Fish records for anglers

Bow Brook

Explore 17 fish species recorded at 24 places along the river from 1985 to 2024.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024

Explore the river

See where fish were found

Show locations for24 of 24 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

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

Fish	Places found	Survey visits	Last recorded
Barbatula barbatula	22	75	6 Aug 2024
Phoxinus phoxinus	21	64	26 May 2017
Anguilla anguilla	20	49	26 May 2017
Rutilus rutilus	19	54	26 May 2017
Leuciscus leuciscus	19	51	8 Aug 2022
Cottus gobio	18	63	6 Aug 2024
Esox lucius	17	40	3 Jul 2013
Leuciscus cephalus	16	40	26 May 2017
Gobio gobio	15	42	26 May 2017
Gasterosteus aculeatus	15	39	6 Aug 2024
Salmo trutta	12	29	8 Aug 2022
Perca fluviatilis	10	17	4 Jul 2013
Scardinius erythrophthalmus	4	4	19 Aug 2002
Oncorhynchus mykiss	3	5	19 May 1999
Alburnus alburnus	2	2	28 Jul 1999
Tinca tinca	2	2	29 Apr 2008
Carassius carassius	1	1	18 Jul 1990

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

Latest activity

6 Aug 2024

3 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Stone loach

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8 Aug 2022

2 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Dace

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26 May 2017

10 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace…

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17 Sept 2013

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Dace, European eel, Stone loach

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About this page

This page follows survey locations along the main Bow 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.