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Record Fish
 Freshwater
 Marine
Eligible Species
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Irish Record Fish
Marine Species
On the marine side the majority of records were established over several
decades commencing in the 1960’s right up to the present day. There
are some notable exceptions in cod (1921), conger (1914), pollack (1904),
porbeagle shark (1932) and Common Skate (1913).
| Species |
Weight |
Date of Capture |
Place of Capture |
Captor |
|
lbs |
oz |
|
|
|
| Angler Fish |
42.985 kg |
3.11.1985 |
Belfast Lough |
Sean Neill |
| Bass |
17 |
13 |
21.10.2000 |
Doughmore Strand |
Emmet Naughton |
| Black Sole |
6.32 lbs |
28.12.1986 |
Ballycotton |
Eddie Cull |
| Bluemouth |
2.4 lbs |
26.06.2002 |
Caherciveen |
Hugh Maguire |
| Brill |
9 |
8 |
8.9.1984 |
Causeway Coast |
Deborah Gregg |
| Coalfish |
15.1 kg |
30.08.2003 |
Castletownshend |
Roger Barham |
| Cod |
42 |
0 |
1921 |
Ballycotton |
I.L. Stewart |
| Conger Eel |
72 |
0 |
June, 1914 |
Valentia |
J. Green |
| Dab |
2 |
5.5 |
2.10.2002 |
Cork Harbour |
Mick Duff |
| Spur Dogfish |
21.25 lbs |
10.8.2001 |
Dun Laoghaire |
Charlie Robinson |
Greater Spotted
Dogfish |
23 |
13 |
17.09.2003 |
Sneem |
Perry Dumay |
Lesser Spotted
Dogfish |
4 |
4 |
26.7.1982 |
Valentia |
Cor Heinis |
| Flounder |
4.91 lbs |
2.10.1993 |
Ballyteigue, Co. Wexford |
Brian Russell
|
Garfish
(B. bellone) |
1.729 kg |
28.5.2007 |
Cork Harbour |
Stephen O'Neill |
Garfish
(B. svetovidovi) |
1.11 lbs |
5.8.1994 |
Courtmacsherry |
Eric Leijten |
| Gilthead Bream |
3.24 Kg |
10.9.2007 |
Cork Harbour |
Robert McClean |
| Tub Gurnard |
12 |
3.5 |
8.8.1973 |
Bullsmouth, Achill |
Robert Seaman |
| Grey Gurnard |
3 |
1 |
21.9.1967 |
Rosslare Bay |
Brendan Walsh |
| Red Gurnard |
3 |
9.5 |
17. 7.1968 |
Belmullet |
James Prescott |
| Haddock |
10 |
13.5 |
15.7.1964 |
Kinsale |
F.A.E. Bull |
| Hake |
25 |
5.5 |
28.4.1962 |
Belfast Lough |
H. W. Steele |
| Halibut |
156 |
0 |
23.7.1972 |
Belmullet |
Frank Brogan |
| Herring |
0.425 kg |
11.7.1986 |
Rathlin Island |
Wm. McMath |
| John Dory |
7 |
8 |
12.8.1984 |
Killala Bay |
Cleona Walkin |
| Ling |
55 |
0 |
3.1.2004 |
Cork Harbour |
Ailbhe O'Sullivan |
| Mackerel |
4 |
2 |
18.9.1979 |
Ballycotton |
Ulrich Plassmann |
| Megrim |
1.85 kg |
26.7.1987 |
Killala |
Paul Hennigan |
| Monkfish |
73 |
0 |
1.6.1980 |
Fenit, Co. Kerry |
James Boyd |
| Grey Mullet |
9.10 lbs |
26.9.1993 |
Cork Harbour |
Cay Heerwagen |
| Golden Grey Mullet |
1.191kg |
24.6.2006 |
Cork Harbour |
Noel Lane |
| Red Mullet |
0.71 kg |
30.8.2007 |
Achill |
Joe Cooney |
| Plaice |
8.23 lbs |
23.1.1982 |
Ballycotton Pier |
Edmund Cull |
| Pollack |
19 |
3 |
1904 |
Ballycotton |
J.N. Hearne |
| Pouting |
4 |
13.5 |
2.4.1983 |
Kilmore Quay |
John Devereaux |
| Thornback Ray |
37 |
0 |
28.5.1961 |
Ling Rocks, Kinsale |
M. J. Fitzgerald |
| Blonde Ray |
37 |
0 |
10.10.2004 |
Cobh |
Paul Tennant |
| Sting Ray |
33.2 kg |
19.5.1999 |
Tralee Bay |
Michael Wall |
| Cuckoo Ray |
5 |
11 |
3.8.1975 |
Causeway Coast |
V Morrison |
| Undulate Ray |
18 |
0 |
11.6.1977 |
Fenit |
Ann-Mari Liedecke |
| Homelyn Ray |
8.28 lbs |
28.9.1983 |
Cork Harbour |
Edmund Cull |
| Painted Ray |
17.21 lbs |
29.8.1994 |
Garryvoe,
Co. Cork |
Edmund Cull |
| Electric Ray |
40 kg |
24.8.2002 |
Achill |
Shay Boylan |
| Ray's Bream |
6 |
4.25 |
26.8.1979 |
Valentia |
Martin Sarney |
| Gilthead bream |
1.673 kg |
14.8.2006 |
Cork Harbour |
Tony Tait |
| Red Sea Bream |
6 |
6 |
24. 8.1963 |
Valentia |
P. Maguire |
| Twaite Shad |
1.54 kg |
7.5.1999 |
St. Mullins |
Michael O’Leary |
| Porbeagle Shark |
365 |
0 |
1932 |
Keem Bay, Achill |
Dr. O'Donel Brown |
| Blue Shark |
206 |
0 |
7.10.1959 |
Achill Head |
J. McMonagle |
| Six Gilled Shark |
154 |
0 |
28. 8.1968 |
Kinsale |
Andrew Bull |
| Common Skate |
221 |
0 |
1913 |
Ballycotton |
T. Tucker |
| White Skate |
165 |
0 |
7.8.1966 |
Clew Bay |
Jack Stack |
| Scad |
1.97 lbs |
6.9.1986 |
Clonakilty |
Master R. McCarthy |
| Smooth Hound |
16.58 lbs |
25.9.2000 |
Carne |
Keith Gray |
| Stone Basse |
11.72 lbs |
14.7.2005 |
Baltimore |
Tony Rainer |
Three Bearded
Rockling |
3 |
1 |
1.5.1990 |
Arklow |
Maurice Laurent |
| Tope |
66 |
8 |
15.7.1979 |
Carlingford Lough |
Cyril Young |
| Torsk |
4.858 kg |
26.6.2006 |
Rosguill |
Jan de Bakker |
| Trigger Fish |
2.54 kg |
7.8.2006 |
Slea Head |
Bob Moss |
| Turbot |
34 |
0 |
9.6.1982 |
Cork Harbour |
Frank Fleming |
| Tuna - Albacore |
29.96 kg |
5.9.2007 |
Caherciveen |
Henry McAuley |
| Tuna - Bluefin |
440 kg |
5.10.2001 |
Donegal Bay |
Adrian Molloy |
| Whiting |
4 |
14.5 |
19.3.1981 |
Kenmare Bay |
Comdt.M.J. O'Connor |
| Ballan Wrasse |
4.3 kg |
20.8.1983 |
Clogher Head |
Bertrand Kron |
| Cuckoo Wrasse |
2 |
7 |
15.9.1998 |
Causeway Coast |
Brian McLoughlin |
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| Rob Stott and his 31.45 lb specimen coalfish |
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