Fish records for anglers

South Forty Foot Drain

Explore 19 fish species recorded at 13 places along the river from 1987 to 2019.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2019

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See where fish were found

Show locations for13 of 13 places shown

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

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Fish in this river

Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.

Fish	Places found	Survey visits	Last recorded
Perca fluviatilis	13	93	24 Apr 2019
Rutilus rutilus	13	91	24 Apr 2019
Esox lucius	12	88	23 Apr 2019
Abramis brama	12	63	24 May 2016
Abramis bjoerkna	12	58	23 May 2013
Leuciscus leuciscus	12	54	9 Sept 2010
Anguilla anguilla	11	54	24 May 2016
Alburnus alburnus	11	26	6 Aug 2007
Gymnocephalus cernuus	10	65	24 May 2016
Tinca tinca	10	53	24 Apr 2019
Scardinius erythrophthalmus	10	23	11 May 2016
Gobio gobio	9	23	24 Aug 2005
Barbatula barbatula	9	15	22 Sept 2009
Cobitis taenia	8	23	24 Apr 2019
Platichthys flesus	7	31	18 Sept 2012
Sprattus sprattus	6	25	9 Sept 2010
Gasterosteus aculeatus	5	13	23 Apr 2019
Pungitius pungitius	1	2	22 Sept 2009
Cyprinus carpio	1	1	11 May 2016

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

Latest activity

24 Apr 2019

4 fish species: Perch, Roach, Spined loach, Tench

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23 Apr 2019

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Perch, Pike, Roach, Spined loach

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24 May 2016

6 fish species: Common bream, European eel, Perch, Pike, Roach…

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12 May 2016

5 fish species: Common bream, European eel, Perch, Roach, Tench

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About this page

This page follows survey locations along the main South Forty Foot Drain. 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.