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Fish records for anglers
River Arrow
Explore 22 fish species recorded at 25 places along the river from 1980 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 22
- Places surveyed
- 25
- Survey visits
- 117
- Records span
- 1980–2025
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See where fish were found
25 of 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 21 | 100 | 21 May 2025 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 20 | 94 | 20 May 2025 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 20 | 93 | 21 May 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 20 | 88 | 21 May 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 20 | 83 | 21 May 2025 |
| Gobio gobio | 19 | 96 | 21 May 2025 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 19 | 88 | 20 May 2025 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 18 | 54 | 20 May 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 15 | 54 | 21 May 2025 |
| Esox lucius | 14 | 48 | 26 May 2022 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 13 | 74 | 21 May 2025 |
| Abramis brama | 13 | 24 | 10 May 2022 |
| Salmo trutta | 10 | 23 | 21 May 2025 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 8 | 11 | 21 May 2012 |
| Barbus barbus | 7 | 22 | 4 Jun 2019 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 6 | 14 | 17 May 2012 |
| Carassius carassius | 4 | 4 | 17 Jul 2002 |
| Tinca tinca | 3 | 6 | 4 Aug 2016 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 3 | 4 | 26 Jul 2016 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 2 | 11 | 21 Jul 2016 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 1 | 1 | 7 Aug 2018 |
| Cobitis taenia | 1 | 1 | 28 Aug 1996 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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This page follows survey locations along the main River Arrow. 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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