what is the largest freshwater fish in uk?

Answer 1

in the UK? that'll be the catfish!! ; )
The Wells catfish is the largest freshwater fish in Europe. The largest caught in the UK was in Essex, a 97lb specimen. There are many specimens in the UK over 50lb.
Carp being one of them : )


heres a pic of the biggest fresh water fish caught in Thailand
http://www.wwf.org.uk/news/n_0000001664.asp

Answer 2

aboosait is right in terms of the smallest fish, although with the biggest fish, no longer plenty. the huge Mekong Catfish caught final 3 hundred and sixty 5 days is the biggest properly-known freshwater fish alive right this moment, yet contained in the no longer so distant previous there have been different species of freshwater fish that have been plenty greater advantageous. The beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) of Russia at one time would have outweighed even the Mekong catfish. Archaeological excavations of fish caught contained in the 14th century tutor that as many as one 5th of the beluga sturgeon caught decrease back then have been between 4 and six meters in length (12 to 18 ft). the biggest capture recorded became a individual 6 meters long and 3200 kg (7000 lbs). different evidence exhibits that traditionally, this species ought to truly attain 10 meters (30 ft) in length! regrettably, overfishing and different components have decreased the numbers and trouble-free length of this sluggish-turning out to be fish, and maximum of them now in ordinary terms attain 2 meters or much less in length. The South American sizeable arapaima (Arapaima gigas) extensively utilized to be plenty greater advantageous than the huge Mekong catfish. Specimens in ordinary terms one hundred years in the past have been as much as fifteen ft long, and a variety of of alternative hundred pounds in weight, yet they have all been fished out. Now that's truly uncommon to capture any arapaima over 8 ft in length. as some distance by way of fact the biggest marine fish, that must be the whale shark (Rhincodon typus). that is as much as 40 six ft long, and as much as fifteen plenty in weight. even although the blue whale is surely greater advantageous (and is the biggest organism ever properly-known) that's certainly no longer a fish.

Answer 3

By weight, the catfish, the common carp followed by the common pike.
By length, the catfish, pike and then the carp.By girth, the carp followed by the catfish.

Answer 4

Wels Catfish, with weights ranging from about 20lb's - 100lbs...... but known to reach well over 200lb's in other countries.

King / Common Carp (20lb's - 80lb's ish)

Pike (about 20lb's - 46lb's).

Answer 5

I saw a prog on TV where they caught a 68lbs catfish in a gravel pit in Bedfordshire.

Answer 6

Wells cat fish.

Answer 7

Common carp 80pounds plus.

Answer 8

I think carp followed by pike.

Answer 9

pike

Answer 10

gudgeon