Fish records for anglers

River Itchen

Explore 19 fish species recorded at 46 places along the river from 2001 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
19
Places surveyed
46
Survey visits
286
Records span
2001–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

46 of 46 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
Salmo trutta421775 Sept 2025
Cottus gobio371565 Sept 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus361575 Sept 2025
Anguilla anguilla351565 Sept 2025
Salmo salar321505 Sept 2025
Thymallus thymallus25685 Sept 2025
Lampetra planeri231105 Sept 2025
Esox lucius234729 Aug 2025
Barbatula barbatula22834 Sept 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus16345 Sept 2025
Gobio gobio7147 Sept 2023
Leuciscus cephalus7107 Sept 2023
Rutilus rutilus6622 Aug 2019
Perca fluviatilis573 Sept 2019
Barbus barbus2229 Aug 2023
Tinca tinca2231 Aug 2010
Leuciscus leuciscus114 Sept 2009
Platichthys flesus1116 Sept 2019
Petromyzon marinus1116 Sept 2019

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Brambridge main "Kanara"

3 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brook lamprey, Brown / sea trout

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Brambridge main "Kanara"

5 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Minnow

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St Cross Bridge

1 fish species: Brook lamprey

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St Cross Bridge

5 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Grayling, Minnow

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Itchen. 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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