Fish records for anglers

Bourne

Explore 14 fish species recorded at 5 places along the river from 2002 to 2023.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
Fish species
14
Places surveyed
5
Survey visits
10
Records span
2002–2023

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See where fish were found

5 of 5 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
Salmo trutta4427 Oct 2011
Leuciscus cephalus387 Aug 2023
Phoxinus phoxinus367 Aug 2023
Barbatula barbatula367 Aug 2023
Gasterosteus aculeatus347 Aug 2023
Esox lucius167 Aug 2023
Rutilus rutilus167 Aug 2023
Gobio gobio157 Aug 2023
Perca fluviatilis157 Aug 2023
Anguilla anguilla147 Aug 2023
Cyprinus carpio127 Aug 2023
Cottus gobio1119 Aug 2010
Abramis brama117 Aug 2023
Leuciscus leuciscus112 Aug 2017

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Pierce Mill

11 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Chub, Common bream, Common carp, European eel…

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Pierce Mill

11 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Chub, Common carp, Dace, European eel…

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Paxtol Spoute

2 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout

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Hadlow College 200m u/s Bourne Bridge

4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Chub, Minnow, Stone loach

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Bourne. 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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