The British Record rod-caught Fish Committee meets as and when necessary, the most recent occasion ratified the following new records listed below.
In attendance were representatives of the National ­Federation of Anglers, Salmon and Trout Association, Specialist Anglers Alliance and the National Federation of Sea Anglers.
The meeting, in the absence of Mr RW Page was chaired by Mr C Scull, and although Mr Alwyne Wheeler the Scientific Adviser was also unable to attend, his advice on all claims had previously been sought.

The following claims for British Records were accepted:

BOAT RECORD – SEA FISH

BREAM, COUCH’S SEA (Pagrus pagrus): 4 lbs 14 ozs 4 drms (2.218 kg), caught by Mr. Stephen Condick on the 31^st December, 2001, on the Quies off Newquay, Cornwall.

WRECKFISH  (Polyprion americanus): 11 lbs 14 ozs 12 drms (5.407 kg), caught by Mr. Patrick Banks on the 13^th October, 2001 from a mid channel wreck SSW of Poole Harbour

SHORE RECORD – SEA FISH

BREAM, BLACK  (Spondyliosoma cantharus): 6 lbs 8 ozs 6 drms (2.959 kg), caught by Rosanne Guille, on the 31^st October, 2001 in Creux Harbour, Sark, Channel Islands. 

BREAM, PANDORA (Pagellus erythrinus): 1 lb 8 ozs 7 drms (692 grms), caught by Mr. Phillip Jewell on the 8^th October, 2001 in the Helford River, Cornwall.

MINI RECORDS – SEA FISH:

BLUE RUNNER (Caranx crysos):  175 grams (6 ozs 2 drms), caught by Mr. Peter Godden on the 21^st October, 2001 from Walmer Beach, Deal, Kent.

WRASSE, BAILLON’S (Crenilabrus bailloni): 198 grams (7ozs), caught by Mr. Len Le Page on the 22^nd November, 2001 from St. Peter Port Breakwater, Guernsey.

WRASSE, GOLSINNY (Ctenolabrus rupestris): 100 grams (3 ozs 8 drams),  caught by Mr. Brain Turnbull on the 15^th September, 2001 from boat in the North Sea, approximately one mile north east of  Berwick on Tweed.

WRASSE, ROCK COOK (Centrolabrus exoletus): 109 grams (3 ozs 13 drams), caught by Mr. Andrew Drysdale on the 27^th September, 2001 from boat approximately one mile off Newquay, Cornwall.

FRESHWATER FISH RECORDS

COARSE FISH

BARBEL (Barbus barbus): 19 lbs 6 ozs 8 drms (8.802 kg), caught by Mr. Steve Curtin, on the 27^th October, 2001 from the Adams Mill, River Great Ouse, Bedfordshire.

CARP, (Cyprinus carpio): 59 lbs 12 ozs, (27.102 kg) caught by Mr. Mark Toland on the 5^th September, 2001 at Conningbrook, Kent.

PERCH (Perca fluviatilis):  5 lbs 9 ozs 8 drms (2.537 kg ), caught by Master Dean Rawlings, aged 11 years on the 28^th March, 2002 at Glebe Lake, Fringford.

EQUAL RECORD

RUDD  (Scardinius erythrophthalmus):  4 lbs 10 ozs (2.097 kg ), caught by the present record holder Mr. Simon Parry on the 7^th October, 2001 at Clay Lake, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland.

GAME FISH

NATURAL

TROUT, BROWN (Salmo trutta):  31 lbs 12 ozs (14.401 kg ), caught by Mr. Brian Rutland on the 15^th March, 2002 at Lock Awe, Argull, Scotland.

NOTES:-

Claims: The following claims for records were deferred pending further information being made available by the claimant.

MULLET, GREY (Chelon labrosus): caught from boat by Master Christopher Harris (aged 14), in the River Crouch, Essex.  at a weight of 11 lbs.

BREAM, COMMON BRONZE (Abramis brama):  caught by Mr. Tom Huntley at a weight of  18 lbs 15 ozs.

CARP, (Cyprinus carpio): caught by Mr. Gary Bayes at a weight of 61lbs 2 ozs.

CARP, GRASS (Ctenopharyngodon idella):caught by Mr.Kevin Ballard at a weight of 39lbs 2oz.