3-spined stickleback · Gasterosteus aculeatus

3-spined stickleback in the Waithe Beck FMU

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 7 cm

The largest 3-spined stickleback measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Waithe Beck FMU was 7 cm, recorded at A1031 Road Bridge on 3 May 1995.

Across 90 measured 3-spined stickleback, the median measured length was 5.2 cm.

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

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Most recent observation11 June 2015Brigsley

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 7 cm
Median length: 5.2 cm
Fish measured: 90
Survey locations: 6

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.

Length	Survey date	Survey location	Survey ID
7 cm	3 May 1995	A1031 Road Bridge	58052
6.8 cm	3 May 1995	A1031 Road Bridge	58052
6.8 cm	3 May 1995	A1031 Road Bridge	58052
6.8 cm	3 May 1995	A1031 Road Bridge	58052
6.7 cm	3 May 1995	A1031 Road Bridge	58052
6.7 cm	3 May 1995	A1031 Road Bridge	58052
6.4 cm	3 May 1995	A1031 Road Bridge	58052
6.4 cm	3 May 1995	A1031 Road Bridge	58052
6.4 cm	3 May 1995	A1031 Road Bridge	58052
6.3 cm	3 May 1995	A1031 Road Bridge	58052

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 surveyed	First recorded	Last recorded	Visits finding 3-spined stickleback
Brigsley	11 Jun 2015	11 Jun 2015	1
Waithe	15 Sept 1992	10 Jun 2015	3
Thoresway Brook at Croxby	12 Mar 2014	12 Mar 2014	1
Thorganby	18 Jun 1986	24 Sept 2013	3
Oil Storage Tanks	11 Sept 1995	29 Jun 1999	2
A1031 Road Bridge	14 Sept 1992	18 Jun 1999	3

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

1986–2015

Survey records by year

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

186

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090

091

392

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094

295

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299

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215

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 90 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 2 cm
Lower quarter: 4.2 cm
Median: 5.2 cm
Upper quarter: 5.8 cm
Largest: 7 cm

0–99 mm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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Explore the Waithe Beck FMU

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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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