Fish records for anglers

River Main Fowey

Explore 9 fish species recorded at 21 places along the river from 1977 to 2026.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2026
Fish species
9
Places surveyed
21
Survey visits
217
Records span
1977–2026

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See where fish were found

21 of 21 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
Salmo trutta2121610 Jul 2026
Cottus gobio2119410 Jul 2026
Anguilla anguilla2114319 Sept 2024
Salmo salar2017319 Sept 2024
Phoxinus phoxinus1211310 Jul 2026
Lampetra planeri51919 Sept 2024
Gasterosteus aculeatus1616 Sept 2024
Platichthys flesus114 Sept 2008
Oncorhynchus mykiss1121 Jul 1994

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Lower Langdon

3 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow

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Lower Langdon

3 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow

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Palmersbridge

3 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow

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Ashford Bridge

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

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Main Fowey. 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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