Fish records for anglers

Louth Canal

Explore 23 fish species recorded at 8 places along the river from 1986 to 2018.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2018
Fish species
23
Places surveyed
8
Survey visits
45
Records span
1986–2018

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See where fish were found

8 of 8 places shown

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

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Fish in this river

Species recorded

Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Rutilus rutilus73015 May 2018
Anguilla anguilla72914 May 2018
Gasterosteus aculeatus72315 May 2018
Gobio gobio72014 May 2018
Perca fluviatilis62315 May 2018
Esox lucius52615 May 2018
Leuciscus leuciscus52214 May 2018
Abramis brama51615 May 2018
Gymnocephalus cernuus41622 Jun 2015
Abramis bjoerkna4139 Aug 2012
Scardinius erythrophthalmus4615 May 2018
Salmo trutta31114 May 2018
Barbatula barbatula31114 May 2018
Cottus gobio31025 Jun 2015
Tinca tinca31018 Jun 1999
Platichthys flesus2617 Jun 2015
Oncorhynchus mykiss2525 Jun 2015
Pungitius pungitius2224 May 1999
Lampetra planeri2211 May 2010
Cyprinus carpio118 Sept 1995
Ctenopharyngodon idella1113 May 2010
Phoxinus phoxinus119 Jun 2015
Sprattus sprattus118 Sept 1995

These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Tetney Lock

6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Common bream, Perch, Pike, Roach…

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Alvingham High Bridge

7 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Dace, European eel, Gudgeon…

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Keddington Corner

4 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Rainbow trout

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Tetney Lock

6 fish species: Common bream, Perch, Pike, Roach, Rudd…

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Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Louth Canal. 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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