River Sow
- EA ecology area
- West Midlands
- Waterbody IDs
- GB104028046790 · GB104028047190 · GB104028047220 · GB104028053272
- Catchments
- RIVER TRENT
River Sow fishing evidence · West Midlands
What fish are in the River Sow?
Monitoring has recorded 29 species across 13 surveyed sites on this water, between 1988 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.
13 sites · 72 events
29 positive taxa aggregates are shown. More survey coverage is not a fishing-quality verdict.
Latest 2 Apr 2026
- Within 2 years
- 2 sites
- 3–5 years
- 1 sites
- 6–10 years
- 1 sites
- Older
- 9 sites
Permission is not established
Survey evidence carries no access boundary, permit, opening status, catch forecast or live safety signal. Resolve each before travelling.
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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 cephalus13 siteslatest 19 Jun 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio13 siteslatest 2 Apr 2026
- PerchPerca fluviatilis13 siteslatest 2 Apr 2026
- PikeEsox lucius12 siteslatest 2 Apr 2026
- RoachRutilus rutilus12 siteslatest 2 Apr 2026
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus11 siteslatest 2 Apr 2026
- Common breamAbramis brama9 siteslatest 10 Jul 2018
- European eelAnguilla anguilla9 siteslatest 23 Sept 2009
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius7 siteslatest 2 Jul 2015
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla5 siteslatest 10 Jul 2018
- Spined loachCobitis taenia5 siteslatest 12 Jun 2018
- TenchTinca tinca5 siteslatest 4 Jul 2023
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus4 siteslatest 12 Jun 2018
- BullheadCottus gobio4 siteslatest 10 Jul 2018
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus4 siteslatest 23 Jul 2024
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama4 siteslatest 17 May 2006
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula4 siteslatest 10 Jul 2018
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus3 siteslatest 25 Apr 2013
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta2 siteslatest 19 Jun 2025
- 10-spined sticklebackPungitius pungitius1 sitelatest 30 Apr 2013
- BarbelBarbus barbus1 sitelatest 3 Jul 1990
- BleakAlburnus alburnus1 sitelatest 25 Apr 2013
- Brook lampreyLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 25 Apr 2013
- Brook lamprey > ammocoeteLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 4 Jun 2015
- Brook lamprey ammocoetesLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 4 May 2005
- Crucian carpCarassius carassius1 sitelatest 4 Jul 2023
- Lampetra sp.Lampetra1 sitelatest 16 Jul 2019
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 4 Jul 2023
- Tench varietiesTinca tinca1 sitelatest 19 Jul 2013
Surveyed sites on this water
13 shown, newest survey first
Doxey Marshes
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 2 Apr 2026
Great Bridgeford
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 19 Jun 2025
U/S St Thomas Mill
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 23 Jul 2024
Sainsbury's, Stafford
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 10 Jul 2018
Shugborough
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 2 Jul 2015
Byanna Farm, Eccleshall
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 4 Jun 2015
Creswell Farm
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 19 Jul 2013
Sea Cadets, Riverway, Stafford
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 17 May 2006
Chebsey
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 18 Apr 2006
Hillcote Hall
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 18 Apr 2006
M6 Bridge
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 12 Apr 2006
Broadeye Stafford
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 16 Oct 1991
Eccleshall Castle
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 7 Jul 1991
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