canal fish records

Mark_Roberson · #1

Zander 13lb 9oz from coventry canal 2011
Tench 8lb 8oz from leicester canal 1950
Roach 2lb 4oz 8dr the gloucester canal 1971
Pike 31lb 14oz from exeter ship canal 2010
Perch a wopping 4lb 4oz from grand union canal 2012
Some great fish there

#2

Amazed that canal tench record has not been bettered in 63 years ?

#3

Any idea of the carp record Mark?

#4

Over 40 lb according to this:

http://www.advancedcarpfishing.com/news ... nal-beauty

Mark_Roberson · #5

Tk the official British record canal caught carp is 43lb 2oz , which was taken from the Exeter ship canal in 1990 by I think pete Gregory .

#6

Tk the official British record canal caught carp is 43lb 2oz , which was taken from the Exeter ship canal in 1990 by I think pete Gregory .

Ta Mark

MarkV · #7

Just a couple of months ago, you may have heard, an absolutely astounding Roach of 2-3-11 was caught by design, from the North Oxford Canal in Coventry, on the float. Captor, George Burton

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Some fish for a narrow canal ... and pushing that record !

Much groundwork has been done by Jeff Hatt after these fish.

Though I dream the dream, haven't got the patience to have a go myself.

#8

What about the 86 lb trout from the Llangollen Canal?

Mark_Roberson · #9

Must admit I thought the roach record for the canal might have been more

but a two pound roach from anywhere is a lovely fish

#10

That 43 lb carp came from the Lime Kilns area of the Exeter Canal, - it was one of the original stock reputed to be 50 years old.

Several roach of over 2 lb have come out of the Coventry Canal at Nuneaton. I remember one of 2 lb 9 oz odd in a Warwickshire WL.

As for that 86 lb trout I'll knock 80 lb off it if you knock 8 oz off that perch

Perch of 4 lb 2 oz have come off the Shroppie at Norbury.