Brigstock Cricket Pitch
4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Dace, Minnow
Fish records for anglers
Harpers Brook
Explore 16 fish species recorded at 9 places along the river from 1989 to 2018.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2018
- Fish species
- 16
- Places surveyed
- 9
- Survey visits
- 27
- Records span
- 1989–2018
Explore the river
See where fish were found
9 of 9 places shown
Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.
Map points are approximate and don’t show fishing access. Check local permissions before visiting.
Fish in this river
Species recorded
Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 9 | 24 | 24 Oct 2018 |
| Cottus gobio | 9 | 22 | 24 Oct 2018 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 7 | 15 | 23 Oct 2018 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 7 | 15 | 24 Oct 2018 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 7 | 13 | 10 Apr 2015 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 6 | 12 | 9 Apr 2015 |
| Salmo trutta | 6 | 9 | 24 Oct 2018 |
| Esox lucius | 5 | 11 | 23 Oct 2018 |
| Gobio gobio | 5 | 10 | 4 Apr 2006 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 5 | 10 | 23 Oct 2018 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 5 | 8 | 3 Jul 2000 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 4 | 6 | 20 Feb 1992 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 3 | 5 | 16 Mar 1995 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 3 | 3 | 10 Apr 2015 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 2 | 3 | 15 Mar 1995 |
| Abramis brama | 2 | 2 | 18 Feb 1992 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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About this page
Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Harpers Brook. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.
The map shows past fish records, not fishing access or a promise of what you’ll catch today.
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