Barry Sokell
- Year caught
- 1994
- Original record weight
- 5lb 7oz
- Published metric value
- 2.466 kg
- Catch location, as published
- River teign, Devon
- Original classification
- Flounder (Pleuronectes flesus) (Shore)
British Rod-Caught Record · sea
British Flounder (Shore) Record
Pleuronectes flesus
5 lb 7 oz
2.466 kg (converted from the published imperial weight)
Barry Sokell (1994)
As listed by the British Record (Rod Caught) Fish Committee.
The published facts
Record information
The catch location
River teign, Devon
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 flounder
RiverFish's flounder profile shows observed river distribution, recent surveys and individual measured lengths.
The largest length in RiverFish's EA sample is 47 cm; the largest recorded weight is 0.450 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.
Published name Pleuronectes flesus mapped explicitly to Platichthys flesus. Angling categories remain separate even when EA groups them under one species.
Provenance
Sources and methodology
Official BRFC sea record listing · Official PDF · Angling Trust cross-reference
Source update label: 3rd September 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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