Blue Bank Lock
5 fish species: Chub, Dace, Gudgeon, Minnow, Roach
Fish records for anglers
River Soar
Explore 24 fish species recorded at 22 places along the river from 1989 to 2026.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2026
- Fish species
- 24
- Places surveyed
- 22
- Survey visits
- 134
- Records span
- 1989–2026
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See where fish were found
22 of 22 places shown
Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.
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Fish in this river
Species recorded
Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutilus rutilus | 18 | 112 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 18 | 101 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 17 | 110 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Gobio gobio | 17 | 99 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 17 | 93 | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 16 | 96 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Esox lucius | 14 | 65 | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 14 | 49 | 23 Sept 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 12 | 84 | 23 Sept 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 12 | 74 | 23 Sept 2025 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 11 | 42 | 23 Sept 2025 |
| Abramis brama | 9 | 17 | 11 Oct 2022 |
| Barbus barbus | 7 | 34 | 29 Jun 2022 |
| Cobitis taenia | 7 | 15 | 25 Apr 2016 |
| Tinca tinca | 5 | 9 | 5 Jul 2024 |
| Salmo trutta | 4 | 24 | 3 Jul 2024 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 4 | 10 | 28 Jun 2018 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 4 | 4 | 6 May 2005 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 3 | 5 | 30 Apr 2009 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 2 | 3 | 16 Jun 2022 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 1 | 1 | 3 Apr 2012 |
| Carassius carassius | 1 | 1 | 10 Jun 1992 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 1 | 1 | 28 Apr 2015 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 1 | 1 | 7 Jul 2004 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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This page follows survey locations along the main River Soar. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.
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