The British shore and boat sea fishing records are a testament to the remarkable achievements of anglers who have ventured into the waters surrounding the British Isles. These records highlight the abundance and diversity of marine life along the coastline.
Anglers, whether casting from the shore or venturing out to sea on a boat, have embraced the challenge of landing the largest and most impressive catches.
The coastal waters of out Isles provide a rich habitat for various fish species, including cod, bass, pollock, mackerel, haddock, and many more.
This environment offers thrilling opportunities for both recreational and professional anglers to test their skills and experience the exhilaration of the hunt.
Our shores and seas have witnessed countless battles between anglers and fish, resulting in shattered records and the establishment of new ones.
Maintained by organisations like the British Record Fish Committee (BRFC) as part of the Angling Trust, the shore and boat sea fishing records serve as a benchmark for measuring angler prowess and the incredible range of fish species in these waters.
Anglers passionately pursue these records, driven by their love for the sport and the desire to achieve greatness. They employ various techniques, from shore casting with heavy tackle to venturing far offshore in search of legendary fish lurking beneath the waves.
As seasons change and fish migrate, new opportunities emerge for anglers to target different species and pursue specific records.
The prospect of breaking long-standing records acts as a powerful motivator, driving anglers to explore new locations, experiment with baits and lures, and refine their skills.
The British sea fishing records encompass not only individual triumphs but also reflect the longstanding tradition of angling and the profound connection between humans and the sea.
They inspire generations of anglers to embrace the challenge, ensuring that the coastal waters of Britain will continue to witness extraordinary angling achievements for years to come.
British Shore Sea Fishing Records List 2022
| Species | Weight: lbs - ozs - dms | Weight: kgs - gms | Year | Angler | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angler Fish Lophius Piscatorius | 68-02-0 | 30.899 | 1967 | H Legerton | Canvey Island, Essex |
| Bass Dicentrarchus Labrax | 19-12-0 | 8.958 | 2012 | John Stephenson | Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire |
| Black Fish Centrolophus Niger | 5-14-8 | 2.679 | 1998 | S Ostler | Aldbrough Beach, East Yorkshire |
| Blue Runner Caranx Crysos | 2-8-12 | 1.155 | 2007 | Nick Rogers | North Coast, Cornwall |
| Bogue Boops Boops | 1-15-4 | 0.885 | 1978 | S G Torode | Pembroke, Guernsey |
| Bonito Sarda Sarda | 3-0-8 | 1.382 | 2015 | J MacGregor | Hartlepool Heugh, Co. Durham |
| Bream - Black Spondyliosoma Cantharus | 6-8-6 | 2.959 | 2001 | Rosanne Guille | Creux Harbour, Sark |
| Bream - Couchs’ Sea Pagrus Pagrus | 3-4-7 | 1.486 | 2008 | Simon Newton | Belgrave Bay, Guernsey |
| Bream - Gilthead Sparus Aurata | 15-2-0 | 5.499 | 2017 | Robert Wheaton | Kingsbridge Estuary, Devon |
| Bream - Pandora Pagellus Erythrinus | 1-8-7 | 0.692 | 2001 | Phillip Jewell | Helford River, Cornwall |
| Bream - Ray’s Brama Brama | 7-15-12 | 3.621 | 1967 | G Walker | Crimdon Beach, Hartlepool |
| Bream - Red Pagellus Bogaraveo | 4-7-0 | 2.012 | 1979 | A Salmon | Alderney Lighthouse |
| Bream - Two-Banded Sea Diplodus Vulgaris | 0.083 | 2021 | S Huxster | Sark | |
| Bream - White Sea Diplodus Sargus | 3-03-02 | 1.445 | 2018 | Jason Touzel | West coast of Jersey |
| Brill Scophthalmus Rhombus | 8-3-0 | 3.723 | 2018 | R Edwards | Chesil Beach, Abbotsbury, Dorset |
| Bull Huss Scyliorhinus Stellaris | 19-14-0 | 9.015 | 1992 | G. Ebbs | Pwllheli Beach, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Catfish Anarhichas Lupus | 12-12-8 | 5.797 | 1978 | G M Taylor | Stonehaven, Scotland |
| Coalfish Pollachius Virens | 24-11-12 | 11.219 | 1995 | M Cammish | Filey Brigg, Yorkshire |
| Cod Gadus Morhua | 44-8-0 | 20.183 | 1966 | B Jones | Tom’s Point, Barry, Glamorgan |
| Conger Conger Conger | 68-8-0 | 31.072 | 1992 | M Larkin | Devil’s Point, Plymouth, Devon |
| Dab Limanda Limanda | 2-9-8 | 1.176 | 1936 | M L Watts | Morfa Beach, Port Talbot, Glamorgan |
| Dogfish - Black Mouthed Galeus Melastomus | 1-3-0 | 0.561 | 2021 | Gareth Griffiths | Oban |
| Dogfish - Lesser Spotted Scyliorhinus Canicula | 4-15-3 | 2.244 | 1988 | S Ramsey | Abbey Burnfoot, Kirkcudbright |
| Flounder Pleuronectes Flesus | 5-7-0 | 2.466 | 1994 | Barry Sokell | River Teign, Devon |
| Forkbeard - Greater Phycis Blennoides | 2-12-13 | 1.270 | 2012 | Morgan Parry | Roker, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear |
| Garfish Belone Belone | 3-9-8 | 1.630 | 2017 | Chris Davey | Slapton Sands, Devon |
| Greater Weever Trachinus Draco | 1-9-6 | 0.722 | 2014 | P Robinson | Porthtowan, Cornwall |
| Guinean Amberjack Seriola Carpenteri | 2-2-9 | 0.979 | 2004 | B Adams | The Lizard, Cornwall |
| Gurnard - Grey Eutrigla Gurnardus | 1-10-8 | 0.751 | 1989 | P El-Balawi | Newquay Headland, Cornwall |
| Gurnard - Red Aspitrigla Cuculus | 2-10-11 | 1.209 | 1976 | D Johns | Helford River, Glebe Cove, Cornwall |
| Gurnard - Streaked Trigloporus Lastoviza | 1-6-8 | 0.637 | 1971 | H Livingstone Smith | Loch Goil, Scotland |
| Gurnard - Yellow (Tubfish) Trigla Lucerna | 12-3-0 | 5.528 | 1976 | G J Reynolds | Langlan Bay, Wales |
| Haddock Melanogrammus Aeglefinus | 6-12-0 | 3.061 | 1976 | G B Stevenson | Loch Goil, Scotland |
| Haddock - Norway Sebastes Viviparus | 1-3-0 | 0.538 | 1973 | F P Fawke | Southend Pier, Essex |
| Hake Merluccius Merluccius | 3-8-2 | 1.590 | 1984 | W.S. Parry | Morfa Beach, Port Talbot |
| Ling Molva Molva | 21-10-0 | 9.809 | 1994 | K Smith | Seasons Point, Plymouth, Devon |
| Lumpsucker Cyclopterus Lumpus | 20-9-12 | 9.347 | 1987 | A J Perry | Weymouth Pier, Dorset |
| Mackerel Scomber Scombrus | 5-11-14 | 2.603 | 1982 | M A Kemp | Berry Head Quarry, Brixham |
| Mackerel - Atlantic Chub Scomber Colias | 1-15-15 | 0.905 | 2010 | Robert Lomas | Rocks, Pemberth Cove, Cornwall. |
| Megrim Lepidorhombus Whiffiagonis | 2-6-1 | 1.078 | 1987 | F J Williams | Porthcurno, Cornwall |
| Monkfish Squatina Squatina | 52-14-0 | 23.982 | 1984 | G S Bishop | Llwyngwril Beach, Gwynedd |
| Mullet - Golden Grey Liza Aurata | 3-8-8 | 1.601 | 2005 | D Woolcombe | Christchurch Harbour, Dorset. |
| Mullet - Red Mullus Surmuletus | 3-15-0 | 1.786 | 1996 | A Wright | Longy Bay, Alderney, Channel Islands. |
| Mullet - Thick-Lipped Grey Chelon Labrosus | 14-2-12 | 6.427 | 1979 | R S Gifford | The Leys, Aberthaw, Glamorgan |
| Mullet - Thin-Lipped Grey Liza Ramada | 8-8-13 | 3.88 | 2017 | Gary Marquis | East Coast, Guernsey |
| Pelamid - Bonito Sarda Sarda | 2-10-5 | 1.200 | 1996 | P Blanning | St Brides Bay, Pembroke |
| Plaice Pleuronectes Platessa | 8-6-14 | 3.822 | 1989 | R Moore | Southbourne Beach, Bournemouth |
| Pollack Pollachius Pollachius | 18-4-0 | 8.277 | 1986 | C Lowe | Abbotsbury, Dorset |
| Pouting Trisopterus Luscus | 4-9-0 | 2.069 | 1991 | R Andrews | Pembroke, Guernsey |
| Puffer Fish Lagocephalus Lagocephalus | 6-9-4 | 2.983 | 1985 | S Atkinson | Chesil Beach, Dorset |
| Ray - Blonde Raja Brachyura | 32-8-0 | 14.742 | 1986 | C M Reeves | Mannez Targets, Alderney |
| Ray - Blonde Raja Brachyura | 32-8-0 | 14.742 | 1994 | K Frain | Grosnez, Jersey |
| Ray - Cuckoo Raja Naevus | 4-10-0 | 2.097 | 1981 | C Wills | North Cliffs, Cornwall |
| Ray - Electric Torpedo Nobiliana | 52-11-0 | 23.897 | 1980 | M A Wills | Porthallow, Cornwall |
| Ray - Marbled Electric Torpedo Marmorata | 13-15-11 | 6.341 | 1990 | M E Porter | North Coast Jersey |
| Ray - Small-Eyed Raja Microocellata | 15-11-4 | 7.124 | 2016 | Adam Slack | Mothercombe, S. Devon |
| Ray - Spotted Raja Montagui | 8-5-0 | 3.770 | 1980 | D G Bowen | Mewslade Bay, South Wales. |
| Ray - Sting Dasyatis Pastinaca | 78-8-0 | 35.607 | 2015 | Guy Spriggs | Chesil Beach, Dorset |
| Ray - Thornback Raja Clavata | 22-11-8 | 10.305 | 2008 | Michael Johnsone | Salcombe Estuary, Devon. |
| Ray - Undulate Raja Undulata | 21-4-0 | 9.638 | 1983 | K Skinner | St Catherine’s Breakwater, Jersey |
| Rockling - 3-Bearded Gaidropsarus Vulgaris | 3-12-14 | 1.726 | 2001 | Michael Negus | The Lizard, Cornwall |
| Rockling - Shore Gaidropsarus Mediterraneus | 1-9-12 | 0.730 | 1992 | D Lane | Chesil Cove, Dorset |
| Salmon - Coho Oncorhynchus Kisutch | 1-8-1 | 0.681 | 1977 | R J McCracken | Petit Port, Guernsey |
| Scad - Horse Mackerel Trachurus Trachurus | 3-0-14 | 1.384 | 1981 | R Dillon | Cockenzie Power Station, Scotland |
| Sea Scorpion - Short-Spined Myoxocephalus Scorpius | 2-7-8 | 1.119 | 1982 | B G Logan | Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear |
| Shad - Allis Alosa Alosa | 4-12-7 | 2.166 | 1977 | P B Gerrard | Chesil Beach, Dorset |
| Shad - Twaite Alosa Fallax | 2-12-0 | 1.247 | 1978 | J W Martin | Garlieston, SW Scotland |
| Skate - Common Raja Batis | 169-6-0 | 76.828 | 1994 | G MacKenzie | Loch Roag, Isle of Lewis |
| Smoothhound - Starry Mustelus Asterias | 23-2-0 | 10.488 | 1972 | D Carpenter | Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex |
| Smoothhound Mustelus Mustelus | 20-3-0 | 9.157 | 2000 | P Orchard | Hillhead sea wall, Hampshire |
| Sole Solea Solea | 6-8-10 | 2.966 | 1991 | N V Guilmoto | Alderney |
| Sole - Lemon Microstomus Kitt | 2-7-11 | 1.124 | 1980 | W N Callister | Victoria Pier, Douglas, I.O.M |
| Spurdog Squalus Acanthias | 23-2-0 | 10.490 | 2018 | G Mitchell | Start Bay, South Devon |
| Sunfish Mola Mola | 49-4-0 | 22.338 | 1976 | M G H Merry | Fisherman’s Cover, Cornwall |
| Tadpole Fish Raniceps Raninus | 1-12-0 | 0.793 | 2005 | D McCormick | Bangor Harbour Co Down. Northern Ireland. |
| Tope Galeorhinus Galeus | 77-3-0 | 35.170 | 2018 | Ryan Wingfield | Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. |
| Trigger Fish Balistes Capriscus | 5-14-8 | 2.679 | 1995 | K Lydiard | Lynmouth Rocks, North Devon |
| Tunny - Big-Eyed Thunnus Obesus | 66-12-0 | 30.276 | 1985 | A L Pascoe | Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall |
| Turbot Scophthalmus Maximus | 28-8-0 | 12.926 | 1973 | J D Dorling | Dunwich Beach, E Suffolk |
| Whiting Merlangius Merlangus | 4-8-0 | 2.041 | 2014 | David Backler | Orford Ness |
| Witch Glyptocephalus Cynoglossus | 1-2-13 | 0.533 | 1967 | T J Barathy | Colwyn Bay, Wales |
| Wrasse - Ballan Labrus Bergylta | 9-1-0 | 4.110 | 1998 | Peter Hegg | Portland, Dorset |
| Wrasse - Cuckoo Labrus Mixtus | 1-12-9 | 0.809 | 1999 | Mark Hooper | Rosaire, Herm |
British Boat Sea Fishing Records List 2022
| Species | Weight: lbs - ozs - dms | Weight: kgs - gms | Year | Angler | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaco Jack Seriola Rivioliana | 2-2-0 | .963 | 2018 | Kevin Copeland | Reef off Milford Haven |
| Angler Fish Lophius Piscatorius | 94-12-4 | 42.985 | 1985 | S M A Neill | Belfast Lough, N.I. |
| Bass Dicentrarchus Labrax | 19-9-2 | 8.876 | 1987 | P McEwan | Reculvers, Herne Bay, Kent |
| Black Fish Centrolophus Niger | 3-10-8 | 1.658 | 1972 | J Semple | Heads of Ayr, Scotland |
| Bluemouth Helicolenus Dactylopterus | 3-2-8 | 1.431 | 1976 | Anne Lyngholm | Loch Shell, Stornoway, Scotland |
| Bogue Boops Boops | 1-13-0 | 0.822 | 1981 | K McBride | Eddystone Reef |
| Bonito Sarda Sarda | 8-13-4 | 4.004 | 1969 | J Parnell | Torbay, South Devon |
| Bream - Black Spondyliosoma Cantharus | 6-14-4 | 3.125 | 1977 | J A Garlick | Wreck off S Devon Coast, Torquay, Devon |
| Bream - Couchs’ Sea Pagrus Pagrus | 9-5-3 | 4.229 | 2011 | Richard Le Prevost | Guernsey West Coast |
| Bream - Gilthead Sparus Aurata | 10-2-0 | 4.592 | 2015 | Roger Simcox | Salcombe Estuary, Devon |
| Bream - Pandora Pagellus Erythrinus | 3-6-12 | 1.552 | 1997 | C Stone | Newquay coast, Cornwall |
| Bream - Ray’s Brama Brama | 6-3-13 | 2.829 | 1978 | L/Cpl J Holland | Barra Head, Scotland |
| Bream - Red Pagellus Bogaraveo | 9-8-12 | 4.330 | 1974 | B Reynolds | Mevagissey, Cornwall |
| Bream - Two-Banded Sea Diplodus Vulgaris | 1-8-0 | 0.697 | 2021 | M Toogood | Padstow |
| Brill Scophthalmus Rhombus | 16-0-0 | 7.257 | 1950 | A Fisher | Derby Haven, Isle of Man |
| Bull Huss Scyliorhinus Stellaris | 22-4-0 | 10.092 | 1986 | M L Hall | Minehead, Somerset |
| Catfish Anarhichas Lupus | 26-4-0 | 11.906 | 1989 | S P Ward | Whitby, Yorkshire |
| Coalfish Pollachius Virens | 37-5-0 | 16.923 | 1986 | D Brown | South of Eddystone, Plymouth, Devon |
| Cod Gadus Morhua | 58-6-0 | 26.478 | 1992 | Noel Cook | North Sea, off Whitby |
| Comber Serranus Cabrilla | 1-13-0 | 0.822 | 1977 | B Phillips | Mounts Bay, Cornwall |
| Conger Conger Conger | 133-4-0 | 60.442 | 1995 | Victor Evans | Berry Head, Torquay, Devon |
| Dab Limanda Limanda | 2-12-4 | 1.254 | 1975 | R. Islip | Gairlock, Wester Ross, Scotland |
| Dogfish - Black Mouthed Galeus Melastomus | 2-14-0 | 1.305 | 2010 | David Craig | Islandmagee, Northern Ireland |
| Dogfish - Lesser Spotted Scyliorhinus Canicula | 4-9-0 | 2.069 | 2005 | M Donnelly | Fleetwood, Lancs |
| Flounder Pleuronectes Flesus | 5-11-8 | 2.593 | 1956 | A G L Cobbledick | Fowey, Cornwall |
| Forkbeard - Greater Phycis Blennoides | 4-11-4 | 2.133 | 1969 | M Woodgate | Falmouth Bay, Cornwall |
| Garfish Belone Belone | 3-9-8 | 1.630 | 1994 | A Saunders | Mount Bay, Cornwall |
| Greater Weever Trachinus Draco | 2-2-7 | 0.976 | 1999 | R Pope | Porthcurno, Lands End, Cornwall |
| Greater Amberjack Seriola Dumerili | 1-7-1 | 0.655 | 2010 | Neil McDonnell | West Coast,Lundy, Bristol Channel |
| Guinean Amberjack Seriola Carpenteri | 1-6-10 | 0.641 | 2000 | G. Staples | Noir Pute, East of Herm |
| Gurnard - Grey Eutrigla Gurnardus | 2-7-8 | 1.120 | 2013 | Kristian Quenault | Plymouth |
| Gurnard - Red Aspitrigla Cuculus | 3-2-2 | 1.421 | 2011 | Emma Hodge | Falmouth Bay, Cornwall |
| Gurnard - Streaked Trigloporus Lastoviza | 1-7-15 | 0.680 | 2019 | Ben Wallis | Helford River, Cornwall |
| Gurnard - Yellow (Tubfish) Trigla Lucerna | 11-7-4 | 5.195 | 1952 | C W King | Wallasey, Cheshire |
| Haddock Melanogrammus Aeglefinus | 13-11-4 | 6.215 | 1978 | G Bones | Falmouth, Cornwall |
| Haddock - Norway Sebastes Viviparus | 1-13-8 | 0.836 | 1975 | T Barrett | Southend-on-Sea, Essex |
| Hake Merluccius Merluccius | 25-12-14 | 11.706 | 1997 | R. Roberts | Loch Etive, Scotland |
| Halibut Hippoglossus Hippoglossus | 234-0-0 | 106.136 | 1979 | C. Booth | Dunnet Head, off Scrabster, Scotland |
| Herring Clupea Harengus | 1-1-0 | 0.481 | 1973 | B. Barden | Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex |
| John Dory - St Peter's Fish Zeus Faber | 11-14-0 | 5.386 | 1977 | J. Johnson | Newhaven, E Sussex |
| Ling Molva Molva | 67-5-0 | 30.533 | 2013 | J Isbister | Muckle Flugga, Shetland Isles |
| Lumpsucker Cyclopterus Lumpus | 10-12-10 | 4.493 | 1986 | J McCoy | River Tyne Estuary |
| Mackerel Scomber Scombrus | 6-2-7 | 2.790 | 1984 | W J Chapple | Penberth Cove, Cornwall |
| Mackerel - Atlantic Chub Scomber Colias | 1-15-0 | 0.879 | 2015 | Colin Marquis | Hoffets, West coast of Guernsey |
| Megrim Lepidorhombus Whiffiagonis | 3-12-8 | 1.715 | 1973 | P Christie | Loch Gairloch, Scotland |
| Monkfish Squatina Squatina | 66-0-0 | 29.936 | 1965 | C G Chalk | Shoreham, Sussex |
| Mullet - Golden Grey Liza Aurata | 2-15-4 | 1.340 | 2013 | Naomi Coulson | Brixham Harbour, Devon |
| Mullet - Red Mullus Surmuletus | 3-7-0 | 1.559 | 1981 | M T Hamel | Petils Bay, Guernsey |
| Mullet - Thick-Lipped Grey Chelon Labrosus | 10-1-0 | 4.564 | 1952 | P C Libby | Portland, Dorset |
| Mullet - Thin-Lipped Grey Liza Ramada | 8-7-4 | 3.834 | 2015 | Ollie Stenning | East coast, Guernsey |
| Opah Lampris Guttatus | 128-0-0 | 58.057 | 1973 | A R Blewett | Mounts Bay, Penzance |
| Perch - Dusky Epinephelus Marginatus | 28-0-0 | 12.700 | 1973 | D Cope | Durlston Head, Dorset |
| Plaice Pleuronectes Platessa | 10-3-8 | 4.635 | 1974 | H Gardiner | Longa Sound, Scotland |
| Pollack Pollachius Pollachius | 29-4-0 | 13.267 | 1987 | W S Mayes | Dungeness, Kent |
| Pouting Trisopterus Luscus | 5-8-0 | 2.494 | 1969 | R Armstrong | Berry Head, Devon |
| Ray - Blonde Raja Brachyura | 39-10-2 | 17.977 | 2006 | S Underwood | Brixham, Devon |
| Ray - Bottle-Nosed Raja Alba | 76.0.0 | 34.471 | 1970 | R Bulpitt | The Needles, I.O.W |
| Ray - Cuckoo Raja Naevus | 5-11-0 | 2.579 | 1975 | V Morrison | Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland |
| Ray - Eagle Myliobatis Aquila | 101-14-6 | 46.221 | 2004 | R Lewis | St Catherines Bay, I.O.W |
| Ray - Electric Torpedo Nobiliana | 96-1-0 | 43.571 | 1975 | N J Cowley | Dodman Point, Cornwall |
| Ray - Marbled Electric Torpedo Marmorata | 13-8-1 | 6.124 | 2020 | Jason Le Noury | South Coast Guernsey |
| Ray - Small-Eyed Raja Microocellata | 17-8-0 | 7.938 | 1991 | S Storey | Watchet, N Somerset |
| Ray - Spotted Raja Montagui | 8-10-8 | 3.926 | 1998 | A Hodge | Whitsands Bay, Cornwall |
| Ray - Sting Dasyatis Pastinaca | 72-2-0 | 32.715 | 1996 | P Burgess | River Blackwater, Essex |
| Ray - Thornback Raja Clavata | 31-7-0 | 14.260 | 1981 | J Wright | Liverpool Bay |
| Ray - Undulate Raja Undulata | 22-13-0 | 10.360 | 2016 | S Juggins | Weymouth, Dorset |
| Rockling - 3-Bearded Gaidropsarus Vulgaris | 3-4-4 | 1.481 | 1992 | C Hurst | South off the Isle of Wight |
| Rockling - Shore Gaidropsarus Mediterraneus | 0-12-10 | 0.358 | 2000 | J Simmonds | Redcliff Point, Weymouth, Dorset |
| Scad - Horse Mackerel Trachurus Trachurus | 3-8-0 | 1.588 | 1978 | Graham Eden | Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall |
| Sea Scorpion - Short-Spined Myoxocephalus Scorpius | 2-3-0 | 0.992 | 1973 | R Stephenson | Great Cumbrae Island, Scotland |
| Shad - Twaite Alosa Fallax | 2-4-2 | 1.024 | 1985 | D Protheroe | Barry, S Wales |
| Shark - Blue Prionace Glauca | 218-0-0 | 98.878 | 1959 | N Sutcliffe | Looe, Cornwall |
| Shark - Mako Isurus Oxyrhinchus | 500-0-0 | 226.786 | 1971 | J M Yallop | Eddystone Light, Plymouth, Devon |
| Shark - Porbeagle Lamna Nasus | 507-0-0 | 229.975 | 1993 | C Bennett | Dunnet Head, Scotland |
| Shark - Six-Gilled Hexanchus Griseus | 9-8-0 | 4.309 | 1976 | F E Beeton | South of Penlee Point, Plymouth |
| Shark - Thresher Alopias Vulpinus | 323-0-0 | 146.504 | 1982 | Steve Mills | Nab Tower, off Portsmouth |
| Skate - Common Raja Batis | 227-0-0 | 102.961 | 1986 | R Banks | Tobermory, Inner Hebrides |
| Smoothhound - Starry Mustelus Asterias | 28-2-0 | 12.757 | 1998 | A Bowering | Minehead, Bristol Channel |
| Smoothhound Mustelus Mustelus | 28-0-0 | 12.700 | 1969 | A T Chilvers | Heacham, Norfolk |
| Sole Solea Solea | 4-6-0 | 1.984 | 2005 | M Le Moignan | Lepe Beach, Western Solent. |
| Sole - Lemon Microstomus Kitt | 3-4-14 | 1.499 | 2006 | Garry Newcombe | Teignmouth, Devon |
| Spurdog Squalus Acanthias | 25-4-0 | 11.477 | 2017 | Shane Salmon | Hastings, East Sussex |
| Sunfish Mola Mola | 108-0-0 | 48.986 | 1976 | T F Sisson | Saundersfoot, Wales |
| Tadpole Fish Raniceps Raninus | 1-6-4 | 0.630 | 2003 | A Gray | Mouth of River Tyne |
| Tope Galeorhinus Galeus | 82-8-0 | 37.422 | 1991 | R Chatfield | Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex |
| Torsk Brosme Brosme | 15-12-11 | 7.163 | 2005 | H Foster | Mowsa, Shetland |
| Trigger Fish Balistes Capriscus | 6-4-14 | 2.859 | 2002 | Peter Phillips | Tywyn Beach, Wales |
| Tunny Thunnus Thynnus | 851-0-0 | 385.989 | 1933 | L Mitchell-Henry | Whitby, Yorks |
| Tunny - Long-Finned Thunnus Alalunga | 4-12-0 | 2.155 | 1990 | B Cater | Salcombe Estuary, Devon |
| Turbot Scophthalmus Maximus | 33-12-0 | 15.308 | 1980 | Roger Simcox | Salcombe, Devon |
| Whiting Merlangius Merlangus | 7-6-0 | 3.345 | 2012 | Mark Curtis | Plymouth, Devon |
| Whiting - Blue (Poutassou) Micromesistius Poutassou | 1-12-0 | 0.793 | 1977 | J H Anderson | Loch Fyne, Scotland |
| Wrasse - Ballan Labrus Bergylta | 9-7-12 | 4.302 | 1999 | Tony Heart | Jersey |
| Wrasse - Cuckoo Labrus Mixtus | 2-7-12 | 1.126 | 1998 | K Marden | Dungeness, Kent |
| Wreckfish Polyprion Americanus | 11-14-12 | 5.407 | 2001 | Patrick Banks | Poole |