d/s Upleadon Bridge
9 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace…
Fish records for anglers
River Leadon
Explore 23 fish species recorded at 28 places along the river from 1978 to 2022.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2022
- Fish species
- 23
- Places surveyed
- 28
- Survey visits
- 154
- Records span
- 1978–2022
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See where fish were found
28 of 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla anguilla | 25 | 142 | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 24 | 118 | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 22 | 108 | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Salmo trutta | 21 | 97 | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Cottus gobio | 20 | 89 | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 16 | 42 | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 14 | 69 | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Esox lucius | 14 | 39 | 2 Aug 2017 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 13 | 43 | 2 Aug 2017 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 12 | 39 | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Lampetra planeri | 12 | 20 | 2 Aug 2017 |
| Salmo salar | 11 | 30 | 27 Jul 2021 |
| Gobio gobio | 9 | 28 | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 8 | 12 | 6 Sept 2012 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 5 | 5 | 27 Jul 2021 |
| Platichthys flesus | 4 | 11 | 6 Sept 2012 |
| Lampetra fluviatilis | 4 | 7 | 7 Sept 2012 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 2 | 2 | 18 Mar 1997 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 2 | 2 | 5 Sept 2007 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 1 | 1 | 3 Mar 1992 |
| Barbus barbus | 1 | 1 | 27 Jul 2021 |
| Abramis brama | 1 | 1 | 30 Sept 1986 |
| Tinca tinca | 1 | 1 | 7 Oct 1986 |
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 Leadon. 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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