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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Painswick Stream

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 40 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Painswick Stream was 40 cm, recorded at Stroud u/s confl. canal on 21 September 2006.

Across 319 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 18.3 cm.

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

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Most recent observation22 August 2023d/s Painswick · 27 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
40 cm
Median length
18.3 cm
Fish measured
319
Survey locations
5

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
40 cm21 Sept 2006Stroud u/s confl. canal101433
37.2 cm28 Jul 1997u/s Painswick55054
35.5 cm30 Jul 1997Stroud u/s confl. canal55101
33.1 cm21 Sept 2006Stroud u/s confl. canal101433
32.3 cm21 Sept 2006Stroud u/s confl. canal101433
32.2 cm28 Jul 1997Downstream Painswick & Edge Brook Confl.55059
31.5 cm21 Sept 2006Stroud u/s confl. canal101433
31.5 cm28 Jul 1997Downstream Painswick & Edge Brook Confl.55059
31 cm21 Sept 2006Stroud u/s confl. canal101433
30.7 cm30 Jul 1997Stroud u/s confl. canal55101

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 Painswick24 Aug 200622 Aug 20234
Stroud u/s confl. canal18 Mar 199224 Aug 20114
u/s Painswick18 Mar 199224 Aug 20063
Downstream Painswick & Edge Brook Confl.18 Mar 199228 Jul 19972
Salmon Springs18 Mar 199221 Jul 19973

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

1992–2023

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 319 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.9 cm
Lower quarter
13.3 cm
Median
18.3 cm
Upper quarter
22.7 cm
Largest
40 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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