Fish records for anglers

River Main Yealm

Explore 8 fish species recorded at 33 places along the river from 2002 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
8
Places surveyed
33
Survey visits
124
Records span
2002–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

33 of 33 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 trutta3212328 Aug 2025
Salmo salar2910328 Aug 2025
Anguilla anguilla2910128 Aug 2025
Cottus gobio249928 Aug 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus95728 Aug 2025
Lampetra planeri31918 Aug 2023
Platichthys flesus21414 Aug 2024
Gasterosteus aculeatus247 Aug 2018

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Treby Ham

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

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Putta Pool

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

pdc electric fishing

Woodburn Farm

3 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead

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Challonsleigh

3 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, European eel

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About this page

Useful context

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