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3-spined stickleback · Gasterosteus aculeatus

3-spined stickleback in the Bourne Brook

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 6.7 cm

The largest 3-spined stickleback measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Bourne Brook was 6.7 cm, recorded at Bounces Farm on 4 March 2003.

Across 194 measured 3-spined stickleback, the median measured length was 3.8 cm.

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

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Most recent observation13 March 2015Nightingale Hall · 1 fish
Largest measured 3-spined stickleback
6.7 cm
Median length
3.8 cm
Fish measured
194
Survey locations
6

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback

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

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
6.7 cm4 Mar 2003Bounces Farm79252
6 cm4 Mar 2003Bounces Farm79252
6 cm14 Jan 1997Pouches Hall13400
5.9 cm14 Feb 2003Bakers Farm79251
5.8 cm13 Mar 2015Nightingale Hall144744
5.8 cm14 Mar 2003Pouches Hall79250
5.8 cm14 Feb 2003Bakers Farm79251
5.8 cm14 Feb 2003Bakers Farm79251
5.7 cm18 Feb 2015Bakers Farm144629
5.7 cm4 Mar 2003Bounces Farm79252

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

Explore the river

Where 3-spined stickleback were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one 3-spined stickleback 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 3-spined stickleback
Nightingale Hall15 Jan 199713 Mar 20153
Letches Farm15 Jan 199718 Feb 20154
Bakers Farm14 Jan 199718 Feb 20153
Pouches Hall14 Jan 199714 Mar 20032
Greenstead Green14 Jan 19974 Mar 20032
Bounces Farm15 Jan 19974 Mar 20032

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

1997–2015

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded 3-spined stickleback that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 194 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
2.2 cm
Lower quarter
3.2 cm
Median
3.8 cm
Upper quarter
4.8 cm
Largest
6.7 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

More fish in this river

Explore the Bourne Brook

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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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