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Silver bream · Abramis bjoerkna

Silver bream in the River Middle Ouse

Largest measured silver bream: 29.8 cm

The largest silver bream measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Middle Ouse was 29.8 cm, recorded at Longholme on 10 June 1992.

Across 1,026 measured silver bream, the median measured length was 7.8 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 Middle Ouse.

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Most recent observation29 September 2016Portholme Meadow · 35 fish
Largest measured silver bream
29.8 cm
Median length
7.8 cm
Fish measured
1,026
Survey locations
33

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured silver bream

The largest individual measurements in this river and species dataset. Equal measurements are retained as separate surveyed fish.

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
29.8 cm10 Jun 1992Longholme29125
24.3 cm10 Jun 1992Longholme29125
23.8 cm28 Sept 1989Portholme Lock29164
22.3 cm10 Jun 1992Longholme29125
21.3 cm12 Oct 1989Hartford29166
21.3 cm2 Oct 1989Castle Hills Huntingdon29165
21.3 cm28 Sept 1989Portholme Lock29164
20.8 cm1 Jul 1992Riverside Park29135
20.3 cm10 Jun 1992Longholme29125
20.3 cm10 Jun 1992Longholme29125

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

Explore the river

Where silver bream were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one silver bream 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 silver bream
Portholme Meadow29 Jul 199229 Sept 20165
US Dolphin Meadow12 Aug 199228 Sept 20165
Holywell17 Aug 199526 Sept 20166
Eynesbury19 Aug 201519 Aug 20151
Pike & Eel8 Sept 199210 Sept 20109
Little Paxton18 Aug 19895 Jul 20053
Hartford Church29 Sept 198926 Jul 20044
Mow Fen9 Sept 19924 Aug 20033
Longholme10 Jun 199216 Aug 20022
Barford Bridge3 Aug 19891 Oct 20014
Meadow Lane St Ives24 Aug 19923 Aug 19993
Hartford12 Oct 198913 Jul 19993
Castle Hills Huntingdon2 Oct 198912 Jul 19993
Riverside Park1 Jul 19922 Sept 19982
DS Barford Power Station30 Jun 199226 Aug 19982
Barford Power Station29 Jun 199225 Aug 19982
Wyboston Lakes25 Jun 199224 Aug 19982
Kelpie Marina24 Jun 199221 Aug 19982
Earith4 Oct 19954 Oct 19951
Bluntisham10 Nov 19892 Oct 19953
Hemingford Abbots5 Oct 198913 Aug 19922
Dolphin Meadow25 Oct 198913 Aug 19922
Hemingford Grey11 Aug 199211 Aug 19921
Houghton Lock3 Oct 198910 Aug 19922
Houghton4 Oct 198910 Aug 19922
Portholme Lock28 Sept 198930 Jul 19922
Offord Triangle17 Jul 199217 Jul 19921
Offord Intake15 Jul 199215 Jul 19921
Little Paxton Nature Reserve14 Jul 199214 Jul 19921
St Neots Common14 Aug 19896 Jul 19922
Blunham23 Jun 199223 Jun 19921
St Ives26 Oct 198926 Oct 19891
Cardington Navigation31 Jul 198931 Jul 19891

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

1989–2016

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded silver bream that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 1,026 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.8 cm
Lower quarter
6.8 cm
Median
7.8 cm
Upper quarter
9.8 cm
Largest
29.8 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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