The conservation of our valuable fish stocks is an important part of our sport so below are the minimum size of fish that are takeable as specified by the N.F.S.A.
Please try and return all fish that are not for the table as safely as possible, if fishing from a height use a drop net not only to catch them but to return them, alternately you can put the wire from a weight into the gills of the fish (if its not too heavy)and lower it down using the rod/reel.
british records can be found here
BOAT |
SHORE |
|
CM-----INS |
CM-----INS |
|
| BASS |
41----16 |
41-----16 |
RED BREAM |
25-----10 |
25-----10 |
BLACK BREAM |
24-----9.5 |
24-----9.5 |
BRILL |
35-----14 |
35-----14 |
BULL HUSS |
58-----23 |
58-----23 |
COALFISH |
35-----14 |
35-----14 |
COD |
35-----14 |
35-----14 |
CONGER EEL |
120-----48 |
91-----36 |
DAB |
23-----9.5 |
23-----9.5 |
LESSER SPOTTED DOGFISH |
46-----18 |
38-----15 |
FLOUNDER |
25-----10 |
25-----10 |
GARFISH |
38-----15 |
38-----15 |
TUB GURNARD |
28-----11 |
28-----11 |
HADDOCK |
35-----14 |
30-----12 |
HAKE |
30-----12 |
30-----12 |
JOHN DORY |
33-----13 |
25-----10 |
LING |
72-----28 |
72-----28 |
MACKEREL |
30-----12 |
30-----12 |
MEGRIM |
25-----10 |
25-----10 |
MULLET |
33-----13 |
33-----13 |
PLAICE |
28-----11 |
28-----11 |
POLLACK |
30-----12 |
30-----12 |
POUTING |
25-----10 |
18-----7.25 |
POOR COD |
18-----7.25 |
18-----7.25 |
ROCKLING |
18-----7.25 |
18----7.25 |
SPURDOG |
58-----23 |
58-----23 |
SKATES AND RAYS |
41-----16 |
41-----16 |
SMOOTHHOUND |
51-----20 |
51-----20 |
SOLE |
25-----10 |
25-----10 |
SCAD |
25-----10 |
25-----10 |
TRIGGER FISH |
30-----12 |
25-----10 |
TURBOT |
41-----16 |
35-----14 |
WHITING |
27----10.6 |
27-----10.6 |
WITCH |
28-----11 |
28-----11 |
WRASSE(BALLAN) |
23-----9 |
23-----9 |
KG-----LBS |
KG-----LBS |
|
HALIBUT |
10.00----22 |
3.0------5 |
MONKFISH |
7.0----15.5 |
7.0------15.5 |
SHARKS |
23.0----50.7 |
18.0------40 |
TOPE |
9.0----20 |
9.0------20 |