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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Blakeney Brook (Blackpool Brook)

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 39.3 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Blakeney Brook (Blackpool Brook) was 39.3 cm, recorded at Blakeney on 5 October 1992.

Across 2,715 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 13 cm.

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the Blakeney Brook (Blackpool Brook).

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Most recent observation28 August 2024Nether Hall Bridge · 56 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
39.3 cm
Median length
13 cm
Fish measured
2,715
Survey locations
13

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured brown / sea trout

The largest individual measurements in this river and species dataset. Equal measurements are retained as separate surveyed fish.

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
39.3 cm5 Oct 1992Blakeney24869
32 cm19 Aug 2024d/s Mallards Pike166384
31.7 cm31 Aug 2010Nether Hall Bridge123715
31.7 cm30 Sept 2002up and downstream of Blakeney Weir63003
29.7 cm23 Sept 2003Blakeney u/s of wier77355
29.6 cm26 Sept 2002Hall Farm d/s Blakeney65580
29.4 cm26 Sept 2002Hall Farm d/s Blakeney65580
29.1 cm12 Sept 2001up and downstream of Blakeney Weir23044
28.5 cm31 Aug 2010Nether Hall Bridge123715
28.5 cm30 Jul 1991up and downstream of Blakeney Weir62980

Lengths are direct survey measurements. RiverFish does not estimate fish weights from length.

Explore the river

Where brown / sea trout were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one brown / sea trout record.

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

Map points are approximate and don’t show fishing access. Check local permissions before visiting.

Place surveyedFirst recordedLast recordedVisits finding brown / sea trout
Nether Hall Bridge31 Jul 199128 Aug 202415
d/s Wenchford30 Jul 199119 Aug 20245
d/s Mallards Pike30 Jul 199119 Aug 20243
Blakeney u/s of wier23 Sept 20034 Sept 20134
Hall Farm d/s Blakeney30 Jul 19913 Sept 20044
Blakeney d/s weir23 Sept 200323 Sept 20031
up and downstream of Blakeney Weir30 Jul 199130 Sept 20024
Blackpool Bridge26 Sept 197921 Apr 19985
Blakeney5 Oct 199220 Aug 19962
Wenchford27 Nov 198727 Nov 19871
d/s Blackpool Bridge 216 Nov 197810 Oct 19792
d/s Blackpool Bridge16 Nov 197810 Oct 19792
Organs Green16 Nov 197810 Oct 19792

Choose a point or table row to see the location. More survey visits can mean more records, but not necessarily more fish.

1978–2024

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded brown / sea trout that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 2,715 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
2.9 cm
Lower quarter
8 cm
Median
13 cm
Upper quarter
16.8 cm
Largest
39.3 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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Before you fish

Good to know

These are past survey records, so the fish present today may be different. Map points are approximate—check local access, permissions and fishing rules before visiting.

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