RIVER EVENLODE,
THE TRIANGLE

The Thames here is famous for its Bream shoals and big Chub. You’ll also find some lovely Roach, Perch, Pike, and a few Barbel. In the past, Carp and Tench have also come from here.

The Evenlode and Evenlode Canal both hold Chub, Roach, and Perch.

Parking

Parking for the Triangle is at Marlborough Pool. Parking information can be found on the Marlborough Pool page.

How to find us

Once you have parked, leave the pool by the main gate, turn left along the A40 bridge, and walk for approximately 100meters.

Then take the lane on the left and continue down this lane for 700meters until you come to the river. (Please ignore all side paths)

Now, you’ll find that there is a bridge at this point. Cross the bridge and you are already on the Triangle.

The bridge crosses the Evenlode. If you veer slightly to your right and cross the field, you will come to the Evenlode Canal (approx 270meters).

In addition, you can access the Thames at Eynsham Down form here: Turn left and you will come to the Thames in about 300meters.

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Species

Perch are carnivorous fish found in small ponds, lakes, streams, or rivers. These fish feed on smaller fish, shellfish, or insect larvae, but can be caught with nearly any bait

A group of small carp-like freshwater fish, almost all of the genus Barbus. They are usually found in gravel and rocky-bottomed slow-flowing waters with high dissolved oxygen content.

The bream lives in schools and eats worms, mollusks, and other small animals. It is deep bodied, with flat sides and a small head, and is silvery with a bluish or brown back.

The northern pike gets its name from its resemblance to the pole-weapon known as the pike. Pike can grow to a relatively large size; with maximum recorded weights of 63 lb.

The dace is a slender fish, with a silvery body and brownish fins. It is more slender than the roach and smaller than the chub, with duller fins.

A shoaling fish, dusky silver in colour often with a brown to bronze sheen. They are quite distinctive with a blunt snout, rounded body and very large mouth.

A high-backed, yellowish green fish with red eyes and reddish fins. It lives in small schools and eats aquatic plants, insects, and other small animals.

The brown trout is a golden-brown fish with a dark back and creamy-yellow belly. Its back and sides display dark, reddish spots with pale borders. It can be distinguished from the similar rainbow trout by its plain, dark tail fin and by the lack of a purple side-stripe.