Fish records for anglers

River Stour

Explore 20 fish species recorded at 14 places along the river from 1981 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
20
Places surveyed
14
Survey visits
94
Records span
1981–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

14 of 14 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 gobio14442 Oct 2025
Leuciscus cephalus12794 Oct 2023
Leuciscus leuciscus12732 Oct 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus12602 Oct 2025
Barbatula barbatula12422 Oct 2025
Rutilus rutilus11792 Oct 2025
Anguilla anguilla114611 Sept 2014
Gasterosteus aculeatus11242 Oct 2025
Gobio gobio10504 Oct 2023
Perca fluviatilis85122 Aug 2023
Esox lucius85110 Aug 2023
Gymnocephalus cernuus72124 Aug 2017
Salmo trutta62822 Aug 2023
Abramis brama5517 Aug 2017
Lampetra planeri4812 Aug 2010
Alburnus alburnus2510 Aug 2023
Scardinius erythrophthalmus2410 Aug 2023
Barbus barbus236 Aug 2002
Oncorhynchus mykiss1128 Jun 1994
Tinca tinca1121 Jun 1994

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Larks Meadow Fry netting

6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Dace, Minnow, Roach…

seine netting

Larks Meadow Fry netting

8 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon…

seine netting

Honnington Bridge

3 fish species: Dace, Minnow, Roach

pdc electric fishing

Shipston-on-Stour

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

pdc electric fishing

About this page

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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