River Anker
- EA ecology area
- West Midlands
- Waterbody IDs
- GB104028042440 · GB104028046430 · GB104028046460
- Catchments
- RIVER ANKER
River Anker fishing evidence · West Midlands
What fish are in the River Anker?
Monitoring has recorded 30 species across 11 surveyed sites on this water, between 1993 and 2026. 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.
River evidence passport
Four signals, kept deliberately separate.
The passport shows identity, survey breadth, evidence freshness and trip constraints without turning unlike facts into an opaque “best river” score.
11 sites · 128 events
30 positive taxa aggregates are shown. More survey coverage is not a fishing-quality verdict.
Latest 30 Apr 2026
- Within 2 years
- 6 sites
- 3–5 years
- 1 sites
- 6–10 years
- 0 sites
- Older
- 4 sites
Permission is not established
Survey evidence carries no access boundary, permit, opening status, catch forecast or live safety signal. Resolve each before travelling.
Search current river conditions & alerts → Compare this evidence with another river → England coarse close season →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.
- PerchPerca fluviatilis11 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- RoachRutilus rutilus11 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus10 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- GudgeonGobio gobio10 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus9 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- PikeEsox lucius8 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus7 siteslatest 8 Apr 2026
- BleakAlburnus alburnus7 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- Common breamAbramis brama7 siteslatest 22 Sept 2022
- BullheadCottus gobio6 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus6 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula6 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla5 siteslatest 1 May 2018
- Spined loachCobitis taenia5 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- TenchTinca tinca5 siteslatest 30 Apr 2026
- European eelAnguilla anguilla4 siteslatest 9 Apr 2013
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius4 siteslatest 27 Apr 2023
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus4 siteslatest 20 Apr 2023
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus4 siteslatest 17 Apr 2014
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus3 siteslatest 5 Apr 2022
- 10-spined sticklebackPungitius pungitius2 siteslatest 25 Sept 2025
- BarbelBarbus barbus2 siteslatest 19 Apr 2023
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta2 siteslatest 26 Apr 2022
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 11 Apr 2013
- Koi carpCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 16 Mar 2004
- GraylingThymallus thymallus1 sitelatest 7 Apr 2026
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 5 Jul 2005
- Roach x chub hybridRutilus rutilus x Leuciscus cephalus1 sitelatest 1 Oct 2002
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 25 Sept 2025
- Tench varietiesTinca tinca1 sitelatest 15 Apr 2014
Surveyed sites on this water
11 shown, newest survey first
Stationfields, Tamworth
- Survey events
- 21
- Observed taxa
- 22
- Latest survey
- 30 Apr 2026
Polesworth
- Survey events
- 22
- Observed taxa
- 20
- Latest survey
- 29 Apr 2026
Fieldon Bridge
- Survey events
- 22
- Observed taxa
- 22
- Latest survey
- 28 Apr 2026
Ratcliffe Bridge
- Survey events
- 22
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 8 Apr 2026
Leathermill
- Survey events
- 24
- Observed taxa
- 21
- Latest survey
- 7 Apr 2026
Amington Hall - Netting
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2025
Weddington
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 20 Apr 2023
Anker Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 6 Sept 2016
D/S Abbey Metals
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 18 May 2010
U/S Abbey Metals
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 18 May 2010
Woodford Bridge, Hartshill
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 22 Jan 1997
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