Eligible Species
Irish Speceimen Fish Committee record and specimen weights for Irish trophy fish

Freshwater Species

Irish Record Weight

Specimen Weight

Identification Requirements

Bream (Abramis brama) 12lbs 3ozs 3.402 kg (7.5 lbs )

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Carp (Cyprinus carpio) 29lbs 13ozs 5.443 kg (12 lbs )

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Dace (Leuciscus leucsus) 1lb 2ozs 0.35 kg (0.772 lbs)

Scales* & photographs*

Eel (Anguilla anguilla) 6lbs 15ozs 1.361 kg (3 lbs)

Body for any freshwater eel taken in tidal waters

Perch (Perca fluviatilis) 5lbs 8ozs 1.2 kg (2.646 lbs )

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Pike (Esox lucius) Lake 42lbs 12ozs 13.608 kg (30 lbs )

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Pike (Esox lucius) River 42lbs 9.072 kg (20 lbs )

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Roach (Rutilus rutilus) 1.425kgs 0.907 kg (2 lbs)

Scales* & photographs*

Roach Bream Hybrid 7lbs 1.6 kg (3.528 lbs)

Scales* & photographs*

Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthamus) 4lbs 8ozs 1.021 kg (2.25 lbs)

Scales* & photographs*

Rudd Bream Hybrid 7lbs 10ozs 1.361 kg (3lbs)

Scales* & photographs*

Tench (Tinca tinca) 8.15lbs 2.722 kg (6 lbs )

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Salmon (Salmo salar) 57lbs 9.072 kg (20 lbs)

Scales

Brown Trout Lake (Salmo trutta) 26lbs 2ozs 4.536 kg (10 lbs)

Scales

Brown Trout River (Salmo trutta) 20lbs 2.268 kg (5 lbs)

Scales

Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) 16lbs 6ozs 2.722 kg (6 lbs)

Scales

Slob Trout (Salmo trutta) - 4.536 Kg (10 lbs )

Scales

* for genetic fingerprinting feasibility study