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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the River Lugg

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 40 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Lugg was 40 cm, recorded at Leominster Market on 21 August 2006.

Across 1,283 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 18.1 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 Lugg.

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Most recent observation10 October 2023Eaton Hall · 1 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
40 cm
Median length
18.1 cm
Fish measured
1,283
Survey locations
43

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 Aug 2006Leominster Market101802
40 cm6 Oct 1998Marden84261
40 cm6 Oct 1998Marden84261
38 cm24 Jul 2019Leominster Market154981
38 cm19 Aug 2013Marden138095
37 cm11 Sept 1998Leominster Market84266
36.7 cm11 Sept 1998Leominster Market84266
36.5 cm21 Sept 2011Marden128185
36.2 cm6 Sept 2005Lugg Bridge86228
36 cm3 Sept 2004Lugwardine (WO83a)83512

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
Lugwardine2 Aug 199010 Oct 20235
Eaton Hall13 Aug 199310 Oct 20233
Mortimers Cross4 Jul 198527 Sept 202213
Gilberts Farm28 Sept 202128 Sept 20211
Leominster Market11 Sept 199824 Sept 202112
Bodenham Bridge31 Jul 199025 Aug 20216
Downstream of Byton Gauging Weir25 Aug 201023 Jul 20192
Upstream Ballsgate Weir20 Sept 201720 Sept 20171
Downstream of Ballsgate Weir18 Aug 200520 Sept 20174
Leominster - red carded31 Jul 19904 Sept 20148
Mill Leat - Lugg, Yatton Court26 Jul 198928 Aug 201415
Marden6 Oct 199819 Aug 20135
Lugg Bridge1 Sept 200419 Aug 20136
Lugwardine (WO83a)14 Oct 199820 Sept 20117
Bodenham5 Oct 199814 Oct 20102
Shirley Farm4 Aug 200525 Aug 20102
Downstream of Middlemare Barn25 Aug 201025 Aug 20101
Ford Bridge16 Sept 199819 Aug 20095
Sned Wood, d/s road bridge13 Aug 199310 Oct 20065
Garden House Wood29 Sept 200629 Sept 20061
Downstream weir, Saw Mill, Mortimer's Cross29 Sept 200629 Sept 20061
Kinsham weir17 Aug 19966 Sept 20063
Aymestrey1 Aug 20061 Aug 20061
Upstream weir, Saw Mill, Mortimer's Cross18 Aug 200518 Aug 20051
Upstream of Aymestry Bridge18 Aug 200518 Aug 20051
Lugg Green Bridge23 Jul 199718 Aug 20053
Laystone Bridge, Marden23 Jul 199718 Aug 20053
Garden House Weir Leat18 Aug 200518 Aug 20051
200m Downstream Aymestrey weir18 Aug 200518 Aug 20051
Upstream Lugg Bridge Weir, Presteigne4 Aug 20054 Aug 20051
Upper Kinsham4 Aug 20054 Aug 20051
Ryland's Wood26 Jul 19894 Aug 20052
Middlemoor4 Aug 20054 Aug 20051
Letchwood Farm4 Aug 20054 Aug 20051
D/s The Old Mill, Presteigne4 Aug 20054 Aug 20051
Brink Lane4 Aug 20054 Aug 20051
Crabtree Road, Kington3 Aug 20053 Aug 20051
Mordiford7 Oct 19987 Oct 19981
Upstream Hampton Court Weir30 Sept 199830 Sept 19981
Downstream Hampton Court Weir30 Sept 199830 Sept 19981
Wergins Bridge2 Aug 199023 Jul 19973
Downstream of B4361 road bridge31 Jul 199013 Aug 19934
Downstream Deerfold Bridge26 Jul 198913 Aug 19932

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

1985–2023

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 1,283 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
3 cm
Lower quarter
9.1 cm
Median
18.1 cm
Upper quarter
23.4 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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