Farnborough and district angling soceity record fish

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Caught By - Bill Mowat

Size - 27lb

Location - 

Fish Description

Mirror Carp (Cyprinus Carpio) are popular freshwater gamefish commonly found in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. Being a genetic mutation of the Common Carp, the Mirror Carp’s name comes from its irregular and patchy mirror-like scales that along with a fuller and rounder body make it quite easy to distinguish from its wild ancestor. These schooling bottom dwellers prefer rivers, streams and lakes with slow or standing water and abundant vegetation. Mirror Carp on on average grow to about 40-80 cm (15-30 in) and 2-14 kg (4-30 lb), but with luck you might land a 32 kg (70 lb) unique specimen and the world record for Mirror Carp is a massive 45kg (101 lb). Best bait for Carp is among others semolina balls, dough balls, corn and peas.

Caught By - Melvin Oxford

Size - 29lb 4oz

Location - 

Fish Description

 Common Carp (Cyprinus Carpio) is an extremely popular freshwater gamefish in many parts of Europe, and its popularity is rapidly growing in the USA as well. This species prefers large bodies of slow or standing water and soft, vegetative sediments. As carp are schooling fish, they usually stay in groups of five or more. Carp can grow to a maximum length of 120 cm (47 in), a maximum weight of over 40 kg (88 lb). But on average are about 45-95 cm (18-37 in) and 2-14 kg (4-30 lbs). Best bait for carp is semolina balls, dough balls, corn and peas, among others. 

Caught By - Ivan Muir 

Size - 3lb 4oz

Location - Shawfields Main Lake

Fish Description

 The crucian carp (Carassius carassius) is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions. Its name derives from the Low German karusse or karutze, possibly from Medieval Latin coracinus (a kind of river fish) 

 The crucian carp is a widely distributed European species, its range spanning from England to Russia; it is found as far north as the Arctic Circle in the Scandinavian countries, and as far south as central France and the region of the Black Sea. Its habitat includes lakes, ponds, and slow-moving rivers. It has been established that the fish is native to England and not introduced 

Caught By - Anthony Willatts 

Size - 3lb 6oz

Location - The River Blackwater

Fish Description

 European Perch (Perca Fluviatilis) commonly known as the English Perch or Common Perch is a predatory fish species of the Percidae family found in Europe and northern Asia. Inhabiting freshwater basins throughout these regions, the European Perch lives in slow-moving or still rivers, deep lakes and ponds. These fish are distinguished by their greenish coloration of the body with dark vertical bars on their sides and red fins. Adult Perch also have a hump between the head and dorsal fin. European Perch usually weigh from 0.5 to 1 kg (1.1 to 2.2 lb), with unique specimen sometimes reaching a weight of up to 2 kg (4 lb). Fully grown Perch feed mostly on invertebrates and other fish. 

Caught By - Bob Renshaw

Size - 25lb

Location - 

Fish Description

 Northern Pike (Esox lucius), is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes). Found in Europe and North America, the Northern Pike usually has a greyish-green body with light-yellow oval dots and no scales on the lower half of the gill cover. Pike grow to a relatively large size: lengths of up to 150 cm (59 in) and weights of 25 kg (55 lb). But the average length is about 100 cm (39 in) and average weight is 8 kg (17.5 lbs). Northern pike prefer to stay in heavy cover, waiting to ambush its unsuspecting prey. 

Caught By -K.Cooper

Size - 8lb 2oz

Location - 

Fish Description

 Tench (Tinca Tinca) is a freshwater gamefish of the Carp family commonly found throughout Europe and Asia. It specifically tends to inhabit slow-moving lakes and rivers, preferably with clay or muddy bottom abundant vegetation and low oxygen levels. Tench look somewhat similar to Сarp, and are distinguished by their plump bodies with very small scales, olive-green skin, and square-shaped tail fin. These fish usually grow in length to about 60-70 cm (1-2.2 ft) and weigh on average 2-3 kg (5-7 lb), but the record fish once caught in England weighed almost 7kg (15 lb). Tench are nocturnal predators, feeding mostly on plankton, insects, small crustaceans and other invertebrates. 

Caught By - Unknown

Size - 2lb 2oz

Location - 

Fish Description

Common Roach (Rutilus Rutilus) is a species of freshwater fish that belongs to the Carp family and is commonly spread throughout Europe and western Asia. Being very adaptable, these fish can inhabit both freshwater and brackish environments and survive in temperatures close to freezing, but usually dwell in lakes and slow rivers. Common Roach is a high-backed fish that is silvery blue in colour with reddish fins and red eyes. Mature specimen usually grow to a length of 15–40 cm (6–16 in) and can weigh up to 2 kg (4.5 lb). It feeds primarily on algae, aquatic vegetation, insect larvae, molluscs and other invertebrates.

Caught By - Unknown

Size - 1lb 10oz

Location - 

Fish Description

Common Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a freshwater game fish of the Carp family, widespread in Europe and middle Asia. This schooling fish prefers to inhabit clear lakes and slow rivers with plenty of aquatic vegetation. In appearance, Common Rudd’s stout body is similar to that of Common Roach, but is more golden in colour, with dark red fins and bright yellow eyes. These fish usually grow to the size of 0.2 - 1 kg (0.5 - 2.2 lb), but unique specimen can sometimes reach 1.5 kg (3.5 lb) in weight. Common Rudd mostly feeds on plants and insects.

Caught By - K.Cooper

Size - 8lb 10oz

Location - 

Fish Description

 Common Bream (Abramis Brama) is a species of freshwater gamefish belonging to the Carp family that is commonly spread throughout Europe, generally inhabiting lakes, ponds and slow-moving rivers with plenty of vegetation and muddy bottoms. Distinguished by their flat and high-backed bodies, Bream are usually silvery grey or bronze in color with dark grey fins. Common Bream usually grows to 30-55 cm (12-22 in) in length, weighing on average 1 to 3 kg (2.2 to 6.6 lb), but it's quite possible to catch a unique specimen of up to 5 kg (11 lb). These fish live in schools near the bottom, and tend to come closer to shore at night time to feed on larvae, worms, insects and plankton. 

Caught By - Graham King 

Size - 16lb 2oz

Location 

Fish Description

 Common Barbel (Barbus Barbus) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the Carp family. Native to northern and eastern Europe, these fish have been also introduced in countries like Scotland, Morocco and Italy. These fish prefer to inhabit deeper areas of clean, fast-flowing rivers with gravel or stone bottoms. The Common Barbel gets its name from the four whiskers located at the corners of its mouth, which it uses for finding food. It has a cylindrical body, typically silver or grey in colour with a pale belly and distinctively pinkish fins. Common Barbel can grow up to about 85 cm (34 in) in length, with a typical weight ranging from 2 to 5.5 kg (4 to 12 lb). It is also possible to land a unique specimen of up to 8.5 kg (17 lb) in mass. Their diet predominantly consists of bottom dwelling creatures like crustaceans, insect larvae and mollusks. 

Caught By - Mark Champion

Size - 6lb 8oz

Location - 

Fish Description

 Chub (Squalius cephalus) is a species of popular freshwater game fish of the Carp family that is widespread throughout Europe. Commonly referred to in North America as the European Chub, these fish tend to be eager to bite and easy to catch. As a rule, Chub prefer to inhabit slow moving rivers and other waterways with little or no current. Silvery-grey in colour, these fish can be recognized by their large black-edged scales and big mouths. Chub usually grow to a length of up to 60 cm (2 ft) and a weight of about 1.5 kg (3 lb), but it is possible to land a unique specimen of up to 4 kg (9 lb). Chub are voracious fish and prey primarily on insects, plants, and other fish. 

Caught By -Henry Bennett

Size - 10oz

Location - 

Fish Description

 Common Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) is a medium-sized omnivorous schooling diurnal fish. It can weigh more than 2 lbs (one kilogram) and reach about 40 centimetres in length. It lives in small rivers with clear water and moderate flow and is sometimes found in lakes or in brackish water at estuaries. Its juveniles often hide in holes and roots in coastal vegetation, and as they mature, they move to areas with faster currents. The Dace feeds mainly near the water surface. Its diet consists of small invertebrates, insects, and aquatic vegetation. It may prey on the fry of other fish and enjoys many types of cereals. If you’re hunting for the Dace with a spinning rod, using twitch retrieve will help you a lot. 

Caught By - Graham Bunting 

Size - 4lb

Location - 

Fish Description

 The European eel (Anguilla Anguilla) is a species of eel. They are critically endangered due to overfishing by fisheries on coasts for human consumption and parasites. 

 European eels are normally around 45–65 centimetres (18–26 in) and rarely reach more than 1.0 metre (3 ft 3 in), but can reach a length of up to 1.33 metres (4 ft 4 in) in exceptional cases. In addition, they range from having 110 to 120 vertebrae. While European eels tend to live approximately 15–20 years in the wild, some captive specimens have lived for over 80 years. A specimen known as "the Brantevik Eel" lived for 155 years in the well of a family home in Brantevik, a fishing village in southern Sweden 

Caught By - 

Size - Claim Above 1lb

Location - 

Fish Description

 Grayling (Thym allus Thymallus) is a species of freshwater fish of the Salmon family, that is widespread throughout all of Europe, from the United Kingdom and France up to the Ural Mountains in Russia. Grayling prefers to inhabit large fast flowing rivers with clean cold water. Graylings have elongated bodies with an oblong pointed head. Covered in small scales, these fish are greenish grey in colour with dark spots on their back, silvery white belly and a violet-red dorsal fin. Grayling usually don’t exceed 50 cm (21 in) in length with an average weight range from 0.5 to 1 kg (1 to 2.2 lb). However, unique specimen can grow to a mass of almost 3 kg (6.5 lb). These predatory fish feeds mostly on crustaceans, molluscs, small fish and insects. 

Caught By - 

Size - Claim Above 2oz

Location - 

Fish Description

Gudgeon (Gobio Gobio) - a small freshwater fish species of the Carp family, widely spread throughout central Eurоpe. These fish prefer to inhabit freshwater lakes and streams with moderate current and sandy bottom, where they like to stay in the deep. This fish is recognizable by its elongated but round body, greyish-golden in colour with a large flat head, a distinctly shaped triangular pectoral fin and one pair of barbels on its mouth. Gudgeon are usually under 12 cm (5 in) in length, with a weight of under 200 g (7 oz). Its diet primarily consists of small bottom-dwelling invertebrates, and this fish is itself often the object of prey for larger fish.