Fish records for anglers

River Rye

Explore 15 fish species recorded at 11 places along the river from 1997 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
15
Places surveyed
11
Survey visits
46
Records span
1997–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

11 of 11 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
Cottus gobio114420 Aug 2025
Salmo trutta114320 Aug 2025
Thymallus thymallus72320 Aug 2025
Barbatula barbatula62120 Aug 2025
Oncorhynchus mykiss675 Jul 2006
Phoxinus phoxinus31620 Aug 2025
Anguilla anguilla383 Sept 2024
Gasterosteus aculeatus3420 Aug 2025
Leuciscus cephalus273 Sept 2024
Leuciscus leuciscus253 Sept 2024
Esox lucius2520 Sept 2005
Salmo salar2330 Aug 2018
Barbus barbus233 Sept 2024
Gobio gobio127 Sept 2004
Rutilus rutilus1228 Aug 2003

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

R.Rye at Nunnington

6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Grayling, Minnow…

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R.Rye at Shaken bdg

3 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Stone loach

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R.Rye, d/s of Church Bridge. DERBT38

2 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead

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R.Rye at Butterwick

8 fish species: Barbel, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace…

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Rye. 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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