3-spined stickleback · Gasterosteus aculeatus

3-spined stickleback in the East Halton Beck FMU

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 6.8 cm

The largest 3-spined stickleback measured in Environment Agency surveys of the East Halton Beck FMU was 6.8 cm, recorded at College Bridge on 22 March 2011.

Across 124 measured 3-spined stickleback, the median measured length was 4.5 cm.

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

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Most recent observation22 July 2021College Bridge

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 6.8 cm
Median length: 4.5 cm
Fish measured: 124
Survey locations: 4

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback

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
6.8 cm	22 Mar 2011	College Bridge	130057
6.5 cm	22 Mar 2011	College Bridge	130057
6.5 cm	22 Mar 2011	College Bridge	130057
6.5 cm	22 Mar 2011	College Bridge	130057
6.4 cm	22 Mar 2011	College Bridge	130057
6.2 cm	22 Mar 2011	College Bridge	130057
6.2 cm	22 Mar 2011	College Bridge	130057
6.1 cm	22 Mar 2011	College Bridge	130057
6.1 cm	22 Mar 2011	College Bridge	130057
6.1 cm	22 Mar 2011	College Bridge	130057

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

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Where 3-spined stickleback were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one 3-spined stickleback 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 3-spined stickleback
College Bridge	30 May 2007	22 Jul 2021	5
Ulceby Station Upstream Bridge	24 Oct 2013	1 Apr 2015	2
South End Goxhill	20 Sept 1995	20 Sept 1995	1
The Grange	14 Sept 1995	14 Sept 1995	1

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

1995–2021

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded 3-spined stickleback that year.

295

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099

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121

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

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

Smallest: 2.7 cm
Lower quarter: 3.8 cm
Median: 4.5 cm
Upper quarter: 5.4 cm
Largest: 6.8 cm

0–99 mm

124

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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