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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Chipping Brook

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 37.8 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Chipping Brook was 37.8 cm, recorded at Footbridge at Pale Farm on 28 July 2009.

Across 253 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 9.5 cm.

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

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Most recent observation9 July 2021Footbridge at Pale Farm · 1 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
37.8 cm
Median length
9.5 cm
Fish measured
253
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
37.8 cm28 Jul 2009Footbridge at Pale Farm118118
36 cm22 Jul 2004Footbridge at Pale Farm83147
30.5 cm8 Sept 1993Downstream Chipping Village115433
29.6 cm22 Jul 2004Footbridge at Pale Farm83147
29 cm8 Sept 1993Downstream Chipping Village115433
28.5 cm8 Sept 1993Downstream Chipping Village115433
27 cm9 Jul 2021Footbridge at Pale Farm159951
25 cm15 Sept 1998Footbridge at Pale Farm112355
23 cm15 Sept 1998Wolfen Estate112358
23 cm15 Sept 1998Wolfen Estate112358

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
Footbridge at Pale Farm8 Sept 19939 Jul 20216
Wolfen Estate15 Sept 199828 Jul 20093
Downstream Chipping Village8 Sept 19938 Sept 19931

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

1993–2021

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 253 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.5 cm
Lower quarter
6.4 cm
Median
9.5 cm
Upper quarter
14.1 cm
Largest
37.8 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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