Brown / sea trout · Salmo trutta

Brown / sea trout in the Waithe Beck FMU

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 39.2 cm

The largest brown / sea trout measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Waithe Beck FMU was 39.2 cm, recorded at Thorganby on 17 September 1992.

Across 634 measured brown / sea trout, the median measured length was 16.4 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 observation23 July 2021Thorganby · 27 fish

Largest measured brown / sea trout: 39.2 cm
Median length: 16.4 cm
Fish measured: 634
Survey locations: 10

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
39.2 cm	17 Sept 1992	Thorganby	58035
36 cm	19 May 1999	Barnoldby Le Beck	58063
34.5 cm	19 May 1999	Thorganby	58062
32.8 cm	1 May 1995	Thorganby	58048
32.6 cm	15 Sept 1992	Waithe	58038
32.4 cm	19 May 1999	Barnoldby Le Beck	58063
31.6 cm	1 May 1995	Thorganby	58048
31.5 cm	1 May 1995	Thorganby	58048
31.4 cm	29 Oct 2008	D/s Thorganby (Chalk Stream Proj)	115643
31.3 cm	23 Jul 2021	Thorganby	160771

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

Explore the river

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
Thorganby	18 Jun 1986	23 Jul 2021	8
Brigsley	15 Sept 1992	11 May 2018	6
Waithe	8 Jul 1986	10 May 2018	10
Orford	30 Nov 2012	20 Oct 2015	3
Oil Storage Tanks	8 Jun 2015	8 Jun 2015	1
U/s A18 (Chalk Stream Proj)	7 Nov 2014	7 Nov 2014	1
U/s Brigsley (Chalk Stream Proj)	29 Oct 2008	29 Oct 2008	1
D/s Thorganby (Chalk Stream Proj)	29 Oct 2008	29 Oct 2008	1
Barnoldby Le Beck	17 Sept 1992	19 May 1999	3
A1031 Road Bridge	3 May 1995	3 May 1995	1

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

1986–2021

Survey records by year

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

286

087

088

089

090

091

492

093

094

595

096

097

098

499

000

001

002

003

104

005

006

107

208

009

010

011

212

213

314

515

016

017

318

019

020

121

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 634 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 4.8 cm
Lower quarter: 13.4 cm
Median: 16.4 cm
Upper quarter: 20.4 cm
Largest: 39.2 cm

0–99 mm

100–199 mm

418

200–299 mm

155

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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