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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the River Tweed

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 18.8 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Tweed was 18.8 cm, recorded at Willow burn at Selby's Hill on 26 August 2015.

Across 84 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 7.7 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 Tweed.

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Most recent observation28 June 2019Horncliffe Mill Burn · 3 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
18.8 cm
Median length
7.7 cm
Fish measured
84
Survey locations
3

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
18.8 cm26 Aug 2015Willow burn at Selby's Hill146204
13 cm28 Jun 2019Horncliffe Mill Burn154722
11.5 cm28 Jun 2019Horncliffe Mill Burn154722
10.3 cm26 Aug 2015Willow burn at Selby's Hill146204
9.6 cm26 Aug 2015Willow burn at Selby's Hill146204
9.6 cm26 Aug 2015Willow burn at Selby's Hill146204
9.2 cm26 Aug 2015Willow burn at Selby's Hill146204
9.1 cm26 Aug 2015Willow burn at Selby's Hill146204
8.8 cm26 Aug 2015Willow burn at Selby's Hill146204
8.8 cm26 Aug 2015Willow burn at Selby's Hill146204

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

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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
Horncliffe Mill Burn28 Jun 201928 Jun 20191
Willow burn at Selby's Hill26 Aug 201526 Aug 20151
River Whiteadder at Edrington Mill4 Aug 20094 Aug 20091

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

2009–2019

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 84 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
5 cm
Lower quarter
7.2 cm
Median
7.7 cm
Upper quarter
8.2 cm
Largest
18.8 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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