Axe Ford (Te)
3 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel
Fish records for anglers
Main River Axe
Explore 10 fish species recorded at 22 places along the river from 1997 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 10
- Places surveyed
- 22
- Survey visits
- 85
- Records span
- 1997–2025
Explore the river
See where fish were found
22 of 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottus gobio | 22 | 85 | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 22 | 79 | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 22 | 79 | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 22 | 70 | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Salmo trutta | 19 | 70 | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Salmo salar | 8 | 15 | 8 Aug 2023 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 8 | 12 | 8 Aug 2023 |
| Platichthys flesus | 2 | 3 | 20 May 2024 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 1 | 1 | 15 Sept 1997 |
| Tinca tinca | 1 | 1 | 30 May 2019 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
Downstream Slymlake (5 min)
3 fish species: Bullhead, Minnow, Stone loach
Wadbrook Farm (5 min)
4 fish species: Bullhead, European eel, Minnow, Stone loach
Weycroft (5 min)
5 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Minnow, Stone loach
About this page
Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Main River Axe. 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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