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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Loadpit Beck

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 29.5 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Loadpit Beck was 29.5 cm, recorded at d/s Eldwick Reservoir on 3 September 2008.

Across 441 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 9.2 cm.

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

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Most recent observation10 September 2014d/s Eldwick Reservoir · 50 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
29.5 cm
Median length
9.2 cm
Fish measured
441
Survey locations
1

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
29.5 cm3 Sept 2008d/s Eldwick Reservoir114905
28.6 cm5 Sept 2002d/s Eldwick Reservoir109327
27.8 cm29 Sept 2005d/s Eldwick Reservoir87746
24.7 cm10 Sept 2014d/s Eldwick Reservoir142771
24 cm5 Sept 2002d/s Eldwick Reservoir109327
23.9 cm25 Sept 2007d/s Eldwick Reservoir108151
23.9 cm29 Sept 2005d/s Eldwick Reservoir87746
23.6 cm14 Aug 2009d/s Eldwick Reservoir119879
23.4 cm14 Aug 2009d/s Eldwick Reservoir119879
23 cm3 Sept 2008d/s Eldwick Reservoir114905

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
d/s Eldwick Reservoir4 Oct 200010 Sept 201411

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

2000–2014

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 441 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
5.2 cm
Lower quarter
7.5 cm
Median
9.2 cm
Upper quarter
14.9 cm
Largest
29.5 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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Explore the Loadpit Beck

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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