Fish records for anglers

River Main West Looe

Explore 8 fish species recorded at 6 places along the river from 1994 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
8
Places surveyed
6
Survey visits
45
Records span
1994–2025

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See where fish were found

6 of 6 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
Salmo trutta6458 Aug 2025
Cottus gobio6448 Aug 2025
Anguilla anguilla6438 Aug 2025
Salmo salar5428 Aug 2025
Lampetra planeri5238 Aug 2025
Platichthys flesus2430 Jul 2015
Gasterosteus aculeatus1124 Jul 2012
Oncorhynchus mykiss114 Oct 1994

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Gillhill Wood

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

pdc electric fishing

Gillhill Wood

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

pdc electric fishing

Gillhill Wood

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

pdc electric fishing

Gillhill Wood

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

pdc electric fishing

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Main West Looe. 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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