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Fish records for anglers
River Main Lyd
Explore 9 fish species recorded at 21 places along the river from 1984 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 9
- Places surveyed
- 21
- Survey visits
- 240
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo salar | 20 | 233 | 8 Sept 2025 |
| Salmo trutta | 19 | 228 | 8 Sept 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 19 | 219 | 8 Sept 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 17 | 167 | 8 Sept 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 15 | 158 | 8 Sept 2025 |
| Lampetra planeri | 10 | 79 | 8 Sept 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 9 | 102 | 8 Sept 2025 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 7 | 40 | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 1 | 1 | 8 Jun 2009 |
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 Main Lyd. 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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