Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the The Moss

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 35.5 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the The Moss was 35.5 cm, recorded at The Moss at Eckington on 1 September 1990.

Across 72 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 7.7 cm.

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

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Most recent observation6 September 2023The Moss at Eckington · 6 fish

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 35.5 cm
Median length: 7.7 cm
Fish measured: 72
Survey locations: 5

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.

Length	Survey date	Survey location	Survey ID
35.5 cm	1 Sept 1990	The Moss at Eckington	111128
29.8 cm	9 May 2002	The Moss at Ford	109648
28.5 cm	9 May 2002	The Moss at Eckington	109649
28.3 cm	1 Sept 2011	Ford Bottom	129270
25.5 cm	8 Sept 2006	The Moss at Eckington	103309
24.7 cm	1 Sept 2011	Ford Bottom	129270
22.5 cm	1 Sept 2011	Ford Bottom	129270
21 cm	1 Sept 1990	The Moss at Eckington	111128
20.8 cm	1 Sept 2011	The Moss at Eckington	129269
19.3 cm	1 Sept 2011	Ford Bottom	129270

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 surveyed	First recorded	Last recorded	Visits finding brown / sea trout
The Moss at Eckington	12 Dec 1988	6 Sept 2023	7
Ford Bottom	1 Sept 2011	1 Sept 2011	1
DS Ford Bottom Mill Pond	1 Sept 2011	1 Sept 2011	1
The Moss at Povey Farm	11 Mar 1994	15 Jul 2002	2
The Moss at Ford	29 Jan 1992	9 May 2002	3

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

1988–2023

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded brown / sea trout that year.

188

089

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091

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294

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099

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Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 72 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 4.8 cm
Lower quarter: 6.5 cm
Median: 7.7 cm
Upper quarter: 15 cm
Largest: 35.5 cm

0–99 mm

100–199 mm

200–299 mm

300–399 mm

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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