Mersham
9 fish species: Bullhead, Chub, Common bream, Dace, European eel…
Fish records for anglers
River East Stour
Explore 14 fish species recorded at 5 places along the river from 2001 to 2024.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
- Fish species
- 14
- Places surveyed
- 5
- Survey visits
- 16
- Records span
- 2001–2024
Explore the river
See where fish were found
5 of 5 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 | 5 | 15 | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 4 | 12 | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Cottus gobio | 3 | 13 | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Gobio gobio | 3 | 11 | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 3 | 11 | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 3 | 9 | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 3 | 8 | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 3 | 8 | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Salmo trutta | 2 | 9 | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 2 | 7 | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Esox lucius | 2 | 3 | 12 Aug 2013 |
| Abramis brama | 1 | 5 | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 1 | 3 | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Lampetra planeri | 1 | 1 | 8 Jul 2003 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
Sellindge
6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Gudgeon, Minnow…
Mersham
11 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Common bream, Dace…
Sellindge
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River East Stour. 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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