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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the River White Esk

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 23.2 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River White Esk was 23.2 cm, recorded at 2031.00 Glendearg, Tomleucher Burn on 31 August 2021.

Across 499 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 6.5 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 White Esk.

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Most recent observation29 July 20252046.00 PTC Esk, Garwald Water · 23 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
23.2 cm
Median length
6.5 cm
Fish measured
499
Survey locations
9

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
23.2 cm31 Aug 20212031.00 Glendearg, Tomleucher Burn160498
21 cm31 Aug 20212031.00 Glendearg, Tomleucher Burn160498
15.3 cm31 Aug 20212031.00 Glendearg, Tomleucher Burn160498
15 cm29 Jul 20252046.00 PTC Esk, Garwald Water177581
14.5 cm1 Sept 20212032.00 Finglands, White Esk160495
14.5 cm29 Aug 20192046.00 PTC Esk, Garwald Water155343
14.1 cm29 Aug 20192046.00 PTC Esk, Garwald Water155343
14 cm17 Aug 20212047.00 Archie Grain160492
13.8 cm29 Aug 20192046.00 PTC Esk, Garwald Water155343
13.7 cm29 Aug 20192046.00 PTC Esk, Garwald Water155343

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
2046.00 PTC Esk, Garwald Water13 Aug 200229 Jul 202518
2031.00 Glendearg, Tomleucher Burn2 Sept 20043 Aug 20226
2035.00 Garwald Water Foot, White Esk10 Sept 20041 Sept 20214
2032.00 Finglands, White Esk10 Aug 20041 Sept 20214
2049.00 Aberlosk Burn9 Sept 200417 Aug 20215
2047.00 Archie Grain9 Sept 200417 Aug 20215
2042.00 Davington Burn7 Sept 200425 Aug 20163
2043.98 Thickside, Garwald Water12 Sept 20093 Sept 20152
2044.00 Garwald Water2 Sept 20042 Sept 20041

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

2002–2025

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 499 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.2 cm
Lower quarter
5.8 cm
Median
6.5 cm
Upper quarter
7.2 cm
Largest
23.2 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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