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's 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 (Aspius 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]
	Bream - Brachse - Braxen - Brème - Abramide (Common / comune) (abramis brama)	10.3 kg	22 lb 11 oz	Scot Crook	17 April 2012	Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton Lakes, Cambridgeshire,	England	[4]
	Common Barbel - Barbe (barbus barbus)	9.56 kg	21 lb 1 oz	Grahame King	22 April 2006	Great Ouse, Bedfordshire	England	[4]
	Common Iberian Barbel - Barbo Común ibérico (Luciobarbus bocagei)	11.5 kg	26 lb 6 oz	Mr. Felix	2007	Lagunas de Ruidera, Guadiana river	Spain	[5]
	Iberian Barbel (Comizo) - Comizo (luciobarbus comizo)	15.5 kg	34 lb 3 oz	Ramirez Vazquez	1993	Lagunas de Ruidera, Guadiana river	Spain	[5]
	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	[5]
	Burbot - Quappe - Lake - Barbotte - Bottatrice (lota lota)	8.5 kg	18 lb 12 oz	Margit Agren	22 Oct 1996	Angenmanelren	Sweden	[6][7]
	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	[8]
	Carp - karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa - Common, Mirror, Leather (cyprinus carpio)	48 kg	105 lb 13 oz	Thomas Krist  Czech Republic	May 2015	Euro Aqua Fishery, Nemesvita	Hungary	[9]
	Chub -Döbel / Färna / Chevaine / Cavedano (squalius cephalus)	5.523 kg	12 lb 3 oz	J. Wolfanger	1979	Vereinsgewässer	Germany	[3]
	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	[10]
	Dace - Hasel / Stäm / Leuscico comune (leuciscus leuciscus)	0.76 kg	1 lb 11 oz	Mario Grill	2007	Attersee	Austria	[11]
	Ide or Orfe Aland / L'ide. (Leuciscus idus)	5.5 kg	12 lb 2 oz	V. Korotkovs	1989	Lubāns	Latvia	[12]
	Grass Carp - Graskarpfen / Amur bílý / Graskarper (Ctenopharyngodon idella)	40.5 kg	89 lb 5 oz	Diem Szeles Sándor	21 Aug 1993	River Danube	Hungary	[8]
	Grayling - Äsche - Ombre - Temolo (Thymallus thymallus)	3.175 kg	7 lb	H.Baumann	1975	ABU Droppen, Danube	Germany	[3]
	Huchen (Danube salmon) -Hödekin -salmón del Danubio (hucho hucho) Note 2	58 kg	127 lb 14 oz	Halil Sofradžija	1938	Drina river, Dragojevic buk, Foča-Ustikolina	Bosnia	[13]
	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	[14]
	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	[15]
	Pike - Hecht / Gädda / Brochet / Luccio (esox lucius)	25 kg	55 lb 1 oz	Lothar Louis	16 October 1986	Lake of Grefeern, Buhl	Germany	[3][16]
	Roach - Rotauge / Mört / Gardon / rutilo (rutilus rutilus)	2.625 kg	5 lb 12oz	M. Müller	1981	Weser	Germany	[3]
	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)	6.91 kg	15 lb 3 oz 6 dr	Darren Ward	June 2001	Sheepwalk big pit, Shepperton, Middlesex	England	[4][17] [18]
	Atlantic Salmon -Atlantischer Lachs / Lax / Saumon / salmone (salmo salar)	35.89 kg	79 lb 2 oz	Henrik Henriksen	01 Jan 1928	Tana River	Norway	[19]
	Wels Catfish Mal / Silure glane / siluro (silurus glanis)	134.97 kg	297 lb 9 oz	Attila Zsedely  Hungary	11 March 2010	River Po	Italy	[20] [21]
	Siberian Sturgeon - Sibirische Stör / Esturió siberià / Esturgeon sibérien / Storione siberiano (Acipenser baerii) Note 2	32 kg	70 lb 8 oz	catcher ?	2012	Fishing paradise Pielachtal	Austria	[22]
	European or Common Sturgeon - Europäische Stör / esturgeon européen / Esturgeon d'Europe / Sturys (Acipenser sturio) Note 1	176 kg	388 lb	Alec Allen	1932	River Towy, Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire	Wales	[23] [24]
	Trout, Brown - Seeforelle / Truite De Lac / Trota Di Lago / Insjööring (Salmo trutta)	17 kg	37 lb 8 oz	Kurt Stenlund	16th Oct 1991	Storsjön, Gällivare kom Lappland	Sweden	[6]
	Vendace - Kleine Maräne / Corégone blanc / Muikku (Coregonus albula)	0.55 kg	1 lb 3 oz	unknown	01 Oct 2004	Inarijärvi	Finland	[25]
	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	[25]
	Zander - European Pikeperch / Gös / Sander / Luccioperca (Sander lucioperca)	18.7 kg	41 lb 4 oz	Friedrich Kraus	1990	Danube	Austria	[26]
	Ziege - Rasoir / Garda / Ožka (žuvis) (Pelecus cultratus)	0.91 kg	2 lb	Markku Pesonen	2008	Saimaar Lake	Finland	[27]
	Blue Bream - Zope (Abramis ballerus)	1.25 kg	2 lb 12 oz	L. Fietz	01 Aug 1981	Elbe	Germany	[3]

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.

See also

Angling records in the UK

References

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