Angling records of Europe

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

Drina River in Foča-Ustikolina municipality, East Bosnia. Venue for the capture of the 58 kg European record Huchen(hucho hucho) in 1938

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 kg7 lbMr. Michou2008Blavet River France[1]
Asp - Aspe - Aspio (Aspius aspius)10.3 kg22 lb 11 ozMiroslav Šajdák2008Vah River, Nosicky Canal Slovakia[2]
European Eel - Aal - Anguille - Anguilla (anguilla anguilla) Note 16.04 kg13 lb 5 ozG.Cadora1991Niepkuhle Germany[3]
Bream - Brachse - Braxen - Brème - Abramide (Common / comune) (abramis brama)10.3 kg22 lb 11 ozScot Crook17 April 2012Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes, Cambridgeshire, England[4]
Common Barbel - Barbe (barbus barbus)9.58 kg21 lb 2 ozColin Smithson7 November 2019Sussex River, Sussex England[5]
Common Iberian Barbel - Barbo Común ibérico (Luciobarbus bocagei)11.5 kg26 lb 6 ozMr. Felix2007Lagunas de Ruidera, Guadiana river Spain[6]
Comizo Barbel - Comizo (luciobarbus comizo)16.8 kg37 lbDavid Aldana1 March 2017Lago Penarolla Spain[7] Image by total-fishing.com
Andalusian Barbel - Barbo andaluz andalusische Barbe - barbeau andalouse (Luciobarbus sclateri)4.1 kg9 lb 1 ozPeter Staggs  Netherlands2000Las Tortugas Lake, Nueva Andalucía Spain[6]
Burbot - Quappe - Lake - Barbotte - Bottatrice (lota lota)8.5 kg18 lb 12 ozMargit Agren22 Oct 1996Angenmanelren Sweden[8][9]
Chub - Döbel / Färna / Chevaine / Cavedano (squalius cephalus)5.523 kg12 lb 3 ozJ. Wolfanger1979Vereinsgewässer Germany[3]
Crucian carp - Karausche / Carrassin / Carassio (carassius carassius)3.64 kg8 lbB. Spörlein2005Lake at Strössendorf Germany[3]
Goldfish - Goudvis / Poisson rouge / Carassio (Carassius auratus)3.2 kg7 lb 1 ozBrian Jensen2006Lake in Denmark TBC Denmark[10]
Bighead Carp - Cardona / Tolstolobec pestrý / Grootkopkarper / carpa testa grossa (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)77.5 kg170 lb 14 ozDiem János14 July 2009Lake Tisza (hu:Tisza-tó), (Kisköre Reservoir) Hungary[11]
Carp - karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa - Common, Mirror, Leather (cyprinus carpio)51.2 kg112 lb 14 ozMichel Schoenmakers  Netherlands23 Nov 2018Euro Aqua Fishery, Nemesvita Hungary[12]
Silver Carp - Carpe d'argent / srebrny karp / zilveren/ Silberkarpfen (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)41.5 kg91 lb 8 ozWerner Schwingenschlögl2018Baggersee Schweitzer Grube Austria[13]
Dace - Hasel / Stäm / Leuscico comune (leuciscus leuciscus)0.76 kg1 lb 11 ozMario Grill2007Attersee Austria[14]
Ide or Orfe Aland / L'ide. (Leuciscus idus)5.5 kg12 lb 2 ozV. Korotkovs1989Lubāns Latvia[15]
Grass Carp - Graskarpfen / Amur bílý / Graskarper (Ctenopharyngodon idella)40.5 kg89 lb 5 ozDiem Szeles Sándor21 Aug 1993River Danube Hungary[11]
Grayling - Äsche - Ombre - Temolo (Thymallus thymallus)3.175 kg7 lbH.Baumann1975ABU Droppen, Danube Germany[3]
Huchen (Danube salmon) - Hödekin -salmón del Danubio (hucho hucho) Note 258 kg127 lb 14 ozHalil Sofradžija1938Drina river, Dragojevic buk, Foča-Ustikolina Bosnia[16]
Mullet - Thin-Lipped Grey / Meeräsche / mulle / triglia (liza ramada)3.45 kg7 lb 9ozShaun Sillett20 August 2012Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk England[17]
Common Nase - Nose / nasus (Chondrostoma nasus)3.4 kg7 lb 8ozDieter Lindemann10 Feb 2006Rhine Germany[3]
Perch - (Fluß) Barsch / Abborre / Perche / Persico (Perca fluviatilis)3.75 kg8 lb 4 ozStephan Gockel2010Meuse River Netherlands[18]
Pike - Hecht / Gädda / Brochet / Luccio (esox lucius)26.7 kg58 lb 14 ozLukas MatejkaOctober 2019Lake in Bohemia Czech Republic[19]
Prussian carp - Silver or Gibel karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa (Carassius gibelio)4.84 kg10 lb 11 ozJan Zablocki2009Kocher River, Germany Germany[20]
Roach - Rotauge / Mört / Gardon / rutilo (rutilus rutilus)2.625 kg5 lb 12 ozM. Müller1981Weser Germany[3]
Rudd - Rotfeder / Sarv / Gardon Rouge / Scardola (pinne rosse) (scardinius erythrophthalmus)2.7 kg5 lb 15 ozS.Nagel1976Weser Germany[3]
Tench - Barn / Sutare / Tanche / Tinca (tinca tinca)6.91 kg15 lb 3 oz 6 drDarren WardJune 2001Sheepwalk big pit, Shepperton, Middlesex England[4][21][22]
Atlantic Salmon - Atlantischer Lachs / Lax / Saumon / salmone (salmo salar)35.89 kg79 lb 2 ozHenrik Henriksen1 Jan 1928Tana River Norway[23]
Wels Catfish Mal / Silure glane / siluro (silurus glanis)134.97 kg297 lb 9 ozAttila Zsedely  Hungary11 March 2010River Po Italy[24]

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Siberian Sturgeon - Sibirische Stör / Esturió siberià / Esturgeon sibérien / Storione siberiano (Acipenser baerii) Note 232 kg70 lb 8 ozcatcher ?2012Fishing paradise, Pielachtal Austria[13]
European or Common Sturgeon - Europäische Stör / esturgeon européen / Esturgeon d'Europe / Sturys (Acipenser sturio) Note 1176 kg388 lbAlec Allen1932River Towy, Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire Wales[26]

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Trout, Brown - Seeforelle / Truite De Lac / Trota Di Lago / Insjööring (Salmo trutta)17 kg37 lb 8 ozKurt Stenlund16 Oct 1991Storsjön, Gällivare kom Lappland Sweden[8]
Vendace - Kleine Maräne / Corégone blanc / Muikku (Coregonus albula)0.55 kg1 lb 3 ozunknown1 Oct 2004Inarijärvi Finland[28]
Vimba - Zährte / Vimma / Vimbe (Vimba vimba)2.325 kg5 lb 2 ozJ. Müller21 May 1975Weser Germany[3]
Whitefish - Renke / Sik / Siika (Coregonus lavaretus)7.08 kg15 lb 10 ozMarkku Taponen15 July 2000Sodankylä Finland[28]
Zander - European Pikeperch / Gös / Sander / Luccioperca (Sander lucioperca)18.7 kg41 lb 4 ozFriedrich Kraus1990Danube Austria[29]
Ziege - Rasoir / Garda / Ožka (žuvis) (Pelecus cultratus)0.91 kg2 lbMarkku Pesonen2008Saimaar Lake Finland[30]
Blue Bream - Zope (Abramis ballerus)1.25 kg2 lb 12 ozL. Fietz1 Aug 1981Elbe Germany[3]

Previous records
Image Species Weight kg Weight lb oz Captor Date Water Country References / Notes
Barbel (Barbus barbus)9.58 kg21 lb 1 ozGrahame King22 April 2006Great Ouse, Adam's Mill, Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire England[31]
Carp - karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa - Common, Mirror, Leather (cyprinus carpio)49 kg108 lbMarco Eichner  Austria21 Oct 2017Euro Aqua Fishery, Nemesvita Hungary[32]
48 kg105 lb 13 ozThomas Krist  Czech RepublicMay 2015Euro Aqua Fishery, Nemesvita Hungary[33]
45.93 kg101 lb 4 ozRoman Hanke  Austria2 June 2012Euro Aqua Fishery, Nemesvita Hungary[34]
45.49 kg100 lb 8 ozColin Smith  EnglandApril 2013Etang La Saussaie, Champagne (province) France[35][36]
44.91 kg99 lbAmbrose Smith  England5 June 2010Les Graviers, Dijon France[37]
42.64 kg94 lbMartin Locke  England6 January 2010Rainbow lake, Bordeaux France[38]
41.28 kg91 lbNick Greenall  EnglandApril 2009Les Graviers, Dijon France[39]
41.28 kg91 lbAndre Komornicki  EnglandApril 2009Les Graviers, Dijon France[40]
40.09 kg88 lb 6 ozGraham Slaughter  England22 May 2007Rainbow lake, Bordeaux France[41]
Pike - Hecht / Gädda / Brochet / Luccio (esox lucius)25.3 kg55 lb 12 ozPetar FilipovJanuary 20195 hectare Lake Bulgaria Bulgaria[42]
25 kg55 lb 1 ozLothar Louis16 October 1986Lake of Grefeern, Buhl Germany[3][43]
Wels Catfish Mal / Silure glane / siluro (silurus glanis)113.5 kg250 lb 3 ozRoberto Godi5 Feb 2010River Po, Mantua, Lombardy Italy[44]
112 kg246 lb 14 ozChristophe Dubreuil  FranceSeptember 2009River Ebro, Mequinenza, Province of Zaragoza Spain[45]
110 kg242 lb 5 ozJakub Vagner  Germany5 February 2009River Po Italy[44]

See also

Angling records in the UK

Notes

Note 1 - European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) 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.

References
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  2. "Naj úlovky rybár MO SRZ Púchovský. (Top angler catches MO SRZ Púchovský, Slovakia)". puchovskyrybar.wbl.sk. 11 December 2013.
  3. "Deutsche rekord liste". Fischundfang.de. 2013.
  4. "British Record Coarse Fish List(correct at December 14, 2012)". Angler's Mail. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  5. "British Record Coarse Fish List January 1, 2020)". Angler's Mail. 2020.
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  39. "The Scar World record carp 91lb Les Graviers France Nick Greenall". Worldrecordcarp.com. 14 December 2009.
  40. "New 91lb Mirror Carp World Record Set Andre Komornicki". total-fishing.com. 23 October 2008.
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