Shrowl Bridge (Te)
5 fish species: Brook lamprey, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow, Roach
Fish records for anglers
Main River Chew
Explore 20 fish species recorded at 10 places along the river from 2002 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 20
- Places surveyed
- 10
- Survey visits
- 58
- Records span
- 2002–2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottus gobio | 10 | 46 | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 9 | 43 | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 9 | 39 | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 9 | 33 | 18 Jul 2023 |
| Salmo trutta | 8 | 48 | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 8 | 47 | 18 Jul 2023 |
| Gobio gobio | 8 | 44 | 11 Jul 2023 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 8 | 24 | 18 Jul 2019 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 7 | 40 | 6 Jul 2023 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 7 | 18 | 18 Jul 2019 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 5 | 22 | 29 Jun 2023 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 4 | 17 | 21 Jul 2016 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 3 | 20 | 6 Jul 2023 |
| Tinca tinca | 3 | 4 | 19 Jul 2016 |
| Lampetra planeri | 2 | 5 | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Barbus barbus | 2 | 4 | 18 Jul 2019 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 2 | 2 | 21 Aug 2012 |
| Salmo salar | 1 | 4 | 27 Jun 2023 |
| Carassius carassius | 1 | 1 | 19 Jul 2016 |
| Esox lucius | 1 | 1 | 13 Jul 2004 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
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Stanton Drew (Te)
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Pensford (Te)
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About this page
Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Main River Chew. 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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