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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Scandal Beck

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 32 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Scandal Beck was 32 cm, recorded at 1020.10 Soulby, Scandal Beck on 20 June 2022.

Across 465 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 6.6 cm.

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the Scandal Beck.

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Most recent observation18 June 20261020.10 Soulby, Scandal Beck · 25 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
32 cm
Median length
6.6 cm
Fish measured
465
Survey locations
7

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
32 cm20 Jun 20221020.10 Soulby, Scandal Beck161023
23.8 cm9 Jul 20191019.00 Smardale, Scandal Beck154921
21 cm20 Jun 20221020.50 Artlegarth, Artlegarth Beck161021
20 cm16 Jun 20261019.00 Smardale, Scandal Beck181873
19 cm9 Jul 20191019.00 Smardale, Scandal Beck154921
18.9 cm20 Jun 20221019.00 Smardale, Scandal Beck161022
18 cm9 Jul 20191019.00 Smardale, Scandal Beck154921
17.8 cm4 Jul 20241019.00 Smardale, Scandal Beck165771
17.5 cm20 Jun 20221019.00 Smardale, Scandal Beck161022
17 cm16 Jun 20261019.00 Smardale, Scandal Beck181873

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
1020.10 Soulby, Scandal Beck25 Jul 200218 Jun 20266
1019.00 Smardale, Scandal Beck29 Jul 200216 Jun 202617
1020.50 Artlegarth, Artlegarth Beck23 Jul 200215 Jun 202619
1018.99 US Smardale Ford CPUE21 Jun 20234 Jul 20242
1020.25 Scandal Beck Foot CPUE21 Jun 202324 Jun 20242
1019.75 Leases Ford CPUE21 Jun 202324 Jun 20242
1017.00 Upstream Ravenstonedale, Scandal Beck25 Jul 200229 Jun 20098

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

2002–2026

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 465 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.2 cm
Lower quarter
6 cm
Median
6.6 cm
Upper quarter
7.4 cm
Largest
32 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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