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Common bream · Abramis brama

Common bream in the Grand Union Canal

Largest measured common bream: 46.3 cm

The largest common bream measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Grand Union Canal was 46.3 cm, recorded at Water Eaton on 14 December 1993.

Across 3,648 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 Grand Union Canal.

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Most recent observation1 February 1994Cosgrove · 62 fish
Largest measured common bream
46.3 cm
Median length
8.3 cm
Fish measured
3,648
Survey locations
16

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.

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
46.3 cm14 Dec 1993Water Eaton28803
46.3 cm13 Mar 1990Ivinghoe Lock28782
44.3 cm13 Mar 1990Ivinghoe Lock28782
44.3 cm13 Mar 1990Ivinghoe Lock28782
43.8 cm30 Mar 1990Woolstone28789
43.8 cm30 Mar 1990Woolstone28789
43.3 cm30 Mar 1990Woolstone28789
43.3 cm13 Mar 1990Ivinghoe Lock28782
42.8 cm30 Mar 1990Woolstone28789
41.8 cm14 Dec 1993Water Eaton28803

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 surveyedFirst recordedLast recordedVisits finding common bream
Cosgrove4 Apr 19901 Feb 19942
Stoke Bruerne23 Mar 199031 Jan 19942
Grafton Regis3 Apr 199028 Jan 19942
Yardley Gobion GUC2 Apr 199023 Dec 19932
Wolverton28 Mar 199022 Dec 19932
Bradwell Waste Tip27 Mar 199020 Dec 19932
Linford Manor Park25 Mar 199017 Dec 19932
Woolstone30 Mar 199016 Dec 19932
Simpson22 Mar 199015 Dec 19932
Water Eaton21 Mar 199014 Dec 19932
Three Locks19 Mar 199013 Dec 19932
Old Linslade7 Dec 19937 Dec 19931
Grove Lock14 Mar 19902 Dec 19932
Stoke Hammond20 Mar 199030 Nov 19932
Ivinghoe Lock13 Mar 199024 Nov 19932
Leighton Buzzard Canal15 Mar 199015 Mar 19901

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

1990–1994

Survey records by year

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

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 3,648 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.3 cm
Lower quarter
6.8 cm
Median
8.3 cm
Upper quarter
11.8 cm
Largest
46.3 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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Explore the Grand Union Canal

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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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