Fish records for anglers

Main River Parrett

Explore 22 fish species recorded at 21 places along the river from 1994 to 2014.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2014
Fish species
22
Places surveyed
21
Survey visits
53
Records span
1994–2014

Explore the river

See where fish were found

21 of 21 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 anguilla173431 Jul 2014
Phoxinus phoxinus133231 Jul 2014
Barbatula barbatula132631 Jul 2014
Rutilus rutilus123331 Jul 2014
Cottus gobio123031 Jul 2014
Gasterosteus aculeatus112431 Jul 2014
Salmo trutta112115 Aug 2013
Gobio gobio102531 Jul 2014
Leuciscus cephalus82731 Jul 2014
Gymnocephalus cernuus81531 Jul 2014
Leuciscus leuciscus71431 Jul 2014
Perca fluviatilis61531 Jul 2014
Abramis brama5721 Jul 2008
Esox lucius4179 Jul 2013
Abramis bjoerkna41216 Oct 2013
Leucaspius delineatus31031 Jul 2014
Lampetra planeri3614 Aug 2013
Platichthys flesus2231 Jul 2014
Scardinius erythrophthalmus2221 Jun 1994
Salmo salar1121 Jul 2006
Cyprinus carpio111 Jun 1994
Tinca tinca1115 Jun 1994

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Thorney Moor (Te)

13 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Chub, Dace, European eel…

pdc electric fishing

Oath Lock bye-pass channel

4 fish species: Gudgeon, Perch, Roach, Silver bream

fyke netting

Oath Lock bye-pass channel

5 fish species: European eel, Gudgeon, Perch, Roach, Ruffe

fyke netting

Oath Lock bye-pass channel

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Chub, Roach, Ruffe, Silver bream

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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