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Fish records for anglers
River Idle
Explore 24 fish species recorded at 10 places along the river from 1983 to 2024.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
- Fish species
- 24
- Places surveyed
- 10
- Survey visits
- 84
- Records span
- 1983–2024
Explore the river
See where fish were found
10 of 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla anguilla | 10 | 73 | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 10 | 72 | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 10 | 59 | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Esox lucius | 10 | 56 | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 8 | 67 | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Gobio gobio | 8 | 64 | 25 Apr 2017 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 8 | 20 | 25 Apr 2017 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 7 | 41 | 25 Apr 2017 |
| Abramis brama | 7 | 23 | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Barbus barbus | 7 | 18 | 13 Apr 2017 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 6 | 37 | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 6 | 21 | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 5 | 19 | 25 Apr 2017 |
| Cottus gobio | 5 | 19 | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Platichthys flesus | 4 | 14 | 4 May 2011 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 4 | 6 | 8 May 2014 |
| Cobitis taenia | 4 | 4 | 11 Apr 2017 |
| Tinca tinca | 4 | 4 | 5 Sept 2006 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 3 | 4 | 25 Apr 2017 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 2 | 5 | 25 Apr 2017 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 2 | 3 | 4 May 2011 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 2 | 2 | 19 May 2009 |
| Salmo salar | 1 | 1 | 3 Nov 2003 |
| Salmo trutta | 1 | 1 | 12 May 2009 |
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 River Idle. 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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