Melsbury Farm
6 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, European eel, Minnow…
Fish records for anglers
Main River Sheppey
Explore 17 fish species recorded at 16 places along the river from 1991 to 2023.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
- Fish species
- 17
- Places surveyed
- 16
- Survey visits
- 34
- Records span
- 1991–2023
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See where fish were found
16 of 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla anguilla | 15 | 29 | 22 Sept 2023 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12 | 21 | 21 Sept 2023 |
| Salmo trutta | 11 | 14 | 22 Sept 2023 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 10 | 17 | 22 Sept 2023 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 9 | 21 | 22 Sept 2023 |
| Cottus gobio | 9 | 12 | 22 Sept 2023 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 8 | 18 | 28 Jul 2023 |
| Gobio gobio | 7 | 17 | 21 Sept 2023 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 5 | 16 | 21 Sept 2023 |
| Esox lucius | 4 | 14 | 21 Sept 2023 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 4 | 7 | 29 May 2012 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 3 | 6 | 22 Sept 2023 |
| Abramis brama | 1 | 1 | 20 Aug 1991 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 1 | 1 | 20 Sept 2004 |
| Leucaspius delineatus | 1 | 1 | 14 Jun 2011 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 1 | 1 | 8 Aug 2012 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 1 | 1 | 20 Aug 1991 |
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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D/s Woodford Bridge
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Godney Farm (Te)
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Main River Sheppey. 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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