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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Hoo Brook

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 37.2 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Hoo Brook was 37.2 cm, recorded at Hill Pool on 11 April 2000.

Across 188 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 10.5 cm.

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

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Most recent observation30 June 2015US car park Spennels Nature Reserve · 19 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
37.2 cm
Median length
10.5 cm
Fish measured
188
Survey locations
4

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
37.2 cm11 Apr 2000Hill Pool73612
36.5 cm11 Apr 2000Hill Pool73612
29.1 cm11 Apr 2000Hill Pool73612
28.2 cm30 Jun 2015DS car park Spennels Nature Reserve145253
28.1 cm30 Jun 2015US car park Spennels Nature Reserve145260
27.1 cm11 Apr 2000Hill Pool73612
26.9 cm25 Jun 2013DS car park Spennels Nature Reserve138123
26.5 cm30 Jun 2015DS car park Spennels Nature Reserve145253
26 cm30 Jun 2015US car park Spennels Nature Reserve145260
26 cm11 Apr 2000Stone/Dunclent Farm73614

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
US car park Spennels Nature Reserve25 Jun 201330 Jun 20152
DS car park Spennels Nature Reserve25 Jun 201330 Jun 20152
Stone/Dunclent Farm16 May 199111 Apr 20002
Hill Pool16 May 199111 Apr 20002

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

1991–2015

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 188 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
2.5 cm
Lower quarter
6 cm
Median
10.5 cm
Upper quarter
17.5 cm
Largest
37.2 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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