Two Shore-Caught Fish Confirmed As Data

The BRFC met remotely by means of on-line meeting facility on ninth June 2022.

Present had been:
Mr M Heylin OBE, Chairman
Dr Phill Williams, Marine Specialist
Mr David Craig, Ireland Advisor
Mr Andrew Nellist, Freshwater Specialist
Mr Mat Mander, Marine Specialist
Capt. Stephen Mardlin RN, Freshwater Specialist

The committee thought-about and accepted the subsequent file claims as being duly ratified:

Tope (Galeorhinus galeus), (shore-caught) of 82lb 10oz, caught by Mario Asprou on 18th December 2021 from Strumble Head, West Wales. Mario’s catch takes the file from Ryan Wingfield’s 2018 fish of 77lb 3oz, moreover from Strumble Head.

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Ling (Molva molva), (shore-caught) of 21lb 13oz, caught on 4th January 2022 by Kevin Griffiths from Pemberth Cove rocks, Cornwall. Kevin’s fish overtakes Okay Smith’s 1994 shore-caught file of 21lb 10oz.

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The BRFC is perhaps conducting a evaluation of the requirements for file claims in respect of positive marine species which is not going to be landed for weighing features. The committee will correspond with and search enter from associated specialist angling groups as this enterprise develops.

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The Committee want to remind readers that throughout the event of the seize of a doable file fish, the captor must first contact the British Doc (rod-caught) Fish Committee instantly.

Captors of potential file fish must contact the Secretary, Nick Simmonds, on the Angling Perception, on 01568 620447 or by e mail at brfc@anglingtrust.net

Nick will file the small print of the seize and advise the claimant on progressing the declare.

Further particulars about what to do in case you catch a file fish might be found throughout the BRFC web pages proper right here.