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Gudgeon in the Lincolnshire Lakes

Largest measured gudgeon: 16.1 cm

The largest gudgeon measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Lincolnshire Lakes was 16.1 cm, recorded at Homestead Park Lake Site 3 on 13 February 1988.

Across 3,103 measured gudgeon, the median measured length was 10 cm.

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

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Most recent observation11 December 2007Heapham Reservoir · 4 fish
Largest measured gudgeon
16.1 cm
Median length
10 cm
Fish measured
3,103
Survey locations
38

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured gudgeon

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

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
16.1 cm13 Feb 1988Homestead Park Lake Site 369438
16.1 cm13 Feb 1988Homestead Park Lake Site 169436
15.8 cm13 Apr 1987Sudbrook Lake69402
15.8 cm26 Nov 1985Sewstern Gullet Upper69357
15.6 cm13 Apr 1987Sudbrook Lake69402
15.2 cm13 Apr 1987Sudbrook Lake69402
15.1 cm13 Apr 1987Sudbrook Lake69402
15 cm7 Dec 1993Swan Lake Wainfleet69457
14.9 cm13 Apr 1987Sudbrook Lake69402
14.9 cm13 Apr 1987Sudbrook Lake69402

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

Explore the river

Where gudgeon were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one gudgeon 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 gudgeon
Heapham Reservoir11 Dec 200711 Dec 20071
Goltho Lake16 Nov 200516 Nov 20051
Fish Ponds Usselby19 Mar 200219 Mar 20021
Pinders Lake6 Dec 20016 Dec 20011
Hogsthorpe A.C. Lake26 Jan 200026 Jan 20001
Woodlands Spilsby30 Nov 199930 Nov 19991
Brickyard Wragby Site 1 (Waltonians)26 Feb 199826 Feb 19981
Normanby Park Site 216 Feb 199816 Feb 19981
Normanby Park Site 116 Feb 199816 Feb 19981
Alvingham Fisheries5 Feb 19985 Feb 19981
Marisco22 Jan 199822 Jan 19981
Louth Canal Refuge21 Jan 199821 Jan 19981
Bells Lake Site 030 Jan 199730 Jan 19971
Bussock Lake31 Oct 199531 Oct 19951
Aylesby 25 Lake North Thoresby26 Jan 199526 Jan 19951
Homestead Park Lake Site 016 Jan 199516 Jan 19951
Shortferry Lake11 Jan 199411 Jan 19941
Swan Lake Wainfleet7 Dec 19937 Dec 19931
Simons Lake29 Nov 199329 Nov 19931
Wold Newton Lake12 Mar 199012 Mar 19901
Manley Gardens Brigg16 Feb 198916 Feb 19891
Homestead Park Lake Site 313 Feb 198813 Feb 19881
Homestead Park Lake Site 213 Feb 198813 Feb 19881
Homestead Park Lake Site 113 Feb 198813 Feb 19881
Tattershall Castle Moat30 Nov 198730 Nov 19871
T. Hall Fishing Lake26 Nov 198726 Nov 19871
Chuck Hatch Lake30 Oct 198730 Oct 19871
Beningworth Lake19 Oct 198719 Oct 19871
Sudbrook Lake13 Apr 198713 Apr 19871
Conoco A.C. Immingham5 Mar 19875 Mar 19871
West Ashby Lakes Entrance Pond West Ashby2 Mar 19872 Mar 19871
West Ashby Lakes Canal West Ashby15 Feb 198715 Feb 19871
Goltho Lake Site 2 (Southern)2 Dec 19862 Dec 19861
Goltho Lake Site 1 (Northern)2 Dec 19862 Dec 19861
Revesby Reservoir11 Nov 198611 Nov 19861
Manor Fishing Lake24 Sept 198624 Sept 19861
Sewstern Gullet Upper26 Nov 198526 Nov 19851
Bradley Pond8 Nov 19858 Nov 19851

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

1985–2007

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded gudgeon that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 3,103 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
1.1 cm
Lower quarter
8.5 cm
Median
10 cm
Upper quarter
11.2 cm
Largest
16.1 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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