Tipton St John playing field (WFD)
6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Minnow…
Fish records for anglers
River Otter Sites
Explore 12 fish species recorded at 9 places along the river from 1998 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 12
- Places surveyed
- 9
- Survey visits
- 54
- Records span
- 1998–2025
Explore the river
See where fish were found
9 of 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo trutta | 9 | 53 | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 9 | 52 | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 9 | 41 | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 7 | 39 | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 7 | 28 | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 5 | 12 | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Salmo salar | 4 | 6 | 27 Jun 2013 |
| Platichthys flesus | 1 | 5 | 21 Jun 2023 |
| Lampetra planeri | 1 | 1 | 11 Jul 2014 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 1 | 1 | 3 Jun 2003 |
| Gobio gobio | 1 | 1 | 27 Jun 2013 |
| Chelon labrosus | 1 | 1 | 22 Jul 2011 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
Twistgates (Te) (Sweetlands Farm)
3 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel
Twistgates (Te) (Sweetlands Farm)
4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Stone loach
Otterton Bridge (Dip/WFD)
4 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, European eel, Flounder
About this page
Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Otter Sites. 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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