Fish records for anglers

River Ivel

Explore 21 fish species recorded at 20 places along the river from 1989 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
21
Places surveyed
20
Survey visits
115
Records span
1989–2025

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See where fish were found

20 of 20 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.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Leuciscus cephalus17978 Oct 2025
Esox lucius151098 Oct 2025
Rutilus rutilus15998 Oct 2025
Gobio gobio14958 Oct 2025
Leuciscus leuciscus14928 Oct 2025
Cottus gobio135830 Apr 2025
Perca fluviatilis12858 Oct 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus11808 Oct 2025
Abramis brama11358 May 2008
Barbatula barbatula10618 Oct 2025
Barbus barbus103330 Apr 2025
Anguilla anguilla84630 Apr 2025
Gymnocephalus cernuus82730 Apr 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus82411 May 2016
Cyprinus carpio71410 Jun 2016
Tinca tinca71130 Apr 2025
Scardinius erythrophthalmus588 Oct 2025
Salmo trutta348 Oct 2025
Alburnus alburnus21124 Jun 2013
Cobitis taenia2630 Apr 2025
Sander lucioperca1111 May 1995

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Henlow

10 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon, Minnow…

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Girtford Weir

12 fish species: Barbel, Bullhead, Chub, European eel, Gudgeon…

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Biggleswade Common

8 fish species: Chub, Gudgeon, Minnow, Perch, Pike…

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DS Iron Bridge

11 fish species: Barbel, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, European eel…

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Ivel. 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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