Fish records for anglers

Main River Parrett

Explore 22 fish species recorded at 12 places along the river from 1999 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
22
Places surveyed
12
Survey visits
245
Records span
1999–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

12 of 12 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
Anguilla anguilla121492 Sept 2025
Rutilus rutilus9976 Aug 2025
Perca fluviatilis81062 Sept 2025
Gymnocephalus cernuus8856 Aug 2025
Gobio gobio8716 Aug 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus83311 Aug 2021
Esox lucius7386 Aug 2025
Barbatula barbatula63524 Jul 2025
Abramis bjoerkna6199 Aug 2023
Cottus gobio5422 Sept 2025
Salmo trutta5332 Sept 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus53324 Jul 2025
Abramis brama5919 Aug 2021
Lampetra planeri473 Aug 2011
Leuciscus cephalus21024 Jul 2025
Tinca tinca2410 Aug 2023
Platichthys flesus236 Aug 2019
Cyprinus carpio228 Aug 2013
Leuciscus leuciscus1624 Jul 2025
Alburnus alburnus117 Aug 2019
Leucaspius delineatus116 Aug 2013
Cobitis taenia1119 Aug 2015

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Yeo Valley Creamery

4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Perch

electric fishing

Pibsbury

4 fish species: Gudgeon, Perch, Pike, Ruffe

fyke netting

Midelney

2 fish species: Perch, Roach

fyke netting

Westover Bridge

4 fish species: Gudgeon, Perch, Roach, Ruffe

fyke netting

About this page

Useful context

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