Sarehole Mill, Springfield.
10 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Common bream…
Fish records for anglers
River Cole
Explore 20 fish species recorded at 17 places along the river from 1992 to 2024.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
- Fish species
- 20
- Places surveyed
- 17
- Survey visits
- 50
- Records span
- 1992–2024
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See where fish were found
17 of 17 places shown
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Fish in this river
Species recorded
Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutilus rutilus | 16 | 34 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 14 | 38 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Gobio gobio | 13 | 35 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 13 | 23 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 13 | 21 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 13 | 21 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 13 | 20 | 21 May 2019 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 10 | 25 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Cottus gobio | 7 | 12 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Tinca tinca | 4 | 5 | 16 Aug 2000 |
| Salmo trutta | 3 | 11 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 3 | 4 | 27 Jun 1995 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 2 | 4 | 14 Aug 2018 |
| Abramis brama | 2 | 3 | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Esox lucius | 2 | 2 | 14 Jun 1995 |
| Leuciscus idus | 1 | 1 | 14 Aug 2018 |
| Carassius carassius | 1 | 1 | 19 May 1992 |
| Carassius auratus | 1 | 1 | 4 Oct 2000 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 1 | 1 | 19 May 1992 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 1 | 1 | 14 Aug 2018 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Cole. 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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