Stour Confluence
13 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace…
Fish records for anglers
River Box (Main Reaches)
Explore 23 fish species recorded at 7 places along the river from 1981 to 2026.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2026
- Fish species
- 23
- Places surveyed
- 7
- Survey visits
- 88
- Records span
- 1981–2026
Explore the river
See where fish were found
7 of 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla anguilla | 7 | 87 | 22 May 2026 |
| Salmo trutta | 7 | 79 | 22 May 2026 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 7 | 75 | 22 May 2026 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 7 | 74 | 22 May 2026 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 7 | 69 | 22 May 2026 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 7 | 68 | 22 May 2026 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 7 | 55 | 22 May 2026 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 7 | 41 | 21 May 2026 |
| Gobio gobio | 6 | 57 | 22 May 2026 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 5 | 54 | 22 May 2026 |
| Esox lucius | 5 | 13 | 22 May 2026 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 5 | 13 | 17 May 2024 |
| Tinca tinca | 3 | 5 | 21 May 2026 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 2 | 22 | 22 May 2026 |
| Cottus gobio | 2 | 18 | 22 May 2026 |
| Lampetra planeri | 2 | 14 | 12 Jul 2021 |
| Cobitis taenia | 2 | 13 | 22 May 2026 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 2 | 2 | 16 Apr 1991 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 1 | 2 | 12 Jul 2021 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 1 | 1 | 17 May 2024 |
| Abramis brama | 1 | 1 | 10 Apr 1991 |
| Carassius carassius | 1 | 1 | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Carassius auratus | 1 | 1 | 22 May 2012 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
Scotland Street
11 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Chub, Dace, European eel…
Polstead Mill
8 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Dace, European eel, Gudgeon…
Stone Street
5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Crucian carp, European eel, Stone loach
About this page
Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Box (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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