Tamarstone
6 fish species: Brook lamprey, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Grayling, Minnow…
Fish records for anglers
River Main Tamar
Explore 15 fish species recorded at 40 places along the river from 1986 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 15
- Places surveyed
- 40
- Survey visits
- 3,572
- Records span
- 1986–2025
Explore the river
See where fish were found
40 of 40 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.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottus gobio | 39 | 211 | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 39 | 199 | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Salmo salar | 38 | 1893 | 16 Aug 2024 |
| Salmo trutta | 36 | 1924 | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 35 | 182 | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 26 | 111 | 16 Aug 2024 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 22 | 74 | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 13 | 99 | 1 Aug 2022 |
| Lampetra planeri | 12 | 15 | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 8 | 34 | 6 Sept 2022 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 4 | 15 | 7 Jul 2023 |
| Abramis brama | 3 | 5 | 21 Jun 2016 |
| Petromyzon marinus | 1 | 57 | 19 Jun 2018 |
| Alosa alosa | 1 | 9 | 26 Jun 2018 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 1 | 1 | 23 Jul 2008 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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About this page
Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Main Tamar. 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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