Greater Manchester Merseyside and Cheshire · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Tame?
Monitoring has recorded 27 species across 41 surveyed sites on this water, between 1992 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.
- GudgeonGobio gobio32 siteslatest 11 Jul 2024
- RoachRutilus rutilus29 siteslatest 25 Jun 2024
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus25 siteslatest 20 Jul 2023
- PerchPerca fluviatilis24 siteslatest 22 May 2018
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus18 siteslatest 14 Aug 2014
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula15 siteslatest 11 Jul 2023
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus13 siteslatest 11 Jul 2023
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta13 siteslatest 25 Jun 2024
- PikeEsox lucius13 siteslatest 7 Jul 2017
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus11 siteslatest 20 Jul 2023
- Common breamAbramis brama10 siteslatest 24 Oct 2017
- European eelAnguilla anguilla10 siteslatest 20 Jul 2023
- BarbelBarbus barbus9 siteslatest 20 Jul 2023
- BullheadCottus gobio9 siteslatest 20 Jul 2023
- TenchTinca tinca8 siteslatest 22 May 2018
- BleakAlburnus alburnus6 siteslatest 24 Oct 2017
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio6 siteslatest 3 Jul 2014
- Spined loachCobitis taenia6 siteslatest 14 Aug 2014
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius5 siteslatest 12 Aug 2009
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla3 siteslatest 7 Jul 2017
- GraylingThymallus thymallus2 siteslatest 20 Jul 2023
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 18 Jan 2005
- Common carp varietiesCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 30 Jun 2008
- Crucian carpCarassius carassius1 sitelatest 24 May 2016
- Rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss1 sitelatest 10 Jun 1992
- Rudd varietiesScardinius erythrophthalmus1 sitelatest 30 Jun 2008
- ZanderSander lucioperca1 sitelatest 30 Jun 2008
Surveyed sites on this water
41 shown, newest survey first
Tameside Drive
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 11 Jul 2024
TATA27
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 25 Jun 2024
TATA40
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 20 Jul 2023
TATA35
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 12 Jul 2023
TATA37
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 12 Jul 2023
TATA30
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 11 Jul 2023
TATA25
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 7 Jul 2023
TATA10
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 5 Jul 2023
TATA20
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 5 Jul 2023
TATA05
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 4 Jul 2023
Bromford 1
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 22 May 2018
Bromford 2
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 22 May 2018
U/S M6 Flyover D/S Weir
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 10 May 2018
U/S M6 Flyover U/S Weir
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 10 May 2018
Hemlingford Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 7 Jul 2017
D/S Forge Mill Dam
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 4 Jul 2017
U/S Forge Mill Dam
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 4 Jul 2017
Wednesbury, The Woods
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 24 May 2016
Elford
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 14 Aug 2014
Hopwas, Two Trees Farm
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 14 Aug 2014
Tamworth
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 3 Jul 2014
National Memorial Arboretum
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 15 Aug 2013
Water Orton
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 28 Jun 2011
Sandwell Valley
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 21 Oct 2010
Comberford
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 21 Aug 2009
Chetwynd Bridge
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 26 Jan 2005
Lea Marston 2005 on
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 18 Jan 2005
Middleton Hall
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 18 Jan 2005
TA02
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 29 Oct 1997
Middleton
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 30 Jul 1997
Lea Marston, Dead Arm, Site 1
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 29 Jul 1997
Lea Marston, Site 2
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 29 Jul 1997
Castle Bromwich
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 23 Jul 1997
Forge Mill Lane, Sandwell Valley.
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 16 Jul 1997
Perry Hall Park
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 16 Jul 1997
TA03
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 21 Apr 1997
Kingsbury D/S Road Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 18 Mar 1997
Kingsbury U/S Road Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 18 Mar 1997
Sandwell College
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 3 May 1995
Lea Marston Upper
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 4 Jul 1993
Lea Marston Lower
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 10 Jun 1992
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