Pike Fishing at Llyn Brenig

Plan Your Record-Breaking Trip

If you catch a pike weighing around 47lb, contact the visitor centre and we will be able to assist.

Get clear evidence

Take good quality photos of the fish (side-on, showing full body).
Photograph the fish on the scales with the weight clearly visible. We can provide calibrated and certified scales to weigh the fish accurately.
Measure length and girth if possible.
The weight must be witnessed by at least one independent person (more is better).

Look after the fish

Handle it carefully and keep it wet.
If the rules allow, the fish can be returned alive after weighing and photos.
Welfare always comes first — a dead fish with poor evidence won’t help a claim.

Record the details

Note the date, venue, method, bait/lure, and names/contact details of witnesses.

Submit the claim

Full details are available via the British Record Fish Committee on the angling trust website – it’s worth saving the link before you go fishing.

https://anglingtrust.net/get-involved/record-fish/

Claims must be submitted within the required time period (don’t leave it too late).