British Rod-Caught Record · game

British Atlantic Salmon (Natural) Record

Salmo salar

64 lb 0 oz

29.030 kg (converted from the published imperial weight)

Miss. G W Ballatine (1922)

As listed by the British Record (Rod Caught) Fish Committee.

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The published facts

Record information

Miss. G W Ballatine

Year caught
1922
Original record weight
64lb 0 oz
Published metric value
29.029 kg
Catch location, as published
River Tay , Scotland.
Original classification
Atlantic Salmon (Natural) (Salmo salar)

The catch location

River Tay , Scotland.

No verified RiverFish river relationship is published for this catch. The location above is retained as listed by BRFC.

The species in EA surveys

About atlantic salmon

RiverFish's atlantic salmon profile shows observed river distribution, recent surveys and individual measured lengths.

The largest length in RiverFish's EA sample is 105 cm; the largest recorded weight is 11.460 kg. These maxima may describe different fish.

EA survey maxima are population-monitoring measurements, not authenticated angling records. They are not necessarily representative of the largest fish in British waters. No weight is estimated from a survey length.

Scientific name matches the existing species catalogue. Angling categories remain separate even when EA groups them under one species.

Provenance

Sources and methodology

Official BRFC game record listing · Official PDF · Angling Trust cross-reference

Source update label: January 2024. Last checked: 29/10/2026.

RiverFish preserves original classifications, joint holders and location strings. Weekly checks compare the HTML with the official PDFs. Unresolved values are flagged. A named river stretch receives a river relationship only when its geographical identity is established; stillwaters and ambiguous names do not receive river awards.

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