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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Costa Beck

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 49.1 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Costa Beck was 49.1 cm, recorded at Costa beck at Gatehouses on 14 August 2019.

Across 128 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 21.6 cm.

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

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Most recent observation30 August 2023Costa Beck Upstream Pickering Beck DERBT107 · 7 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
49.1 cm
Median length
21.6 cm
Fish measured
128
Survey locations
6

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
49.1 cm14 Aug 2019Costa beck at Gatehouses155173
46.8 cm22 Jul 2006Costa beck at Sleightholme Fm102496
44 cm25 Sept 1997Costa Beck d/s Pickering Beck109969
39.3 cm22 Jun 2006Costa beck at Gatehouses102494
38.6 cm18 Sept 2001Costa Beck Upstream Pickering Beck DERBT10725570
38.3 cm18 Aug 2018Oxfolds beck153409
38 cm20 Oct 2011Costa Beck Upstream Pickering Beck DERBT107129610
37.6 cm20 Sept 2012Costa Beck Upstream Pickering Beck DERBT107133782
35.5 cm13 Sept 2002Costa Beck Upstream Pickering Beck DERBT10772214
35.1 cm14 Aug 2019Costa beck at Gatehouses155173

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
Costa Beck Upstream Pickering Beck DERBT10725 Sept 199730 Aug 202312
Costa beck at Gatehouses22 Jun 200614 Aug 20193
Oxfolds beck18 Aug 201818 Aug 20181
Costa beck at Sleightholme Fm22 Jul 200622 Jul 20061
Costa beck at High Costa mill22 Jun 200622 Jun 20061
Costa Beck d/s Pickering Beck23 Mar 19954 Oct 20003

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

1995–2023

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 128 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
7.1 cm
Lower quarter
16.3 cm
Median
21.6 cm
Upper quarter
26.3 cm
Largest
49.1 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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