Fish records for anglers

River Cherwell

Explore 22 fish species recorded at 42 places along the river from 2001 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
22
Places surveyed
42
Survey visits
231
Records span
2001–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

42 of 42 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.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Rutilus rutilus4021611 Jun 2025
Esox lucius3920011 Jun 2025
Perca fluviatilis3418011 Jun 2025
Leuciscus cephalus3319411 Jun 2025
Leuciscus leuciscus3316711 Jun 2025
Cottus gobio3116510 Jun 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus3015511 Jun 2025
Gobio gobio2814910 Jun 2025
Barbatula barbatula261135 Jun 2025
Alburnus alburnus2411611 Jun 2025
Abramis brama184111 Jun 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus122626 May 2016
Tinca tinca82221 Jun 2018
Salmo trutta81624 Oct 2017
Gymnocephalus cernuus81113 Jun 2014
Cyprinus carpio61321 Jun 2018
Barbus barbus4217 Jun 2023
Abramis bjoerkna4109 Jul 2014
Scardinius erythrophthalmus4716 Jun 2022
Sander lucioperca1311 Jun 2025
Pungitius pungitius112 Jun 2006
Lampetra planeri113 Oct 2002

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Shipton-on-Cherwell (Margin)

9 fish species: Bleak, Chub, Common bream, Dace, Minnow…

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Gosford bridge

9 fish species: Bleak, Bullhead, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon…

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Islip

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

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Upstream Twyford

7 fish species: Chub, Dace, Gudgeon, Minnow, Pike…

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Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Cherwell. 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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