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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Bow Beck

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 37.2 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Bow Beck was 37.2 cm, recorded at Upstream Denton Road Bridge on 24 August 1999.

Across 1,564 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 8.3 cm.

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

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Most recent observation11 August 2014Upstream Beckfoot Farm · 20 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
37.2 cm
Median length
8.3 cm
Fish measured
1,564
Survey locations
4

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
37.2 cm24 Aug 1999Upstream Denton Road Bridge110472
36.2 cm24 Aug 1999Beckfoot Farm110479
35.4 cm22 Jul 1998Upstream Denton Road Bridge110354
34 cm15 Aug 2003Beckfoot Farm78372
33.2 cm29 Jul 2002Beckfoot Farm73481
32 cm24 Aug 1999Beckfoot Farm110479
30.8 cm19 Aug 2003Upstream Denton Road Bridge78357
30.6 cm25 Jun 2008Beckfoot Farm111618
30.2 cm15 Aug 2003Beckfoot Farm78372
29.8 cm24 Jul 2002Upstream Denton Road Bridge73473

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
Upstream Denton Road Bridge26 Jun 199611 Aug 201411
Upstream Beckfoot Farm24 Aug 199911 Aug 20145
Beckfoot Farm24 Aug 199925 Jun 20085
March Ghyll24 Aug 199915 Aug 20034

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

1996–2014

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 1,564 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.2 cm
Lower quarter
5.9 cm
Median
8.4 cm
Upper quarter
11 cm
Largest
37.2 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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