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Silver bream · Abramis bjoerkna

Silver bream in the Forty Foot Drain

Largest measured silver bream: 28.3 cm

The largest silver bream measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Forty Foot Drain was 28.3 cm, recorded at Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge on 13 August 1991.

Across 2,078 measured silver bream, the median measured length was 7.8 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 · 17 fish
Largest measured silver bream
28.3 cm
Median length
7.8 cm
Fish measured
2,078
Survey locations
6

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured silver bream

The largest individual measurements in this river and species dataset. Equal measurements are retained as separate surveyed fish.

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
28.3 cm13 Aug 1991Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge29544
27.8 cm13 Aug 1991Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge29544
27.8 cm13 Aug 1991Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge29544
27.3 cm13 Aug 1991Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge29544
26.8 cm13 Aug 1991Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge29544
26.3 cm13 Aug 1991Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge29544
23.3 cm13 Aug 1991Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge29544
23.3 cm13 Aug 1991Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge29544
22.3 cm18 Aug 1994Badney Drove29553
22.3 cm13 Aug 1991Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge29544

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

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Where silver bream were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one silver 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 surveyedFirst recordedLast recordedVisits finding silver bream
Badney Drove8 Sept 198718 Jul 20237
Ramsey Forty Foot Bridge3 Sept 19871 Jun 20065
Puddock Bridge7 Sept 198711 Sept 19994
Nightlayers Fen9 Sept 198712 Aug 19994
Leonard Childs Bridge19 Aug 199121 Aug 19942
Ramsey Hollow4 Sept 198716 Aug 19943

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 silver bream that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 2,078 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.8 cm
Lower quarter
6.8 cm
Median
7.8 cm
Upper quarter
10.8 cm
Largest
28.3 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

More fish in this river

Explore the Forty Foot Drain

Compare other species with enough survey and measurement data for a detailed page.

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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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