National Federation of Sea Anglers
South East Division

MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT LIST

Listed below are the British minimum sizes including the minimum legal sizes from MAFF (1st January 2000) and the recommended minimum sizes from NFSA Head Office and the South Eastern Division.

Clubs in the South Eastern Division have dispensation to fish to the basic minimum size which is zero on many species. You can chose your size limit below the NFSA minimum, but not below the MAFF limit!
SPECIES
MAFF
LIMIT
cm

NFSA SHORE LIMIT
cm

NFSA BOAT LIMIT
cm
Bass
Bream(red)
Bream(black)
Brill
Blue Ling
Bull Huss
Coalfish/Saithe
Cod
Conger eel
Dab
Lesser spotted dogfish
Flounder
Garfish
Tub Gurnard
Haddock
Hake
Herring
John Dory
Ling
Mackerel
Megrim
Mullet
Plaice
Pollack
Pouting
Poor Cod
Rockling(all types)
Silver Eel
Spurdog
Skate/Ray (all)
Smoothhounds
Sole
Scad
Trigger fish
Turbot
Whiting
Witch
Wrasse
Unclassified++		 36
-
-
-
70
-
35
35
-
-
-
-
-
-
30
27
20
-
63
30(North Sea, 20 Other)
20
-
27
30
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
24
15
-
-
27
-
-
 41
25
24
35
70
58
35
35
91
20
38
25
38
28
30
30
20
25
72
30
25
33
28
30
18
18
18
38
58
41
51
25
25
30
35
27
28
23
20		 41
25
24
35
70
58
35
35
120
20
46
25
38
28
35
30
20
33
72
30
25
33
29
30
25
18
18
38
58
41
51
25
25
30
41
27
28
23
20
++ Except when retaining a fish to claim a British Mini Record