Club Record Fish

Ryan with a Garfish of 386gms (14ozs) which broke his own LRSAC Junior club record. This gave him a specimen size of 68.08% and was caught in the recent Junior match fished at Lyme Regis

Picture of another new species caught by our resident mini-species record holder - Darren Herbert. Darren caught this fish whilst fishing in Beer & District SAC shore match. This fish was calculated at 35gms and becomes a new LRSAC shore record as it is the first one caught by a club member. For further information on this fish check the British Records - Darren didn't!!

A very good example of a Couches Bream. This one caught by Steve Sweet (Amaretto IV) and weighed in at 653grams (1lb 7ozs) is the new LRSAC boat record

Lewis Hodder pictured with his new club boat record Undulate Ray that he caught in late September on his boat Pegasus. The fish weighed in at 8,110gms (17lbs 14ozs) and gave Lewis a specimen percentage of 127.72%. This fish will give Lewis a silver award in the AT Specimen Award scheme. The fish was returned safely to the sea.

Keir broke the LRSAC Junior Boat Record with this superb fish of 3lbs 7ozs whilst fishing in the 2017 Black Bream Festival. Over 27 competitors took part and Keir came a very creditable third in this Senior Competition. Well done Keir!

Picture of Keir who broke the LRSAC Junior Boat record for a Garfish weighing in at 208gms . Keir caught this fish whilst fishing in the 2017 Black Bream Festival

Whilst fishing in the Lyme Regis Black Bream Festival on Sunday 24th September Steve caught this Couches Bream. This was the third one of the species to be caught over the last month and the first one to be caught by a LRSAC member. The fish weighed in at 408 gms and is a new LRSAC record

Whilst sea fishing off Vancouver, Canada, "Bumper" caught this White Sturgeon in the Fraser River. The fish measured 8 feet from nose to tail and had a girth of 39 inches. Its weight was calculated at 280lbs at its age was estimated at 85 years.It took 35 minutes for the fish to be brought to the shore. All Sturgeon caught were checked for electronic tagging before being released safely back to the water. This is the first time that a member has caught a fish that is older and weighs more than the angler themselves!!!

Barry Moore whilst sea fishing in Vancouver, Canada caught this 6ft. 2ins. White Sturgeon in the Fraser River. The fish weighed in at 135lbs. This was one of six fish caught with a total weight of 715lbs in a six hour period.

Ryan with a Pouting of 436gms that broke the junior shore caught record. He caught this whilst fishing during September's senior shore league match.

Ryan pictured with his new junior shore record Mackerel of 373gms caught from Abbotsbury in July

Ollie with a new LRSAC shore record Thin Lipped Mullet of 1,193gms (2.63lbs) caught when fishing at West Bay

Ollie with a new Shore record Scad of 348gms caught in July when fishing at Abbotsbury.

Roy when fishing on Pegasus (skipper Lewis Hodder) increased his Tope record when catching this fish that weighed in at 8,308gms (18lbs 5ozs). The fish was returned safely to the water.

Picture of new Junior club member Sam Norman with a 4lb 5ozs Cod caught on Pegasus (skipper Lewis Hodder) when boat fishing for the very first time. This fish becomes a new Junior Boat record for Sam.

Roy pictured with the new club record Spurdog of 20lbs 1oz ((9,110gms). This fish weight is being submitted to the Wyvern region as it is believed that it betters the old Wyvern record of 16lbs 3ozs. (All Spurdogs caught were safely returned back to the sea.) Congratulations to Roy on an outstanding fish.

Roy caught this Tope of 17lbs 13ozs (8,100gms) which equals the club record Tope by Mike Vickery back in 2004

New Junior club member Aydan reels in a first for the club - the first ever Gilthead Bream of 96gms, which becomes the new Junior record. Well done Aydan. He also finished second in the competition.

Ryan Male fishing in the Senior Wednesday Shore league caught a new junior record L.S.Dogfish of 705 grams.

Darren Herbert broke the LRSAC Shore record for a Smooth Hound with a fish that weighed in at 10lb 7ozs when fishing in a Wednesday shore match at Hive.

On the same day that Tony Bessford weighed in the first ever Spotted Ray for the club Richard Bagg, fishing on the same boat (Pegasus), broke his record of a few hours by catching a new record fish of just under 4lbs. Well done Richard - Hard luck Tony!

Tony Bessford with a new first for the club and consequently a new club record of a 2lbs 5oz Spotted Ray

Ollie went down to Chesil to fish for rays and finished up with this new club shore record Turbot of 1,852gms (4.08lbs. Congratulations Ollie!

Roy Shipway with his new LRSAC Thornback Ray boat record of 7,800gms (17lbs 3ozs) which gave him a club specimen size of 132.27%. The fish was caught on Pegasus - skipper Lewis Hodder.

Keir Tweedale (aged 10) with his new Junior Record Boat Pollack of 11lb 8ozs caught on Pegasus (skipper Lewis Hodder) during the LRSAC Senior Boat Competition.

Well done to Ollie Male who broke the LRSAC Shore Record for an Undulate Ray which weighed in at 14lbs 3ozs. The fish took a mackerel and squid cocktail when fishing at West Bexington. The fish was returned safely to the sea.

Picture of Roy Shipway with the new record LRSAC boat Ling of 22lbs caught on Alice Rose on 19th February 2017. This beat Darren Herbert's previous record that had stood for just two hours!!! Congratulations to Roy

Darren Herbert whilst fishing on Alice Rose on 19th February 2017 broke the Boat Spur Dog record with a fish of 12lbs 10ozs (specimen size 105.27%). This fish took a whole squid and was safely returned to the water. Congratulations to Darren.

Picture of Roy Shipway, fishing on Pegasus (skipper Lewis Hodder), with his new LRSAC boat record Spur Dog of 6lbs 6ozs which bettered his previous record set last year.

Picture of Andy Sheader with his new club boat record Undulate Ray of 16lbs 4ozs caught on Pegasus with Phil Hodder skipper.

Picture of Lewis Hodder with the new LRSAC boat record Ling of 9lbs 10ozs he caught on 30.12.16

Picture of Ollie Male with the new club record shore caught Bass of 10lbs 6 ozs (weighed) which beats Steve Fowles long standing record of 2008. The fish was caught at Cogden on the 14th November, Congratulations Ollie!

Paul Blake with his new boat record Blonde Ray of 13lb 3ozs caught on Alice Rose off the Shambles in May 2016

Roy Shipway with his new record Spur Dog of 1,167gms (Calculated) caught on Pegasus (Phil Hodder - skipper). After fishing all day for the first ever club caught Spur Dog, Roy's persistence paid off when this fish was caught just as the anchor was being pulled up to go home. Prior to this the boat had caught over 60 L.S.Dogfish during the day and Roy brought in a seasons best dogfish as well.

Picture of Ben Male with the new club record Thornback Ray of 1,919gms (4.23lbs) caught at Abbotsbury

Phil Marshall with the new LRSAC club record Pollack of 16lb 14ozs which was over 1lb heavier than the previous record. This fish was caught on the 6th March aboard Alice Rose (skipper Lewis Hodder). This was one of over 50 Pollack caught on the day with over half of them being over 10lbs.

Ryan Male (Junior) with his new record Shore Rockling of 510gms caught off North Wall when fishing in the Wednesday Shore League in February 2016

"Desperate Dan" Evans with the new boat record Bull Huss of 14.61lbs. This beat Mark Suter's 2002 record by 3.5lbs. The fish was caught in the opening 30mins fishing on November 4th on Amaretto IV. Just to prove it wasn't fluke Dan then caught another sizeable Bull Huss of 8-9lbs. This fish returned a specimen size of over 146% and sits at number 12 in the Top 20 Fish list.

LRSAC Junior, Liam King has just broken the out of waters club record for a Blue Shark. The fish weighed 48lb 7ozs and was caught on a boat out of Looe whilst fishing with his Dad and Grandad. Well done Liam!!

Phil Marshall went fishing with a friend out of Weymouth. Off Portland he caught this new record boat (out of area) Ballan Wrasse which tipped the scales at just over 7lbs.

Andy Sheader with the new club record Turbot caught at Weymouth. Andy had earlier lost another sizeable fish but was obviously well pleased with this fish that was caught on a launce "flapper"

Phil Marshall with his 2014 club record shore-caught Black bream which weighed in at 1.98 lbs. (901gms)

Rollo Squire with his Blenny of 71 gms. a new club record.

Mike Roger's 18.80lb (8,545 gms) Cod caught on Amaretto IV in 2014 during the first FIVE GO FISHING IN DORSET competition.

Mike Hansell with his club boat record Whiting of 4.28 lbs. (1,947 gms.) caught in 2014 on Alice Rose. This fish took a whole squid fished on a Pennel rig of two 3/0 hooks.

Brian Moss with his 31lb (14,090 gms) Blonde Ray caught in Dec 2013 from a Weymouth charter boat.

Ryan Turner's club record Skate - caught in Scotland. This fish was over 2 metres long and estimated weighing approx. 120-140lb. Needless to say this is the heaviest fish to be caught in British waters by a LRSAC member.

Ryan Turner's club record Skate - caught in Scotland. This fish was over 2 metres long and estimated weighing approx. 120-140lb. Needless to say this is the heaviest fish to be caught in British waters by a LRSAC member.

Paul Blake's 2014 shore-caught Dab weighing in at 0.76 lbs (345 gms).

Peter Yates, with the new shore record Pouting for 2014. The fish weighed in at 2.21 lbs (1,005 gms.). The fish was caught using Black Lug, fishing on Chesil Beach. Its specimen size is 147% and it sits at number 10 in the Top 20 Specimen Fish list.