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Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Tarras Water

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 25.9 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Tarras Water was 25.9 cm, recorded at 2126.00 Middlemoss, Tarras Water on 26 August 2021.

Across 416 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 7.1 cm.

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

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Most recent observation24 July 20252123.00 US Cooms Farm, Tarras Water · 113 fish
Largest measured brown / sea trout
25.9 cm
Median length
7.1 cm
Fish measured
416
Survey locations
6

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
25.9 cm26 Aug 20212126.00 Middlemoss, Tarras Water160504
25 cm26 Aug 20212126.00 Middlemoss, Tarras Water160504
23 cm26 Aug 20212126.00 Middlemoss, Tarras Water160504
20.9 cm15 Sept 20232123.00 US Cooms Farm, Tarras Water163290
20.2 cm26 Aug 20212126.00 Middlemoss, Tarras Water160504
18.6 cm26 Aug 20212126.00 Middlemoss, Tarras Water160504
18.2 cm26 Aug 20212126.00 Middlemoss, Tarras Water160504
17.9 cm15 Sept 20232123.00 US Cooms Farm, Tarras Water163290
16.3 cm15 Sept 20232123.00 US Cooms Farm, Tarras Water163290
15.7 cm26 Aug 20212126.00 Middlemoss, Tarras Water160504

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
2123.00 US Cooms Farm, Tarras Water6 Sept 200424 Jul 202511
2131.00 Duncan Syke, Tarras Water6 Sept 200426 Aug 20214
2130.00 Cooms Farm, Cooms Burn, Tarras Water6 Sept 200426 Aug 20214
2126.00 Middlemoss, Tarras Water23 Jul 199626 Aug 20217
2129.00 Lodgegill, Byrecleugh Burn6 Sept 200417 Sept 20092
2125.00 US Tarras Lodge, Tarras Water10 Jul 198528 Aug 20073

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

1985–2025

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 416 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
5.1 cm
Lower quarter
6.5 cm
Median
7.1 cm
Upper quarter
8 cm
Largest
25.9 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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