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3-spined stickleback · Gasterosteus aculeatus

3-spined stickleback in the Trader/Maud Foster Drain

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 8.1 cm

The largest 3-spined stickleback measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Trader/Maud Foster Drain was 8.1 cm, recorded at Windsor Bank Boston on 11 May 1993.

Across 429 measured 3-spined stickleback, the median measured length was 5.1 cm.

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

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Most recent observation8 May 2013Upstream Boston Golf Club
Largest measured 3-spined stickleback
8.1 cm
Median length
5.1 cm
Fish measured
429
Survey locations
3

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback

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

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
8.1 cm11 May 1993Windsor Bank Boston58227
7.5 cm11 May 1993Windsor Bank Boston58227
7.4 cm11 May 1993Windsor Bank Boston58227
7.3 cm11 May 1993Windsor Bank Boston58227
7.2 cm11 May 1993Windsor Bank Boston58227
7.2 cm11 May 1993Windsor Bank Boston58227
7.1 cm11 May 1993Windsor Bank Boston58227
7.1 cm11 May 1993Windsor Bank Boston58227
7.1 cm11 May 1993Windsor Bank Boston58227
7 cm11 May 1993Windsor Bank Boston58227

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

Explore the river

Where 3-spined stickleback were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one 3-spined stickleback 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 3-spined stickleback
Upstream Boston Golf Club8 May 20138 May 20131
Windsor Bank Boston17 May 199011 May 19932
Horncastle Road10 May 199310 May 19931

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

1990–2013

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded 3-spined stickleback that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 429 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
3.1 cm
Lower quarter
4.6 cm
Median
5.1 cm
Upper quarter
5.4 cm
Largest
8.1 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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