Stone loach · Barbatula barbatula

Stone loach in the Bourne Brook

Largest measured stone loach: 13 cm

The largest stone loach measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Bourne Brook was 13 cm, recorded at Bakers Farm on 14 January 1997.

Across 124 measured stone loach, the median measured length was 9 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 · 4 fish

Largest measured stone loach: 13 cm
Median length: 9 cm
Fish measured: 124
Survey locations: 5

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured stone loach

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

Length	Survey date	Survey location	Survey ID
13 cm	14 Jan 1997	Bakers Farm	13399
12.8 cm	14 Jan 1997	Bakers Farm	13399
12.4 cm	14 Feb 2003	Bakers Farm	79251
12.1 cm	4 Mar 2003	Bounces Farm	79252
12.1 cm	4 Mar 2003	Bounces Farm	79252
12 cm	14 Jan 1997	Bakers Farm	13399
11.8 cm	4 Mar 2003	Bounces Farm	79252
11.8 cm	14 Feb 2003	Bakers Farm	79251
11.7 cm	4 Mar 2003	Bounces Farm	79252
11.3 cm	5 Mar 2003	Letches Farm	79253

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

Explore the river

Where stone loach were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one stone loach 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 surveyed	First recorded	Last recorded	Visits finding stone loach
Nightingale Hall	15 Jan 1997	13 Mar 2015	3
Letches Farm	15 Jan 1997	18 Feb 2015	4
Bakers Farm	14 Jan 1997	18 Feb 2015	3
Greenstead Green	14 Jan 1997	4 Mar 2003	2
Bounces Farm	4 Mar 2003	4 Mar 2003	1

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 stone loach that year.

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315

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 124 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 5.2 cm
Lower quarter: 7.9 cm
Median: 9 cm
Upper quarter: 10.2 cm
Largest: 13 cm

0–99 mm

100–199 mm

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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