Common bream · Abramis brama

Common bream in the Forty Foot Drain

Largest measured common bream: 51.8 cm

The largest common bream measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Forty Foot Drain was 51.8 cm, recorded at Nightlayers Fen on 12 August 1999.

Across 2,089 measured common bream, the median measured length was 8.3 cm.

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

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Most recent observation18 July 2023Badney Drove · 95 fish

Largest measured common bream: 51.8 cm
Median length: 8.3 cm
Fish measured: 2,089
Survey locations: 6

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured common bream

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
51.8 cm	12 Aug 1999	Nightlayers Fen	29559
50.8 cm	20 Aug 1991	Nightlayers Fen	29549
50.8 cm	19 Aug 1991	Leonard Childs Bridge	29548
50.8 cm	19 Aug 1991	Leonard Childs Bridge	29548
50.3 cm	11 Sept 1999	Puddock Bridge	29557
50.3 cm	21 Aug 1994	Leonard Childs Bridge	29554
50.3 cm	16 Aug 1994	Ramsey Hollow	29551
50.3 cm	20 Aug 1991	Nightlayers Fen	29549
49.8 cm	12 Aug 1999	Nightlayers Fen	29559
49.8 cm	12 Aug 1999	Nightlayers Fen	29559

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

Explore the river

Where common bream were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one common bream 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 common bream
Badney Drove	8 Sept 1987	18 Jul 2023	8
Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge	3 Sept 1987	1 Jun 2006	5
Puddock Bridge	7 Sept 1987	11 Sept 1999	4
Nightlayers Fen	9 Sept 1987	12 Aug 1999	4
Leonard Childs Bridge	8 Sept 1987	21 Aug 1994	3
Ramsey Hollow	4 Sept 1987	16 Aug 1994	3

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

1987–2023

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded common bream that year.

687

088

089

090

691

092

093

694

095

096

097

098

499

000

001

002

003

004

005

206

007

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111

012

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117

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022

123

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 2,089 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 3.8 cm
Lower quarter: 5.3 cm
Median: 8.3 cm
Upper quarter: 13 cm
Largest: 51.8 cm

0–99 mm

1380

100–199 mm

419

200–299 mm

139

300–399 mm

400–499 mm

500–599 mm

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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