West Midlands · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Shrewsbury Town?
Monitoring has recorded 18 species across 9 surveyed sites on this water, between 1994 and 2014. 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.
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus9 siteslatest 6 Jun 2014
- GudgeonGobio gobio8 siteslatest 6 Jun 2014
- PikeEsox lucius8 siteslatest 8 May 2013
- RoachRutilus rutilus8 siteslatest 8 May 2013
- PerchPerca fluviatilis6 siteslatest 8 May 2013
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus5 siteslatest 8 May 2013
- European eelAnguilla anguilla5 siteslatest 8 May 2013
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salar4 siteslatest 8 May 2013
- BleakAlburnus alburnus4 siteslatest 6 Jun 2014
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus4 siteslatest 8 May 2013
- BarbelBarbus barbus2 siteslatest 1 Sept 1994
- BullheadCottus gobio2 siteslatest 6 Jun 2014
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula2 siteslatest 8 May 2013
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla1 sitelatest 6 Jun 2014
- Lamprey sp.Petromyzontidae1 sitelatest 6 Jun 2014
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus1 sitelatest 8 May 2013
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius1 sitelatest 6 Jul 2009
- Rudd varietiesScardinius erythrophthalmus1 sitelatest 6 Jul 2009
Surveyed sites on this water
9 shown, newest survey first
Shrewsbury fish pass
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 6 Jun 2014
County Ground to Welsh Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 8 May 2013
Kingsland Bridge to English Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 8 May 2013
Welsh brg to Kingsland brg
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 8 May 2013
Woppy Hole
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 6 Jul 2009
English Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 1 Sept 1994
Greyfriars Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 1 Sept 1994
Station Bridge to weir
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 1 Sept 1994
Showground
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 31 Aug 1994
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