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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Bull Beck

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 16 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Bull Beck was 16 cm, recorded at Bull Beck at Caton on 2 October 1997.

Across 59 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 10.5 cm.

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

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Most recent observation29 June 2015Tarn Brook (Upstream Weir Removal Project) · 9 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
16 cm
Median length
10.5 cm
Fish measured
59
Survey locations
3

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
16 cm2 Oct 1997Bull Beck at Caton129910
16 cm2 Oct 1997Bull Beck at Caton129910
15.4 cm22 Jul 2011Tarn Brook (Downstream Weir Removal Project)129909
14.2 cm22 Jul 2011Tarn Brook (Downstream Weir Removal Project)129909
14 cm22 Jul 2011Tarn Brook (Downstream Weir Removal Project)129909
14 cm22 Jul 2011Tarn Brook (Downstream Weir Removal Project)129909
14 cm2 Oct 1997Bull Beck at Caton129910
13.8 cm22 Jul 2011Tarn Brook (Downstream Weir Removal Project)129909
13.8 cm22 Jul 2011Tarn Brook (Downstream Weir Removal Project)129909
13.8 cm22 Jul 2011Tarn Brook (Upstream Weir Removal Project)129908

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

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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
Tarn Brook (Upstream Weir Removal Project)22 Jul 201129 Jun 20152
Tarn Brook (Downstream Weir Removal Project)22 Jul 201129 Jun 20152
Bull Beck at Caton2 Oct 19972 Oct 19971

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 brown / sea trout that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 59 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.7 cm
Lower quarter
9.5 cm
Median
10.5 cm
Upper quarter
13.5 cm
Largest
16 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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