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Fish records for anglers

River Mersey

Explore 17 fish species recorded at 8 places along the river from 2000 to 2010.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2010
Fish species
17
Places surveyed
8
Survey visits
31
Records span
2000–2010

Explore the river

See where fish were found

8 of 8 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
Gobio gobio82525 Sept 2010
Rutilus rutilus72217 Oct 2010
Gasterosteus aculeatus61614 Jul 2006
Leuciscus cephalus61217 Oct 2010
Phoxinus phoxinus5914 Jul 2006
Perca fluviatilis41717 Oct 2010
Leuciscus leuciscus3617 Oct 2010
Barbatula barbatula3614 Jul 2006
Cottus gobio3514 Jul 2006
Abramis brama2917 Oct 2010
Anguilla anguilla2720 Sept 2009
Salmo trutta2214 Jul 2006
Esox lucius1518 Oct 2000
Tinca tinca134 Oct 2000
Barbus barbus1114 Jul 2006
Platichthys flesus1117 Aug 2003
Scardinius erythrophthalmus1128 Oct 2007

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Mrme45

5 fish species: Chub, Common bream, Dace, Perch, Roach

rod and line

Mrme30

3 fish species: Common bream, Gudgeon, Roach

hook and line fishing

Mrme45

6 fish species: Common bream, Dace, European eel, Gudgeon, Perch…

rod and line

Mrme30

3 fish species: Common bream, Perch, Roach

rod and line

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Mersey. 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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