Fish records for anglers

River Great Stour

Explore 22 fish species recorded at 23 places along the river from 2001 to 2024.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
Fish species
22
Places surveyed
23
Survey visits
102
Records span
2001–2024

Explore the river

See where fish were found

23 of 23 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
Anguilla anguilla208430 Jul 2024
Leuciscus cephalus207330 Jul 2024
Gobio gobio206817 Jul 2024
Rutilus rutilus198417 Jul 2024
Cottus gobio185730 Jul 2024
Perca fluviatilis176230 Jul 2024
Leuciscus leuciscus175817 Jul 2024
Esox lucius167717 Jul 2024
Barbatula barbatula135430 Jul 2024
Salmo trutta123130 Jul 2024
Abramis brama7264 Jul 2024
Phoxinus phoxinus71730 Jul 2024
Tinca tinca6104 Jul 2024
Gasterosteus aculeatus5611 Jun 2015
Cyprinus carpio4617 Jul 2024
Scardinius erythrophthalmus359 Jun 2015
Platichthys flesus3329 Sept 2009
Lampetra planeri2322 Apr 2010
Alburnus alburnus2211 Sept 2007
Barbus barbus1121 Jun 2006
Leucaspius delineatus1114 Jun 2018
Chelon labrosus1130 Sept 2009

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Bretts Roundabout

7 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, European eel, Minnow…

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Godinton Park

9 fish species: Bullhead, Chub, Common carp, Dace, European eel…

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Wye

6 fish species: Chub, Dace, European eel, Gudgeon, Pike…

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Little Chart, Forstal

10 fish species: Bullhead, Chub, Common bream, Dace, European eel…

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Great 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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