Hantons at Exford (Te)
5 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow, Stone loach
Fish records for anglers
Main River Exe
Explore 11 fish species recorded at 32 places along the river from 1998 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 11
- Places surveyed
- 32
- Survey visits
- 208
- Records span
- 1998–2025
Explore the river
See where fish were found
32 of 32 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.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo salar | 32 | 188 | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Salmo trutta | 31 | 191 | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 30 | 182 | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 29 | 155 | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 29 | 109 | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 23 | 59 | 6 Sept 2023 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 12 | 26 | 16 Sept 2022 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 2 | 2 | 11 Sept 2015 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 1 | 1 | 3 Sept 2015 |
| Lampetra planeri | 1 | 1 | 12 Aug 2014 |
| Gobio gobio | 1 | 1 | 12 Sept 2022 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
Kemps Valley (Te/WFD)
4 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow
Exehead (Te)
1 fish species: Brown / sea trout
Westermill Farm (Te)
5 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow, Stone loach
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Main River Exe. 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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