Chippenham (Te)
12 fish species: Barbel, Bleak, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub…
Fish records for anglers
Bristol Avon main river
Explore 22 fish species recorded at 10 places along the river from 1999 to 2024.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
- Fish species
- 22
- Places surveyed
- 10
- Survey visits
- 65
- Records span
- 1999–2024
Explore the river
See where fish were found
10 of 10 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.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutilus rutilus | 10 | 64 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 10 | 61 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 10 | 56 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 9 | 64 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 9 | 60 | 23 Aug 2023 |
| Esox lucius | 9 | 54 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 9 | 41 | 23 Aug 2023 |
| Gobio gobio | 7 | 59 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 7 | 56 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Cottus gobio | 7 | 47 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Barbus barbus | 6 | 50 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 6 | 40 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Salmo trutta | 6 | 24 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 5 | 24 | 22 Aug 2023 |
| Abramis brama | 3 | 12 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Tinca tinca | 3 | 5 | 2 Aug 2006 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 3 | 4 | 23 Aug 2023 |
| Lampetra planeri | 3 | 3 | 9 Sept 2014 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 2 | 10 | 23 Aug 2017 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 1 | 1 | 12 Jul 2006 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 1 | 1 | 26 May 1999 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 1 | 1 | 27 May 1999 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
Chippenham (Te)
8 fish species: Bleak, Chub, Dace, European eel, Perch…
Christian Malford (Te)
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Great Somerford (Te)
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Bristol Avon main river. 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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