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British Rod-Caught Record · coarse · Joint record

British Rudd Record

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

4 lb 10 oz

2.098 kg (converted from the published imperial weight)

Simon Parry (2001); Simon Parry (2001)

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

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The published facts

Joint record catches

Simon Parry

Year caught
2001
Original record weight
4lb 10oz 0dms
Published metric value
2.097 kg
Catch location, as published
Freshwater Lake, Co Armagh, N.Ireland
Original classification
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)

Simon Parry

Year caught
2001
Original record weight
4lb 10oz 0dms
Published metric value
2.097 kg
Catch location, as published
Clay Lake, Co Armagh, N.Ireland
Original classification
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)

The catch location

Freshwater Lake, Co Armagh, N.Ireland

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

Clay Lake, Co Armagh, N.Ireland

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 rudd

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

The largest length in RiverFish's EA sample is 37 cm; the largest recorded weight is 0.907 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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