Kent, South London and East Sussex · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Great Stour - main river?
Monitoring has recorded 34 species across 23 surveyed sites on this water, between 2001 and 2024. These are survey records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, that the water is fishable, or that you have permission to fish it.
Recorded species
What monitoring has found here
Ordered by how many sites on this water recorded the species. A species not listed has not been recorded by these surveys — which is not the same as being absent.
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus20 siteslatest 30 Jul 2024
- GudgeonGobio gobio20 siteslatest 17 Jul 2024
- RoachRutilus rutilus19 siteslatest 17 Jul 2024
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus17 siteslatest 17 Jul 2024
- PerchPerca fluviatilis17 siteslatest 30 Jul 2024
- PikeEsox lucius16 siteslatest 17 Jul 2024
- BullheadCottus gobio15 siteslatest 30 Jul 2024
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla15 siteslatest 11 Jul 2024
- European eelAnguilla anguilla13 siteslatest 30 Jul 2024
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula13 siteslatest 30 Jul 2024
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta12 siteslatest 30 Jul 2024
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius10 siteslatest 4 Jul 2024
- Common breamAbramis brama7 siteslatest 4 Jul 2024
- TenchTinca tinca6 siteslatest 4 Jul 2024
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus4 siteslatest 11 Jun 2015
- Common carp varietiesCyprinus carpio3 siteslatest 28 Apr 2010
- FlounderPlatichthys flesus3 siteslatest 29 Sept 2009
- Lampetra sp.Lampetra3 siteslatest 18 Jun 2024
- BleakAlburnus alburnus2 siteslatest 11 Sept 2007
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus2 siteslatest 9 Jun 2015
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama2 siteslatest 14 Jun 2018
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 9 Jun 2015
- Rudd varietiesScardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 5 Sept 2007
- Tench varietiesTinca tinca2 siteslatest 21 May 2009
- BarbelBarbus barbus1 sitelatest 21 Jun 2006
- Brook lampreyLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 22 Apr 2010
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 22 May 2009
- Freshwater species1 sitelatest 9 Aug 2002
- Lamprey sp.Petromyzontidae1 sitelatest 29 Sept 2009
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 17 Jul 2024
- Motherless minnow / SunbleakLeucaspius delineatus1 sitelatest 14 Jun 2018
- Roach x dace hybridRutilus rutilus x Leuciscus leuciscus1 sitelatest 27 Sept 2017
- Roach x silver bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 23 Aug 2002
- Thick lipped grey mulletChelon labrosus1 sitelatest 30 Sept 2009
Surveyed sites on this water
23 shown, newest survey first
Bretts Roundabout
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 30 Jul 2024
Godinton Park
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 17 Jul 2024
Wye
- Survey events
- 15
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 11 Jul 2024
Little Chart, Forstal
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 4 Jul 2024
Ashford Rugby Club
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 18 Jun 2024
Godmersham
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 12 Apr 2022
Chilham
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 27 Jun 2018
Grove Ferry
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 14 Jun 2018
Plucks Gutter
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 14 Jun 2018
Conningbrook
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 13 Jun 2018
Godinton Park DS Chart Ave
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 27 Sept 2017
Godinton Park DS Worton Road Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 27 Sept 2017
Sturry STW
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 21
- Latest survey
- 9 Jun 2015
Little Chart, Forstal, upstream of road bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 11 Jan 2012
Little Chart, Swan Inn
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 11 Jan 2012
Toddlers Cove, Westgate Gardens, Canterbury
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 13 Oct 2011
Godinton Park DS pools
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 31 Aug 2011
Godinton Park US pools
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 31 Aug 2011
Godinton Park glide section
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 31 Aug 2011
Barnfield Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 10 Aug 2006
d/s Ashford STW
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 19 May 2004
Willow Close
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 21 Jul 2003
Godinton Park Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 23 Aug 2002
Provenance
Source and licence
- SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
- LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
- Waterbody nameAs published by the Environment Agency
- Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety