Stone loach · Barbatula barbatula

Stone loach in the Wreigh Burn

Largest measured stone loach: 11 cm

The largest stone loach measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Wreigh Burn was 11 cm, recorded at Wreigh Burn - Thropton on 1 August 2009.

Across 105 measured stone loach, the median measured length was 7.5 cm.

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

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Most recent observation26 June 2025Wreigh Burn - Thropton

Largest measured stone loach: 11 cm
Median length: 7.5 cm
Fish measured: 105
Survey locations: 6

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured stone loach

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
11 cm	1 Aug 2009	Wreigh Burn - Thropton	119765
10.1 cm	28 Jul 2008	Wreigh Burn - Thropton	112857
9.7 cm	28 Jul 2008	Wreigh Burn - Thropton	112857
9.6 cm	28 Jul 2008	Wreigh Burn - Thropton	112857
9.5 cm	28 Jul 2008	Wreigh Burn - Thropton	112857
9.2 cm	1 Aug 2009	Wreigh Burn - Thropton	119765
9.2 cm	28 Jul 2008	Wreigh Burn - Thropton	112857
9.1 cm	28 Jul 2008	Wreigh Burn - Thropton	112857
9.1 cm	28 Jul 2008	Wreigh Burn - Thropton	112857
9.1 cm	28 Jul 2008	Wreigh Burn - Thropton	112857

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

Explore the river

Where stone loach were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one stone loach 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 stone loach
Wreigh Burn - Thropton	24 Aug 1993	26 Jun 2025	20
Foxton Burn Upstream Culvert	24 Sept 2021	24 Sept 2021	1
Wreigh Burn at Low Trewitt	9 Aug 2006	6 Sept 2018	3
Foxton Burn	25 Aug 2015	25 Aug 2015	1
Wreigh Burn at Thropton 2	13 Aug 2013	13 Aug 2013	1
Wreigh Burn at Netherton Burnfoot	9 Sept 1997	9 Sept 2006	2

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

1993–2025

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded stone loach that year.

193

094

195

196

297

098

099

000

101

102

103

104

105

306

107

108

109

110

011

012

313

014

215

016

117

118

119

020

121

022

123

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125

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 105 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 2.2 cm
Lower quarter: 4 cm
Median: 7.5 cm
Upper quarter: 8.4 cm
Largest: 11 cm

0–99 mm

103

100–199 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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