Tendring Hall
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Fish records for anglers
River Stour
Explore 29 fish species recorded at 56 places along the river from 1980 to 2026.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2026
- Fish species
- 29
- Places surveyed
- 56
- Survey visits
- 2,088
- Records span
- 1980–2026
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See where fish were found
56 of 56 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 | 53 | 699 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 51 | 1662 | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 51 | 652 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Esox lucius | 51 | 629 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 51 | 566 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 50 | 589 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Gobio gobio | 49 | 518 | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Abramis brama | 47 | 239 | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Cottus gobio | 44 | 282 | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 42 | 214 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 41 | 121 | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Tinca tinca | 40 | 197 | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 39 | 194 | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Cobitis taenia | 38 | 165 | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 37 | 293 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 37 | 128 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 27 | 94 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 23 | 50 | 20 Sept 2006 |
| Sander lucioperca | 20 | 42 | 16 Jul 2013 |
| Salmo trutta | 12 | 32 | 25 Sept 2022 |
| Barbus barbus | 7 | 18 | 3 Aug 2010 |
| Lampetra planeri | 5 | 11 | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Platichthys flesus | 4 | 15 | 3 Jul 2024 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 4 | 4 | 23 Jul 2015 |
| Carassius carassius | 4 | 4 | 23 Nov 1994 |
| Carassius auratus | 2 | 4 | 26 Sept 2003 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 1 | 2 | 23 Sept 2003 |
| Chelon labrosus | 1 | 2 | 15 Sept 1994 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 1 | 1 | 25 Sept 2000 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Stour. 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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