3-spined stickleback · Gasterosteus aculeatus

3-spined stickleback in the River Waveney (central)

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 7.5 cm

The largest 3-spined stickleback measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Waveney (central) was 7.5 cm, recorded at Homersfield Bridge on 21 August 2008.

Across 233 measured 3-spined stickleback, the median measured length was 3 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 Waveney (central).

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Most recent observation25 September 2023Wainford Maltings · 1 fish

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 7.5 cm
Median length: 3 cm
Fish measured: 233
Survey locations: 12

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback

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

Length	Survey date	Survey location	Survey ID
7.5 cm	21 Aug 2008	Homersfield Bridge	115292
5.6 cm	25 Jun 2004	Homersfield Bridge	80602
5.2 cm	27 Jun 2006	Homersfield Bridge	100245
5.1 cm	9 Jul 2003	Wainford Maltings No1	76803
5 cm	7 Jul 2014	Homersfield Bridge	141752
5 cm	3 Jul 2014	Billingford Bridge	141758
5 cm	25 Jun 2004	Homersfield Bridge	80602
4.9 cm	25 Jun 2004	Homersfield Bridge	80602
4.9 cm	26 Jun 2003	Watts Plantation	76797
4.8 cm	7 Jul 2014	Homersfield Bridge	141752

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

Explore the river

Where 3-spined stickleback were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one 3-spined stickleback 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 surveyed	First recorded	Last recorded	Visits finding 3-spined stickleback
Wainford Maltings	8 Jul 2010	25 Sept 2023	5
Watts Plantation	26 Jun 2003	14 Sept 2023	3
Upstream Lucks Mill	2 Jul 2003	11 Sept 2023	6
Billingford Bridge	24 Jun 2003	6 Jul 2017	8
Bungay Common	18 Jul 2006	22 Aug 2014	2
Broome Waterworks	21 Aug 2014	21 Aug 2014	1
Earsham Buck	26 Sept 2002	19 Aug 2014	3
Homersfield Bridge	10 Jul 2003	7 Jul 2014	6
Downstream Brockdish Mill	10 Jul 2002	18 Aug 2011	2
Wainford Maltings No1	9 Jul 2003	9 Jul 2003	1
Needham Mill	11 Jul 2002	11 Jul 2002	1
Upstream Wortwell Mill	8 Aug 1989	8 Aug 1989	1

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

1989–2023

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded 3-spined stickleback that year.

189

090

091

092

093

094

095

096

097

098

099

000

001

302

503

304

105

306

007

208

209

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311

012

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814

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016

317

018

019

020

021

022

323

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 233 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 0.2 cm
Lower quarter: 2.4 cm
Median: 3 cm
Upper quarter: 3.8 cm
Largest: 7.5 cm

0–99 mm

233

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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