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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the River Don

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 64 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Don was 64 cm, recorded at Effingham Street, sheffield on 10 September 2023.

Across 7,197 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 12.4 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 Don.

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Most recent observation5 August 2025Blackburn Meadows d/s weir DON/CO/TEMP/001 · 16 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
64 cm
Median length
12.4 cm
Fish measured
7,197
Survey locations
37

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
64 cm10 Sept 2023Effingham Street, sheffield163219
58.8 cm7 Jul 2017Blackburn Meadows d/s weir DON/CO/TEMP/001150869
54.7 cm14 Jul 2016Blackburn Meadows d/s weir DON/CO/TEMP/001148534
54.4 cm24 Jul 2014Blackburn Meadows d/s weir DON/CO/TEMP/001141925
52.7 cm14 Jul 2016Blackburn Meadows d/s weir DON/CO/TEMP/001148534
51 cm26 Aug 2005Kelham Island Museum87769
50.3 cm10 Sept 2023Effingham Street, sheffield163219
50.3 cm3 Sept 2023Kelham Island Museum163171
49.8 cm3 Sept 2023Kelham Island Museum163171
48.7 cm7 Jul 2017Blackburn Meadows d/s weir DON/CO/TEMP/001150869

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
Blackburn Meadows d/s weir DON/CO/TEMP/0018 Dec 19875 Aug 202523
Kilnhurst Bridge1 Oct 200731 Jul 20259
Wortley1 Oct 198729 Sept 20236
Upstream Ewden Beck23 Aug 200525 Sept 20234
Beeley Wood, d/s weir13 Nov 199025 Sept 20237
Effingham Street, sheffield26 Jul 201110 Sept 20235
Kelham Island Museum26 Aug 20053 Sept 20237
Soughley Farm DON/BT/Q/00120 Aug 198119 Aug 201918
Dunford Bridge (lower site)5 Oct 200619 Aug 201911
Doncaster (crimpsal) DON/CO/TEMP/0038 Jul 20198 Jul 20191
Kilnhurst - Fry Survey6 Aug 20186 Aug 20181
Livesey Street - Owlerton, Sheffield22 Aug 20052 Oct 20173
Cheesebottom STW2 Sept 198128 Sept 20175
Penistone Cricket Club2 Sept 19817 Sept 20176
Thurlstone2 Sept 19814 Sept 20176
Bull House Bridge13 Nov 19974 Sept 20175
Oughtibridge18 Nov 199711 Sept 20153
Blonk Street, sheffield30 Jul 20112 Oct 20144
Firth Rixon8 Jul 20138 Jul 20131
Nursery Street, Sheffield30 Jul 20112 Aug 20122
Kelham Island (Channel 2)15 Jul 20112 Aug 20122
Oxspring Bridge (WR)29 Sept 20007 Sept 201110
Dunford Bridge Car Park19 Aug 200819 Aug 20081
Dunford Bridge (upper site)20 Aug 198113 Sept 20058
Millstone Bridge20 Aug 198125 Aug 20053
Attercliffe Road5 Aug 20055 Aug 20051
Below Sprotborough Weir DON/CO/TEMP/0024 Jul 20054 Jul 20051
Tesco Weir - Masbrough, Rotherham23 Jun 200523 Jun 20051
Below Blackburn Meadows (new site)12 Jul 200212 Jul 20021
Smithfield House, Sheffield6 May 198210 Oct 19975
Hillsborough8 Oct 19876 Oct 19973
Borough Bridge, Sheffield24 Sept 19816 Oct 19975
Meadowhall8 Dec 198730 Sept 19974
Wharncliffe Side3 Sept 198123 Sept 19932
Stocksbridge STW (old site)3 Sept 198123 Sept 19932
British Tissues3 Sept 198123 Sept 19932
Stocksbridge STW US7 Jan 19861 Nov 19902

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

1981–2025

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 7,197 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
0.6 cm
Lower quarter
7.9 cm
Median
12.4 cm
Upper quarter
17.8 cm
Largest
64 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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