Fish records for anglers

River Chelmer

Explore 22 fish species recorded at 42 places along the river from 1983 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
22
Places surveyed
42
Survey visits
453
Records span
1983–2025

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See where fish were found

42 of 42 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
Leuciscus cephalus403031 Oct 2025
Rutilus rutilus394331 Oct 2025
Esox lucius3942825 Sept 2025
Leuciscus leuciscus393791 Oct 2025
Gobio gobio3922925 Sept 2025
Anguilla anguilla383651 Oct 2025
Perca fluviatilis3333325 Sept 2025
Cyprinus carpio31846 Jun 2025
Barbatula barbatula301351 Oct 2025
Scardinius erythrophthalmus306626 Jun 2025
Tinca tinca292174 Jul 2025
Cottus gobio291361 Oct 2025
Abramis brama2812313 Jun 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus271281 Oct 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus20601 Oct 2025
Salmo trutta15501 Oct 2025
Gymnocephalus cernuus137926 Jun 2025
Lampetra planeri4615 Sept 2016
Carassius auratus457 Jun 2007
Carassius carassius2327 Oct 1995
Platichthys flesus1115 Oct 1986
Oncorhynchus mykiss1121 Sept 1983

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Warners Farm

9 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace…

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Chelmsford Viaduct

8 fish species: Bullhead, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon, Minnow…

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Camsix Farm A

9 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace…

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Upstream Croxtons

10 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon…

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Chelmer. 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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