British Rod-Caught Record · game

British Trout (Brown) (Cultivated) Record

Salmo trutta

20 lb 1 oz

9.100 kg (converted from the published imperial weight)

D Taylor (1995)

Cultivated list closed to further claims in April 2015.

BRITISHRECORD

The published facts

Record information

D Taylor

Year caught
1995
Original record weight
20lb 1oz
Published metric value
12.729 kg
Catch location, as published
Dever Springs, Hants
Original classification
Trout (Brown) (Cultivated) (Salmo trutta)

The catch location

Dever Springs, Hants

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 brown / sea trout

RiverFish's brown / sea trout profile shows observed river distribution, recent surveys and individual measured lengths.

The largest length in RiverFish's EA sample is 86.5 cm; the largest recorded weight is 9.809 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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