Downstream Altham Bridge
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Fish records for anglers
River Calder
Explore 17 fish species recorded at 21 places along the river from 1984 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 17
- Places surveyed
- 21
- Survey visits
- 71
- Records span
- 1984–2025
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See where fish were found
21 of 21 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.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbatula barbatula | 19 | 59 | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 18 | 54 | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Salmo trutta | 18 | 52 | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 16 | 49 | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 15 | 50 | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 14 | 20 | 18 Oct 2018 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 8 | 12 | 22 Aug 2022 |
| Gobio gobio | 5 | 8 | 18 Oct 2018 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 4 | 6 | 27 Jul 1999 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 4 | 5 | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 3 | 8 | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Salmo salar | 3 | 5 | 24 Aug 2018 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 3 | 5 | 22 Aug 2023 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 2 | 2 | 23 Apr 1985 |
| Esox lucius | 1 | 2 | 4 Aug 1999 |
| Barbus barbus | 1 | 1 | 18 Oct 2018 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 1 | 1 | 27 Jul 1999 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Calder. 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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