Gothersley Cottage
8 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Chub, European eel, Gudgeon…
Fish records for anglers
Smestow Brook
Explore 11 fish species recorded at 4 places along the river from 1991 to 2022.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2022
- Fish species
- 11
- Places surveyed
- 4
- Survey visits
- 7
- Records span
- 1991–2022
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See where fish were found
4 of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobio gobio | 4 | 7 | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 4 | 6 | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 4 | 5 | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 3 | 3 | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Cottus gobio | 1 | 1 | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 1 | 1 | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 1 | 1 | 21 May 1991 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 1 | 1 | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 1 | 1 | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Esox lucius | 1 | 1 | 21 May 1991 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 1 | 1 | 16 May 2000 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
Gothersley
4 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Gudgeon, Roach, Stone loach
Swindon
1 fish species: Gudgeon
Trysull
4 fish species: Gudgeon, Roach, Rudd, Stone loach
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Smestow Brook. 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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