Instaple (Sp)
3 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow
Fish records for anglers
Main River Waldon
Explore 12 fish species recorded at 6 places along the river from 1997 to 2024.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
- Fish species
- 12
- Places surveyed
- 6
- Survey visits
- 43
- Records span
- 1997–2024
Explore the river
See where fish were found
6 of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo trutta | 6 | 43 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Cottus gobio | 6 | 39 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Salmo salar | 6 | 34 | 24 Jul 2024 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 6 | 34 | 3 Sept 2024 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 6 | 25 | 24 Jul 2024 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 6 | 8 | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Gobio gobio | 5 | 9 | 24 Jul 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 2 | 4 | 24 Jul 2024 |
| Lampetra planeri | 1 | 1 | 21 Jul 2014 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 1 | 1 | 18 Aug 1997 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 1 | 1 | 27 Sept 2002 |
| Lampetra fluviatilis | 1 | 1 | 22 Jul 2005 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Main River Waldon. 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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