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The salmon, known as the Great Tay Salmon, was 54 inches in length (137cm) and 28.5 inches in girth (72cm). [ 4 ] Her record was unchallenged until 2007, when another female angler, Bev Street, broke the record for largest caught freshwater fish by landing a 66lb catfish at Bluebell Lakes in Peterborough . [ 5 ]
The award was founded in 1972 by the noted fishing tackle manufacturer and retailer Mallochs of Perth and first presented to Lady Burnett for a 43lb salmon caught on the Tay. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Over the years winning fish have come from a number of Scottish rivers, including the Dee , Spey , Tweed , Tay and Naver . [ 1 ]
6 lb oz perch caught by angler known as Bill from River Thames in March 2014. Assumed reason is lack of independent witnesses. 70 lb pike (the largest ever) found dead at River Endrick/Loch Lomond in 1934. [229] Not caught by rod and line. 5 lb 2 oz rudd caught by Adrian Cannon from a fenland drain 2012. [230] No independent witnesses.
The salmon ladder opened at Boulters Weir on 19 May 2000 by the Duke of Wellington was the last of a series built on the Thames. [9] The last salmon caught at the weir was landed on 5 August 1993. It is to this day the largest salmon in recorded history caught on the non-tidal River Thames and weighed 14lb's, measuring 97 cm's in length. [10]
The largest rod-caught salmon in Britain, caught on the Tay by Georgina Ballantine in 1922, weighing 64 pounds (29 kilograms), retains the British record. The river system has salmon fisheries on many of its tributaries including the Earn, Isla, Ericht, Tummel, Garry, Dochart, Lyon and Eden. [ 8 ]
1. Fish not caught by the fair angling method of using rod and line fish hooked in the mouth by baited hook or lure. 2. Captured with assistance, fish must be played and caught by one person only. 3. Caught outside of the fishing season. * Note 1. 4. Caught in an area where fishing is not permitted. * Note 2. 5.
Any of these fish caught, must be photographed, then returned to the water immediately. Note 2 - Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) and Huchen (Danube salmon) (Hucho hucho)are listed as Endangered species (IUCN) status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Any of these fish caught, must be photographed, then returned ...
The sediment records show a clear rise and fall of Hg pollution through history. [93] Mercury concentrations in the River Thames decrease downstream from London to the outer Estuary, with the total Hg levels ranging from 0.01 to 12.07 mg/kg, giving a mean of 2.10 mg/kg which is higher than many other UK and European river estuaries. [94] [93]