Fish records for anglers

Forty Foot Drain

Explore 14 fish species recorded at 6 places along the river from 1987 to 2023.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
Fish species
14
Places surveyed
6
Survey visits
27
Records span
1987–2023

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See where fish were found

6 of 6 places shown

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

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Fish in this river

Species recorded

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

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Abramis brama62718 Jul 2023
Perca fluviatilis62718 Jul 2023
Rutilus rutilus62718 Jul 2023
Scardinius erythrophthalmus62518 Jul 2023
Gymnocephalus cernuus62518 Jul 2023
Abramis bjoerkna62518 Jul 2023
Esox lucius62418 Jul 2023
Tinca tinca6211 Jun 2006
Sander lucioperca6211 Jun 2006
Alburnus alburnus61618 Jul 2023
Anguilla anguilla61511 Sept 1999
Gobio gobio2312 Aug 1999
Gasterosteus aculeatus116 Jul 2011
Leuciscus leuciscus1115 Aug 1994

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

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Recent survey visits

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Forty Foot Drain. 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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