Foundry Road
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Fish records for anglers
River Gwash
Explore 21 fish species recorded at 19 places along the river from 1990 to 2023.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
- Fish species
- 21
- Places surveyed
- 19
- Survey visits
- 97
- Records span
- 1990–2023
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See where fish were found
19 of 19 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.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo trutta | 17 | 91 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 17 | 87 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Cottus gobio | 16 | 75 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 12 | 49 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 12 | 41 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 10 | 25 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 8 | 10 | 20 Jul 2017 |
| Abramis brama | 8 | 9 | 27 Mar 1996 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 7 | 16 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Lampetra planeri | 6 | 10 | 2 Nov 2015 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 5 | 21 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 5 | 12 | 5 Jul 2023 |
| Esox lucius | 5 | 7 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 4 | 13 | 5 Jul 2023 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 4 | 7 | 11 Sept 2018 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 3 | 3 | 3 Jun 2015 |
| Gobio gobio | 2 | 2 | 27 Mar 1996 |
| Lampetra fluviatilis | 2 | 2 | 28 Mar 1996 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 2 | 2 | 11 Sept 2018 |
| Tinca tinca | 2 | 2 | 3 Jun 2015 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 1 | 1 | 9 Mar 1993 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Gwash. 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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