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3-spined stickleback · Gasterosteus aculeatus

3-spined stickleback in the Finham Brook

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 6.3 cm

The largest 3-spined stickleback measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Finham Brook was 6.3 cm, recorded at East Chase Farm on 5 August 1992.

Across 90 measured 3-spined stickleback, the median measured length was 4.3 cm.

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

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Most recent observation10 July 2018Finham Bridge
Largest measured 3-spined stickleback
6.3 cm
Median length
4.3 cm
Fish measured
90
Survey locations
8

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.

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
6.3 cm5 Aug 1992East Chase Farm72882
6.2 cm7 Oct 1997Abbeyfields Park, Kenilworth80748
6.2 cm4 Aug 1992Abbeyfields Park, Kenilworth80767
5.7 cm23 Oct 1997Inchford Brook, Inchford Brook Farm72387
5.6 cm5 Aug 1992Inchford Brook, Fernhill Farm72389
5.5 cm23 Oct 1997Inchford Brook, Inchford Brook Farm72387
5.3 cm4 Aug 1992Abbeyfields Park, Kenilworth80767
5.2 cm23 Oct 1997Inchford Brook, Inchford Brook Farm72387
5.2 cm7 Oct 1997Abbeyfields Park, Kenilworth80748
5.2 cm4 Aug 1992Abbeyfields Park, Kenilworth80767

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 surveyedFirst recordedLast recordedVisits finding 3-spined stickleback
Finham Bridge16 Jul 201310 Jul 20182
Inchford Brook, Inchford Brook Farm5 Aug 199229 Jul 20033
Inchford Brook, Fernhill Farm5 Aug 199229 Jul 20033
East Chase Farm5 Aug 199229 Jul 20034
Dalehouse Farm7 Oct 19977 Oct 19971
Abbeyfields Park, Kenilworth24 Sept 19867 Oct 19973
Finham WRW u/s effluent4 Aug 19924 Aug 19921
Millburn Grange, Kenilworth23 Nov 198823 Nov 19881

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

1986–2018

Survey records by year

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

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 90 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
1.9 cm
Lower quarter
3.3 cm
Median
4.3 cm
Upper quarter
4.7 cm
Largest
6.3 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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