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Silver bream · Abramis bjoerkna

Silver bream in the Sixteen Foot Drain

Largest measured silver bream: 21.3 cm

The largest silver bream measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Sixteen Foot Drain was 21.3 cm, recorded at Cottons Corner on 29 July 1987.

Across 629 measured silver bream, the median measured length was 9.3 cm.

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

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Most recent observation5 July 2011Bedlam Bridge · 8 fish
Largest measured silver bream
21.3 cm
Median length
9.3 cm
Fish measured
629
Survey locations
8

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured silver bream

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

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
21.3 cm29 Jul 1987Cottons Corner29490
20.8 cm29 Jul 1987Cottons Corner29490
19.8 cm11 Aug 1994Cottons Corner29509
19.8 cm27 Jul 1987Chapel of Ease Farm29488
19.3 cm29 Jul 1987Cottons Corner29490
18.8 cm29 Jul 1987Cottons Corner29490
18.8 cm29 Jul 1987Cottons Corner29490
18.8 cm29 Jul 1987Cottons Corner29490
18.8 cm29 Jul 1987Cottons Corner29490
18.8 cm28 Jul 1987Riverside Lodge29489

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

Explore the river

Where silver bream were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one silver bream 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 silver bream
Bedlam Bridge7 Aug 19915 Jul 20115
Cottons Corner29 Jul 198724 Aug 19995
Chapel of Ease Farm27 Jul 198723 Aug 19994
Honey Bridge2 Aug 199118 Aug 19993
White Bridge17 Jul 198713 Aug 19994
Riverside Lodge28 Jul 19879 Aug 19943
Fincham Farm6 Aug 19911 Aug 19942
Boots Bridge5 Aug 199125 Jul 19942

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

1987–2011

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded silver bream that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 629 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
4.3 cm
Lower quarter
6.8 cm
Median
9.3 cm
Upper quarter
12.8 cm
Largest
21.3 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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