Fish records for anglers

River Main Bristol Frome

Explore 18 fish species recorded at 14 places along the river from 1998 to 2023.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
Fish species
18
Places surveyed
14
Survey visits
51
Records span
1998–2023

Explore the river

See where fish were found

14 of 14 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
Cottus gobio11404 Jul 2023
Gobio gobio10384 Jul 2023
Salmo trutta10334 Jul 2023
Gasterosteus aculeatus10174 Jul 2023
Rutilus rutilus9414 Jul 2023
Anguilla anguilla9384 Jul 2023
Phoxinus phoxinus9354 Jul 2023
Barbatula barbatula9354 Jul 2023
Leuciscus cephalus8344 Jul 2023
Leuciscus leuciscus6354 Jul 2023
Perca fluviatilis6256 Jul 2022
Esox lucius5920 Jul 2005
Scardinius erythrophthalmus443 Jul 2013
Abramis brama3615 Aug 2012
Cyprinus carpio2229 Aug 2006
Tinca tinca2227 Aug 1998
Barbus barbus115 Jul 2016
Pseudorasbora parva1126 Jul 2022

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Eastville Park (Te)

10 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace…

electric fishing

Goose Green

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow, Stone loach

electric fishing

Damsons Bridge (Te)

11 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace…

electric fishing

Eastville Park (Te)

10 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace, European eel…

electric fishing

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Main Bristol Frome. 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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