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Capture details now added to many of these fish
Now linked to the 30 photos available so far.
Click here for map defining the qualifying area
Click on the weight to go to photo or capture details
| 1. | 52.00 |
Whittlesea Mere.Found stranded when part of the Mere was drained. Fishing Gazette 4.1.07
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1851 |
| 2. | 42.00 |
Whittlesea Mere. John Crampton. Cased fish owned by Eddie Turner.
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1875 |
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Vandervell’s Lake. Colonel Atherton. Cased Pike in Lamb & Flag Pub at Welney
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1957 |
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16-Foot Drain. (believed) John Betts John McAngus (Fenland Balliff in 70’s). No photo.
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1957 |
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Old Bedford. Electro-fished by Gt. Ouse River Board. Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike. No photo.
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1960 |
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Wissey Pools. E. Jermyn Fishing in East Anglia. John Wilson. Not known if photo taken.
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1962 |
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Relief Channel. Gus Routledge Angler’s Mail and Neville Fickling. No photo.
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Oct.68 |
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Relief Channel. Richard Reynolds
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Mar.69 |
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16-Foot Drain. Bob Church
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1971 |
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10. |
Unnamed Venue. Barrie Rickards Photo in “Success with Pike” by Barrie Rickards.
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1971 |
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Delph. David Malin. Angling Times.
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1973 |
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16-Foot Drain. Ian Davis John McAngus. Angling Times.
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1975 |
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16-Foot Drain. Bob Allison. Angling Times. No photo published.
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1975 |
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Great Ouse. Barrie Rickards Photo in “Success with Pike” by Barrie Rickards.
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1976 |
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Delph. Mick Tarry John McAngus/Anglers Mail.
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February 1976 |
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Bevill’s Leam. W. Cater. AA
Guide to Angling in Great Britain Today. No photo
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1976 |
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17. |
Great Ouse. Graham Daubney. Photo in Anglers Mail
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1975 |
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18. |
Little Ouse. Steve Cheshire.
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1978 |
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Relief Channel. Dave Litton Anglers Mail. Weighed and witnessed by Dave Moore.
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March 1978 |
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Land Drain. Steve Richardson. Photo kindly supplied by Adrian Morley
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1980’s |
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21. |
Land Drain near Ramsey. Dennis Tyler. Witnessed by DT’s
Brother-in-Law. No photo.
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1985/86 |
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Land Drain near Ramsey. Dennis Tyler. Witnessed by DT’s Brother-in-Law. No photo.
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1985/86 |
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Fen Drain. Richard Daniels Angler’s Mail.
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1991 |
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24. |
Land Drain. John Watson from March.
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1992 |
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25. |
River Lark. Alec Hitchings Newmarket Journal.
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1992 |
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26. |
Fen Drain. Steve Cheshire
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1993 |
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27. |
Fen Gravel Pit. Roger Moules.
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1995 |
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28. |
Fen Drain. Barrie Rickards Barrie Rickards. No photo taken.
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1996 |
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29. |
Old Nene. John Watson. JW says photos/slides sent to Angler’s Mail not returned.
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1996 |
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30. |
Cut-off Channel. Lee McKay. Angling Times.
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1996 |
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Fen Drain. Dave Geary Angler’s Mail.
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Dec.97 |
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40-Foot Drain. Tony Day Captured in Pike Match. Photo in Angling Times.
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Oct.98 |
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Pisces Lake. DM
has photo kindly provided by Mick Rouse of Angling Times.
It would seem that the Pike later died, as a set of huge jaws
were later found by PAC Member Colin Hall at the Pike’s new location.
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Nov.98 |
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River Lark. Alec Hitchings Newmarket
Journal. DM has a very poor quality photo. AH states the fish was
weighed on 66lb scales that were accurate, with a 56lb sack of spuds.
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Jan.99 |
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35. |
16-Foot Drain. Barry Mason. Angling Times.
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Nov.99 |
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36. |
Fen Drain. Phil Wakeford. An
account and photograph appear in Dave Horton’s compilation “The
Ultimate Pike Book”.
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Nov.99 |
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| 37. | 31.00 | Fenland River. Terry Yardy. Photo & Story to follow | Jan. 00 |
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Old Nene. Juris Patmalnieks Report in Cambridgeshire Times. Fish captured near March Town Bridge and allegedly eaten. Photo & Story to follow |
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39. |
31.04 |
River Lark. Unknown male from Littleport Area. Apparently appeared in Local Littleport paper.
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Jan.00 |
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River Lark. Mick Hands.
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Jan.00 |
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41. |
Fen Drain. Barrie Rickards. |
Jan.00 |
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BR describes the capture of these two Pike in both the Angling Star and Cambridgeshire Pride. Fish captured within a space of a few hours. Unfortunately BR only had with him a disposable camera with one picture left. The only picture available is a Pike in mud on the water’s edge, having avoided the photo call beside the landing net . |
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| 43. | 30.10 |
River Lark. Mick Hands.
No photo taken
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Sept. 00 |
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43. |
Fen Drain. Steve Rodwell. DM
has photo.
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Jan.01 |
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| 45. | 30.00 |
River Lark. David Fogg
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Sept. 01 |
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River Lark. Peter Ely. Angler’s
Mail. Photo published.
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Nov.01 |
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| 47. | 31.04 |
River Lark. Roger Hurren.
Fish photographed on floor. Measured at 45”
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Feb. 02 |
| 48. | 30.08 | River Lark. David Fogg |
Feb. 02
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| 49. | 30.01 |
Fen Drain. Paul Davis.
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March.02 |
| 50. | 30.07 |
River Wissey. Stuart Sparkes
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March 03 |
| 51. | 31.00 |
Fenland River. Pete Yorke
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March 03 |
| 52. | 33.00+ |
Fenland Water. Prof. Barrie Rickards
BR wrote a letter to DM giving details of capture dated 21/3/03 |
Feb/March 03 |
| 53. | 30.00 | River Lark. Roy Panners |
February 01
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Footnote: Looking at the list,
Fenland 30’s seem to be on the increase.
However, this is not so. Several recent entries are recaptures
of the same fish. Photographs
prove the point. Numbers 44, 45, 46, 47 and possibly 42, are the same
pike. I first saw her in
February ’99, the largest of 5 different 20’s that I captured from
the water in a 2-week period. I commented to Barry Whitby, my fishing
companion, that one day she would make 30lb. Captors of the fish (so
far) are:
* No means of identification, but fish was captured in the same swim as some of the other captures. It is a credit to all the captors that this fish has been landed many times and remains in pristine condition. |
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Denis Moules © 2002
