Fish records for anglers

River Blyth (Main Reaches)

Explore 11 fish species recorded at 6 places along the river from 1987 to 2016.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2016
Fish species
11
Places surveyed
6
Survey visits
23
Records span
1987–2016

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See where fish were found

6 of 6 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.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Anguilla anguilla6231 Aug 2016
Barbatula barbatula6211 Aug 2016
Gasterosteus aculeatus6161 Aug 2016
Leuciscus leuciscus5177 Jun 2016
Rutilus rutilus5167 May 2010
Pungitius pungitius347 Jun 2016
Scardinius erythrophthalmus277 Jun 2016
Platichthys flesus2312 Sept 2001
Esox lucius237 Jun 2016
Gobio gobio2219 May 2010
Carassius auratus1118 May 1995

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Red House Farm

3 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, European eel, Stone loach

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Mells Bridge

7 fish species: 10-spined stickleback, 3-spined stickleback, Dace, European eel, Pike…

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Red House Farm

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, European eel, Gudgeon, Pike, Stone loach

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Mells Bridge

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, European eel, Pike, Roach, Stone loach

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Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Blyth (Main Reaches). 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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