Specimen Fish Sizes for the
Dover Area
| Species |
Boat |
Pier |
Junior |
|
Species |
Boat |
Pier |
Junior |
| Angler Fish |
20lb |
10lb |
10lb |
|
Mackerel |
1½lb |
1lb |
1lb |
| Bass |
7lb |
7lb |
6lb |
|
Monkfish |
20lb |
8lb |
8lb |
| Bream (both) |
3lb |
2lb |
2lb |
|
Mullet, Grey |
3lb |
3lb |
3lb |
| Brill |
3lb |
2lb |
2lb |
|
Mullet, Red |
1lb |
1lb |
1lb |
| Coalfish |
8lb |
3lb |
3lb |
|
Plaice |
2½lb |
2lb |
1½lb |
| Cod |
18lb |
15lb |
12lb |
|
Pollack |
8lb |
3lb |
2lb |
| Dab |
¾lb |
¾lb |
¾lb |
|
Pouting |
2lb |
1½lb |
1½lb |
| Dogfish, Greater |
10lb |
5lb |
5lb |
|
Ray, Sting |
20lb |
15lb |
15lb |
| Dogfish, Lesser |
2lb |
2lb |
2lb |
|
Ray, Thornback |
12lb |
8lb |
8lb |
| Eel, Conger |
23lb |
15lb |
10lb |
|
Sea Trout |
2lb |
1lb |
1lb |
| Eel, Silver |
1½lb |
1½lb |
1½lb |
|
Shad (all)* |
1½lb |
1lb |
1lb |
| Flounder |
1½lb |
1½lb |
1lb |
|
Skate, Common |
20lb |
12lb |
12lb |
| Garfish |
1lb |
1lb |
1lb |
|
Smoothound |
8lb |
5lb |
5lb |
| Gurnard (all) |
2lb |
1lb |
1lb |
|
Spurdog |
8lb |
4lb |
4lb |
| Haddock |
2lb |
1lb |
1lb |
|
Sole, Dover |
1lb |
1lb |
1lb |
| Hake |
10lb |
3lb |
3lb |
|
Tope |
25lb |
20lb |
20lb |
| Halibut |
20lb |
5lb |
5lb |
|
Turbot |
8lb |
6lb |
6lb |
| Horse Mackerel |
1lb |
1lb |
1lb |
|
Weever |
1lb |
1lb |
1lb |
| John Dory |
3lb |
1lb |
1lb |
|
Whiting |
2½lb |
1½lb |
1½lb |
| Ling |
10lb |
2½lb |
2½lb |
|
Wrasse |
1lb |
1lb |
1lb |
| Lumpsucker |
2lb |
2lb |
2lb |
|
|
|
|
|
*****
NOTE:
Shad are a protected species and should be returned to the water immediately.
*****
History of Recorded Specimen Fish
(1973 - 2000)
| Species |
'73 |
'74 |
'75 |
'76 |
'77 |
'78 |
'79 |
'80 |
'81 |
'82 |
'83 |
'84 |
'85 |
'86 |
'87 |
'88 |
'89 |
'90 |
'91 |
'92 |
'93 |
'94 |
'95 |
'96 |
'97 |
'98 |
'99 |
'00 |
| Angler Fish |
|
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| Bass |
4 |
5 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Bream |
10 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
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| Brill |
|
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| Coalfish |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Cod |
6 |
8 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
| Dab |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Flounder |
4 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Dogfish, Greater |
|
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| Dogfish, Lesser |
|
|
4 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Eel, Conger |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Eel, Silver |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
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| Garfish |
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| Gurnard |
|
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|
|
|
1 |
|
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| Haddock |
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| Hake |
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| Halibut |
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| Horse Mackerel |
2 |
8 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
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| John Dory |
|
|
1 |
|
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| Ling |
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|
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| Lumpsucker |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
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|
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|
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| Mackerel |
2 |
15 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
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|
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| Monkfish |
|
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| Mullet, Grey |
6 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
| Mullet, Red |
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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| Plaice |
12 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
| Pollack |
1 |
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Pouting |
7 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
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|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
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| Ray, Sting |
|
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| Ray, Thornback |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
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|
| Sea Trout |
|
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| Shad* |
|
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| Skate, Common |
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
| Smoothound |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
| Spurdog |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sole |
|
4 |
8 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Tope |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Turbot |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Weaver |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Whiting |
1 |
|
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Wrasse |
|
3 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
| Others |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
| Total |
63 |
81 |
84 |
40 |
41 |
34 |
13 |
23 |
37 |
25 |
24 |
30 |
39 |
23 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
25 |
11 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
5 |