Steven Ricketts
- Year caught
- 2024
- Original record weight
- 11lb 3oz 0dms
- Published metric value
- 5.074 kg
- Catch location, as published
- Southern stillwater
- Original classification
- Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
British Rod-Caught Record · coarse
British Eel Record
Anguilla anguilla
11 lb 3 oz
5.075 kg (converted from the published imperial weight)
Steven Ricketts (2024)
As listed by the British Record (Rod Caught) Fish Committee.
The published facts
Record information
The catch location
Southern stillwater
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 european eel
RiverFish's european eel profile shows observed river distribution, recent surveys and individual measured lengths.
The largest length in RiverFish's EA sample is 116 cm; the largest recorded weight is 2.700 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 coarse record listing · Official PDF · Angling Trust cross-reference
Source update label: 10th June 2026. 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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