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Stone loach · Barbatula barbatula

Stone loach in the River Pant (Main Reaches)

Largest measured stone loach: 14.2 cm

The largest stone loach measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Pant (Main Reaches) was 14.2 cm, recorded at Great Sampford Downstream on 3 August 2005.

Across 1,271 measured stone loach, the median measured length was 8.5 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 Pant (Main Reaches).

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Most recent observation24 October 2023Little Farm · 13 fish
Largest measured stone loach
14.2 cm
Median length
8.5 cm
Fish measured
1,271
Survey locations
11

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured stone loach

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

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
14.2 cm3 Aug 2005Great Sampford Downstream86549
13.1 cm29 Aug 2017Little Farm152425
12.9 cm19 Apr 1993Little Farm14147
12.7 cm3 Aug 2005Great Sampford Downstream86549
12.3 cm14 Sept 2023Robjohns Farm163921
12.1 cm23 Aug 2017Bovington Hall152422
12.1 cm28 Aug 2014Little Farm143633
12 cm23 Aug 2017Bovington Hall152422
12 cm3 Aug 2005Great Sampford Downstream86549
12 cm12 Aug 2002Great Sampford Downstream61460

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

Explore the river

Where stone loach were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one stone loach 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 stone loach
Little Farm19 Jun 198424 Oct 202313
Robjohns Farm16 Jul 199614 Sept 202310
Bovington Hall9 Jul 19846 Sept 202311
Goldsticks Farm24 Jul 199618 Aug 202310
Iron Bridge (River Pant)23 Jul 199610 Aug 20238
Wethersfield Mill22 Apr 19939 Aug 20238
Ashwell Hall19 Jul 199622 Aug 20084
Gambers Hall5 Jul 199613 Aug 20085
Petches Bridge12 Aug 199911 Aug 20084
Great Sampford Downstream4 Jul 19965 Aug 20085
Courtaulds Mill18 Aug 20051 Aug 20082

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

1984–2023

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded stone loach that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 1,271 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
3.2 cm
Lower quarter
7.8 cm
Median
8.5 cm
Upper quarter
9.2 cm
Largest
14.2 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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