West Midlands · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Trent (West Midlands)?
Monitoring has recorded 35 species across 41 surveyed sites on this water, between 1991 and 2025. 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 cephalus36 siteslatest 11 Sept 2025
- RoachRutilus rutilus36 siteslatest 11 Sept 2025
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus35 siteslatest 11 Sept 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio34 siteslatest 11 Sept 2025
- PerchPerca fluviatilis34 siteslatest 11 Sept 2025
- European eelAnguilla anguilla23 siteslatest 8 Jul 2010
- PikeEsox lucius22 siteslatest 5 Dec 2017
- Common breamAbramis brama18 siteslatest 8 Sept 2022
- BarbelBarbus barbus15 siteslatest 11 Sept 2025
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta13 siteslatest 3 Jun 2025
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius12 siteslatest 16 Sept 2016
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla8 siteslatest 14 May 2010
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus8 siteslatest 6 Jun 2024
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula8 siteslatest 6 Jun 2024
- BullheadCottus gobio7 siteslatest 6 Jun 2024
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama7 siteslatest 19 Sept 2016
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus6 siteslatest 26 Sept 2023
- BleakAlburnus alburnus6 siteslatest 11 Sept 2025
- Spined loachCobitis taenia5 siteslatest 25 Jun 2014
- TenchTinca tinca4 siteslatest 2 Aug 2023
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio3 siteslatest 31 Aug 2007
- Common carp varietiesCyprinus carpio3 siteslatest 13 Oct 2009
- GraylingThymallus thymallus3 siteslatest 13 Sept 2018
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio3 siteslatest 16 Jun 2009
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus3 siteslatest 8 Sept 2022
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus3 siteslatest 2 Jun 2009
- Tench varietiesTinca tinca2 siteslatest 16 Jul 2009
- Brook lampreyLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 3 Jun 2025
- Brook lamprey > ammocoeteLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 4 Jun 2024
- Brook lamprey ammocoetesLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 18 Aug 2011
- Brown / sea trout x brook trout hybridSalmo trutta x Salvelinus fontinalis1 sitelatest 7 Jul 2010
- Lampetra sp.Lampetra1 sitelatest 30 May 2022
- Lamprey sp. ammocoetesPetromyzontidae1 sitelatest 24 Jun 2014
- Roach x dace hybridRutilus rutilus x Leuciscus leuciscus1 sitelatest 22 Aug 1995
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 18 Sept 2014
Surveyed sites on this water
41 shown, newest survey first
Burton - Ferrybridge (match catch)
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 11 Sept 2025
Staffordshire University, Stoke
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 3 Jun 2025
Boothen End
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 6 Jun 2024
Essex Bridge - Netting
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 26 Sept 2023
D/S Park Brook
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 2 Aug 2023
Wolseley Bridge
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 24 May 2023
Bucknall Park
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 26 Sept 2017
Aston-By-Stone
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 1 Jun 2017
Weston
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 31 Jul 2014
Great Haywood
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 25 Jun 2014
Barlaston
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 4 Jun 2013
Norton Green
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 18 Aug 2011
Abbey Farm
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 17 May 2011
High Bridge
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 8 Nov 2010
Rugeley, Trent Valley
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 8 Jul 2010
Walton on Trent
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 8 Jul 2010
Yoxall Bridge
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 7 Jul 2010
Burton - Newton Road
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 14 May 2010
Burton - Newton Solney
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 14 May 2010
Shugborough Park Farm
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 13 May 2010
Great Haywood post pollution investigation Oct 09
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 20 Oct 2009
River Trent post pollution investigation Oct 09 -
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 15 Oct 2009
Wolseley Brg to Highbridge post pollution Oct 09
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 13 Oct 2009
Catton Park post pollution investigation July09
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 16 Jul 2009
Burton - Branston
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 2009
Burton - Stapenhill
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 3 Jun 2009
Overly Farm
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 5 Sept 2007
Essex Bridge, Gt. Haywood
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 12 Jun 2007
Ball Green
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 4 Sept 2003
Sandon
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 26 Jun 2003
Meaford
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 25 Jun 2003
Walton-by-Stone
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 25 Jun 2003
D/S Trentham Gardens site A
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 17 Jun 2003
Hisseys Scrap Yard
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 9 Apr 2003
Finney Gardens
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 2 Apr 2003
U/S Hoo Mill Weir
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 24 Aug 1999
Hanford
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 16 Mar 1999
Boothen End 3rd Bend D/S Habitat Imp.
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 4 Jun 1997
D/S Trentham Gardens site B
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 28 Sept 1994
U/S Park Brook
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 4 Aug 1994
D/S Hoo Mill Weir
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 12 Feb 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