] |
| 112 kg | 246 lb 14 oz | Christophe Dubreuil France | September 2009 | River Ebro, Mequinenza, Province of Zaragoza | Spain | [55] | ||
| 110 kg | 242 lb 5 oz | Jakub Vagner Germany | 5 February 2009 | River Po | Italy | [54] | ||
See also
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.