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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Haweswater Beck inc. Cawdale aka Howes Beck

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 33.5 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Haweswater Beck inc. Cawdale aka Howes Beck was 33.5 cm, recorded at 1101.60 DS Water Abstraction, Cawdale Beck on 28 July 2010.

Across 5,043 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 7.2 cm.

Surveyors recorded weights for 774 brown / sea trout. The median was 0.2 oz (0.0066 kg) and the largest recorded weight was 10.1 oz (0.2875 kg).

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the Haweswater Beck inc. Cawdale aka Howes Beck.

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Most recent observation25 July 20221098.00 Haweswater Beck, Naddle Bridge · 18 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
33.5 cm
Median length
7.2 cm
Fish measured
5,043
Survey locations
22

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured brown / sea trout

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

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
33.5 cm28 Jul 20101101.60 DS Water Abstraction, Cawdale Beck125604
29 cm20 Sept 20171101.80 DS Watergate, Cawdale Beck151679
25.1 cm22 Sept 20151100.90 Cawdale (Howes) Beck, US stone footbridge146648
23.7 cm20 Sept 20181101.80 DS Watergate, Cawdale Beck153403
22.8 cm20 Jul 20121102.10 Above falls, Cawdale Beck132400
22.3 cm17 Jul 20181101.80 DS Watergate, Cawdale Beck152865
22.3 cm24 Sept 20141102.60 Cawdale Beck143193
22.1 cm28 Jul 20101102.10 Above falls, Cawdale Beck125602
21.3 cm28 Sept 20101100.90 Cawdale (Howes) Beck, US stone footbridge125612
21.1 cm20 Sept 20171101.50 Cawdale Beck US gauging station151682

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

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Where brown / sea trout were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one brown / sea trout 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 brown / sea trout
1098.00 Haweswater Beck, Naddle Bridge8 Jul 201425 Jul 20223
1096.95 Mardale Beck8 Oct 200325 Jul 20225
1100.02 Hawewater Beck, At Bomby23 Sept 201029 Jun 20224
1103.00 Howes Beck25 Jul 200328 Jun 202222
1101.00 Cawdale Beck1 Oct 200328 Jun 202213
1101.50 Cawdale Beck US gauging station15 Aug 201128 Sept 201816
1100.96 Cawdale Beck US Stanegarth16 Aug 201128 Sept 201816
1100.90 Cawdale (Howes) Beck, US stone footbridge2 Aug 201027 Sept 201818
1100.80 Cawdale (Howes Beck), Cawdale House2 Aug 201027 Sept 201818
1101.80 DS Watergate, Cawdale Beck7 Oct 200420 Sept 201819
1103.20 Howes Beck, 10m US Haweswater Con28 Jul 201014 Sept 201818
1103.10 Howes (Cawdale) Beck3 Aug 201014 Sept 201818
1100.70 Cawdale Beck16 Aug 201113 Jul 20169
1102.60 Cawdale Beck19 Jul 201224 Sept 20144
1102.20 Cawdale Beck in Ireland Wood15 Aug 201124 Sept 20148
1102.10 Above falls, Cawdale Beck7 Oct 200424 Sept 201411
1101.86 Cawdale Beck15 Aug 201124 Sept 20148
1101.70 Cawdale Beck15 Aug 201124 Sept 20148
1101.60 DS Water Abstraction, Cawdale Beck7 Oct 200424 Sept 201411
1098.75 Haweswater Beck8 Oct 200323 Sept 20103
1100.00 Haweswater Beck25 Jul 200322 Sept 20082
1101.90 Between walls, Cawdale Beck7 Oct 20047 Oct 20041

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

2003–2022

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded brown / sea trout that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 5,043 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
2.2 cm
Lower quarter
6.2 cm
Median
7.2 cm
Upper quarter
10.6 cm
Largest
33.5 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

Fish weighed by surveyors

Measured weight summary

Recorded weights were available for 774 brown / sea trout. This is a subset of the measured fish and may not represent the whole population.

Lightest
0 oz (0.001 kg)
Lower quarter
0.1 oz (0.0035 kg)
Median
0.2 oz (0.0066 kg)
Upper quarter
0.7 oz (0.0199 kg)
Heaviest
10.1 oz (0.2875 kg)

These are direct individual weights recorded by Environment Agency surveyors. Combined bulk weights are not included.

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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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