Fish records for anglers

Main River Brue

Explore 19 fish species recorded at 20 places along the river from 1990 to 2023.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
Fish species
19
Places surveyed
20
Survey visits
67
Records span
1990–2023

Explore the river

See where fish were found

20 of 20 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
Phoxinus phoxinus18452 Jun 2023
Barbatula barbatula184523 May 2023
Cottus gobio182527 Jun 2019
Anguilla anguilla104130 May 2023
Gasterosteus aculeatus10302 Jun 2023
Salmo trutta10148 Aug 2012
Rutilus rutilus8482 Jun 2023
Leuciscus cephalus7452 Jun 2023
Gobio gobio6392 Jun 2023
Perca fluviatilis63730 May 2023
Leuciscus leuciscus6282 Jun 2023
Esox lucius52923 May 2023
Abramis brama41225 Apr 2017
Scardinius erythrophthalmus4825 Apr 2017
Abramis bjoerkna385 Jul 2011
Tinca tinca2525 Jun 2019
Platichthys flesus2217 Jun 2015
Leucaspius delineatus2214 Jun 2011
Gymnocephalus cernuus1618 Aug 2009

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Barton Road

6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon, Minnow…

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Abbotts Fish House Upstream Bridge

7 fish species: Chub, Dace, European eel, Gudgeon, Minnow…

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Westhay Bridge (Te)

7 fish species: Chub, European eel, Gudgeon, Perch, Pike…

pdc electric fishing

Barton Road

9 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Chub, European eel, Gudgeon…

pdc electric fishing

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Main River Brue. 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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