Irish Record Fish – Marine Species
On the marine side the majority of records were established over several decades commencing in the 1960’s right up to the present day. There are some notable exceptions in cod (1921), conger (1914), pollack (1904), porbeagle shark (1932) and Common Skate (1913).
| Species | Weight | Date of Capture | Place of Capture | Captor | ||
| Angler Fish | 42.985 kg | 03/11/1985 | Belfast Lough | Sean Neill | ||
| Bass | 17 lbs | 13 ozs | 21/10/2000 | Doughmore Strand | Emmet Naughton | |
| Black Bream | 1.46 kg | 17/9/2008 | Kilmore Quay | Gordon Thornes (UK) | ||
| Black Sole | 6.32 lbs | 28/12/1986 | Ballycotton | Eddie Cull | ||
| Bluemouth | 1.32 kg | 28/07/2008 | Caherciveen | Sue Tait | ||
| Brill | 9 lbs | 8 ozs | 08/09/1984 | Causeway Coast | Deborah Gregg | |
| Coalfish | 15.1 kg | 30/08/2003 | Castletownshend | Roger Barham (UK) | ||
| Cod | 42 lbs | 1921 | Ballycotton | I.L. Stewart | ||
| Conger Eel | 72 lbs | June, 1914 | Valentia | J. Green | ||
| Dab | 2 lbs | 5.5 ozs | 02/10/2002 | Cork Harbour | Mick Duff (UK) | |
| Dogfish - Blackmouthed | 1.33 kg | 10/08/2011 | Red Bay, Co. Antrim | Jan Vrieswijk (NL) | ||
| Dogfish - Greater Spotted | 23 lbs | 13 ozs | 17/09/2003 | Kenmare Bay | Perry Dumay (NL) | |
| Dogfish - Lesser Spotted | 4 lbs | 4 ozs | 26/07/1982 | Valentia | Cor Heinis (NL) | |
| Dogfish - Spur | 11.06 kg | 3/6/2013 | Red Bay, Co. Antrim | Tom Walsh | ||
| Flounder | 4.91 lbs | 02/10/1993 | Ballyteigue | Brian Russell | ||
| Garfish (B. belone) | 1.729 kg | 28/05/2007 | Cork Harbour | Stephen O'Neill | ||
| Garfish (B. svetovidovi) | 1.11 lbs | 05/08/1994 | Courtmacsherry | Eric Leijten (NL) | ||
| Gilthead Bream | 3.742 kg | 10/07/22 | Clonakilty Bay | David Brennan | ||
| Gurnard - Gray | 3 lbs | 1 ozs | 21/09/1967 | Rosslare Bay | Brendan Walsh | |
| Gurnard - Red | 3 lbs | 9.5 ozs | 17/07/1968 | Belmullet | James Prescott | |
| Gurnard - Tub | 12 lbs | 3.5 ozs | 08/08/1973 | Bullsmouth, Achill | Robert Seaman | |
| Haddock | 5.39 kg | 21/02/2010 | Union Hall | Tony Santry | ||
| Hake | 25 lbs | 5.5 ozs | 28/04/1962 | Belfast Lough | H. W. Steele | |
| Halibut | 156 lbs | 23/07/1972 | Belmullet | Frank Brogan | ||
| Herring | 0.48 kg | 17/09/2011 | Red Bay. Co. Antrim | Hamish Currie | ||
| John Dory | 7 lbs | 8 ozs | 12/08/1894 | Killala Bay | Cleona Walkin | |
| Ling | 55 lbs | 03/01/2004 | Cork Harbour | Ailbhe O'Sullivan | ||
| Mackerel | 4 lbs | 2 ozs | 18/09/1979 | Ballycotton | Ulrich Plassmann (D) | |
| Megrim | 1.85 kg | 26/07/1987 | Killala | Paul Hennigan | ||
| Monkfish | 73 lbs | 01/06/1980 | Fenit, Co. Kerry | James Boyd | ||
| Mullet - Gray, thick lipped | 9.10 lbs | 26/09/1993 | Cork Harbour | Cay Heerwagen (D) | ||
| Mullet - Golden Gray | 1.52 kg | 15/8/2018 | Cork Harbour | Stephen O'Neill | ||
| Mullet - Thin Lipped | 2.95 kg | 15/7/2018 | Cork Harbour | Noel Lane | ||
| Mullet - Red | 0.82 kg | 20/09/2010 | Kilmore Quay | Sue Tait | ||
| Plaice | 8.23 lbs | 23/01/1982 | Ballycotton Pier | Edmund Cull | ||
| Pollack | 19 lbs | 3 ozs | 1904 | Ballycotton | J. N. Hearne | |
| Pouting | 4 lbs | 13.5 ozs | 02/04/1983 | Kilmore Quay | John Devereaux | |
| Ray - Blonde | 37 lbs | 10/10/2005 | Cobh | Paul Tennant | ||
| Ray - Cuckoo | 5 lbs | 11 ozs | 03/08/1975 | Causeway Coast | V. Morrison | |
| Ray - Electric | 40 kg | 24/08/2002 | Achill | Shay Boylan | ||
| Ray - Homelyn | 8.28 lbs | 28/09/1983 | Cork Harbour | Edmund Cull | ||
| Ray - Painted | 17.21 lbs | 29/08/1994 | Garryvoe, Co. Cork | Edmund Cull | ||
| Ray - Sting | 33.2 kg | 19/05/1999 | Tralee Bay | Michael Wall | ||
| Ray - Thornback | 37 lbs | 28/05/1961 | Ling Rocks, Kinsale | M. J. Fitzgerald | ||
| Ray - Undulate | 18 lbs | 11/06/1977 | Fenit | Ann-Mari Liedecke (DK) | ||
| Ray's Bream | 6 lbs | 4.25 ozs | 26/08/1978 | Valentia | Martin Sarney (UK) | |
| Red Sea Bream | 9 lbs | 6 ozs | 24/08/1963 | Valentia | P. Maguire | |
| Rockling, Three Bearded | 3 lbs | 1 oz | 01/05/1990 | Arklow | Maurice Laurent | |
| Scad | 1.97 lbs | 06/09/1986 | Clonakilty | Master R. Mc.Carthy | ||
| Shad - Twaite | 1.54 kg | 07/05/1999 | St. Mullins | Michael O'Leary | ||
| Shark - Blue | 206 lbs | 07/10/1959 | Achill Head | J. McMonagle | ||
| Shark - Porbeagle | 365 lbs | 1932 | Keem Bay, Achill | Dr. O'Donel Brown | ||
| Shark - Six Gilled | 480 kg | 16/06/2009 | Carrigaholt | Joe Waldis | ||
| Skate - Common | 221 lbs | 1913 | Ballycotton | T. Tucker | ||
| Skate - White | 165 lbs | 07/08/1966 | Clew Bay | Jack Stack | ||
| Smooth-Hound | 12.02 kg | 25/07/2020 | Wicklow | John Hughes | ||
| Stone Basse | 11.72 lbs | 14/07/2005 | Baltimore | Tony Rainer (UK) | ||
| Tope | 34.02 kg | 3/10/2018 | Greystones | Stephen Hannaway | ||
| Torsk | 4.858 kg | 26/06/2006 | Rosguill | Jan de Bakker (NL) | ||
| Trigger Fish | 2.54 kg | 07/09/2006 | Slea Head | Bob Moss | ||
| Tuna - Albacore | 29.96 kg | 05/09/2007 | Caherciveen | Henry McAuley | ||
| Tuna - Bluefin | 440 kg | 05/10/2001 | Donegal Bay | Adrian Molloy | ||
| Turbot | 34 lbs | 09/06/1982 | Cork Harbour | Frank Fleming | ||
| Whiting | 4 lbs | 14.5 ozs | 19/03/1981 | Kenmare Bay | Comdt. M. J. O'Connor | |
| Wrasse Ballan | 4.3 kg | 20/08/1983 | Clogher Head | Bertrand Kron (F) | ||
| Wrasse Cuckoo | 2 lbs | 7 ozs | 15/09/1998 | Causeway Coast | Brian McLoughlin | |