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Tench in the Trader/Maud Foster Drain

Largest measured tench: 52.8 cm

The largest tench measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Trader/Maud Foster Drain was 52.8 cm, recorded at Horncastle Road on 8 June 2007.

Across 237 measured tench, the median measured length was 10.8 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 observation1 May 2019Upstream Boston Golf Club · 5 fish

Largest measured tench: 52.8 cm
Median length: 10.8 cm
Fish measured: 237
Survey locations: 5

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured tench

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
52.8 cm	8 Jun 2007	Horncastle Road	105477
51 cm	1 Jul 2008	Horncastle Road	111581
50.6 cm	9 Jun 2004	Horncastle Road	81012
50 cm	30 Sept 2003	Trader Bank Sibsey	78846
48.8 cm	10 May 2016	Horncastle Road	148210
48.8 cm	12 Jul 2011	Trader Bank Sibsey	128403
48.4 cm	30 Sept 2003	Trader Bank Sibsey	78846
47.6 cm	9 Jun 2004	Horncastle Road	81012
47.6 cm	30 Sept 2003	Trader Bank Sibsey	78846
47.1 cm	9 Jun 2004	Horncastle Road	81012

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

Explore the river

Where tench were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one tench 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 tench
Upstream Boston Golf Club	5 Jun 1996	1 May 2019	6
Horncastle Road	5 Jun 1987	10 May 2016	12
Trader Bank Sibsey	4 Jun 1996	5 May 2016	10
Windsor Bank Boston	13 Jun 1996	19 Jul 2011	2
Sibsey Fenside	30 May 1990	23 May 2000	3

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

1987–2019

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded tench that year.

187

088

089

190

091

092

193

094

095

596

097

098

099

400

001

102

103

204

205

206

207

208

109

110

311

012

113

014

015

216

017

018

119

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 237 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 5.1 cm
Lower quarter: 9 cm
Median: 10.8 cm
Upper quarter: 34 cm
Largest: 52.8 cm

0–99 mm

100–199 mm

200–299 mm

300–399 mm

400–499 mm

500–599 mm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

More fish in this river

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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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