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British Rod-Caught Record · coarse · Joint record

British Perch Record

Perca fluviatilis

6 lb 3 oz

2.807 kg (converted from the published imperial weight)

Neil Stephen (2011); Ken Brown (2011)

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

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The published facts

Joint record catches

Neil Stephen

Year caught
2011
Original record weight
6lb 3oz 0dms
Published metric value
2.806 kg
Catch location, as published
Stream Valley Lakes, Crowborough, Sussex
Original classification
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)

Ken Brown

Year caught
2011
Original record weight
6lb 3oz 0dms
Published metric value
2.806 kg
Catch location, as published
Willstone Fishery, Tring, Hertfordshire
Original classification
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)

The catch location

Stream Valley Lakes, Crowborough, Sussex

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

Willstone Fishery, Tring, Hertfordshire

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 perch

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

The largest length in RiverFish's EA sample is 125.8 cm; the largest recorded weight is 2.050 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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