Fish records for anglers

Bear Brook

Explore 11 fish species recorded at 2 places along the river from 2003 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
11
Places surveyed
2
Survey visits
5
Records span
2003–2025

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See where fish were found

2 of 2 places shown

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.

Fish in this river

Species recorded

Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Perca fluviatilis252 Sept 2025
Rutilus rutilus252 Sept 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus242 Sept 2025
Gobio gobio242 Sept 2014
Cottus gobio232 Sept 2025
Abramis brama232 Sept 2025
Leuciscus cephalus132 Sept 2014
Leuciscus leuciscus132 Sept 2014
Esox lucius132 Sept 2014
Phoxinus phoxinus112 Sept 2014
Barbatula barbatula112 Sept 2014

These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Downstream of Oakfield

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Common bream, Perch, Roach

electric fishing

Downstream Haydon Mill Farm

9 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon…

pdc electric fishing

Downstream of Oakfield

6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Gudgeon, Perch, Roach…

pdc electric fishing

Downstream Haydon Mill Farm

7 fish species: Chub, Common bream, Dace, Gudgeon, Perch…

pdc electric fishing

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Bear Brook. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.

The map shows past fish records, not fishing access or a promise of what you’ll catch today.

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