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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the River Caldew

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 26 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Caldew was 26 cm, recorded at 2308.50 Low Mill DS Mosedale CPUE on 24 July 2024.

Across 216 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 6.3 cm.

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

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Most recent observation5 August 20242304.70 US Mosedale Bridge CPUE · 5 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
26 cm
Median length
6.3 cm
Fish measured
216
Survey locations
25

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
26 cm24 Jul 20242308.50 Low Mill DS Mosedale CPUE166070
17.4 cm13 Jun 20232323.00 Bousteads Grassings, CPUE162432
15.3 cm13 Jun 20232315.00 Crookholme Mill CPUE162524
14.5 cm13 Jul 20222303.00 River Caldew DS Grainsgill Beck161397
14.4 cm4 Jul 20222351.00 Pow Beck, Pow Bank161253
14.1 cm24 Jul 20242313.90 Sebergham, CPUE166043
13.2 cm24 Jul 20242309.70 Haltcliffe Bridge CPUE166059
12 cm24 Jul 20242313.90 Sebergham, CPUE166043
10.4 cm5 Aug 20242304.90 Mosedale, Caldew166174
8.3 cm24 Jul 20242312.00 Mill House CPUE166061

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

Explore the river

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
2304.90 Mosedale, Caldew22 Aug 20025 Aug 202415
2304.70 US Mosedale Bridge CPUE13 Jul 20235 Aug 20242
2313.90 Sebergham, CPUE15 Jun 202324 Jul 20242
2312.00 Mill House CPUE13 Jul 202324 Jul 20242
2309.70 Haltcliffe Bridge CPUE13 Jul 202324 Jul 20242
2308.50 Low Mill DS Mosedale CPUE27 Jul 202324 Jul 20242
2308.00 Linewath Bridge CPUE13 Jul 202324 Jul 20242
2318.01 Limehouse School CPUE15 Jun 202322 Jul 20242
2317.30 Rose Bridge CPUE14 Jun 202322 Jul 20242
2315.80 Holme House, CPUE15 Jun 202322 Jul 20242
2315.00 Crookholme Mill CPUE13 Jun 202322 Jul 20242
2323.00 Bousteads Grassings, CPUE13 Jun 20235 Jul 20242
2321.00 Low Mill CPUE14 Jun 202321 Jun 20242
2321.90 Cummersdale CPUE14 Jun 202314 Jun 20231
2320.90 Dalston, CPUE14 Jun 202314 Jun 20231
2319.00 Bridgend CPUE14 Jun 202314 Jun 20231
2327.00 Gilcambon Beck, Nr Newsham7 Jul 200613 Jul 20224
2303.00 River Caldew DS Grainsgill Beck15 Aug 200313 Jul 20225
2351.00 Pow Beck, Pow Bank4 Jul 20224 Jul 20221
2317.40 US Rose Bridge, River Caldew9 Jul 201317 Sept 20152
2314.50 US EA Level Monitoring Stn, River Caldew9 Jul 201317 Sept 20152
2318.00 River Caldew - Lime House29 Aug 20089 Jul 20132
2324.50 Caldew Foot30 Mar 200430 Mar 20041
2322.00 River Caldew - Cummersdale22 Aug 200322 Aug 20031
2314.00 River Caldew - Sebergham20 Aug 200320 Aug 20031

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

2002–2024

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 216 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.2 cm
Lower quarter
5.8 cm
Median
6.3 cm
Upper quarter
6.9 cm
Largest
26 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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