Holywell
4 fish species: Dace, Gudgeon, Perch, Roach
Fish records for anglers
River Middle Ouse
Explore 24 fish species recorded at 42 places along the river from 1989 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 24
- Places surveyed
- 42
- Survey visits
- 1,257
- Records span
- 1989–2025
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See where fish were found
42 of 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perca fluviatilis | 41 | 213 | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 41 | 210 | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Esox lucius | 41 | 190 | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 40 | 175 | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Gobio gobio | 39 | 154 | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Abramis brama | 38 | 137 | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 37 | 159 | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 37 | 132 | 1 Oct 2019 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 33 | 92 | 2 Oct 2018 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 33 | 84 | 29 Sept 2016 |
| Tinca tinca | 30 | 62 | 11 Oct 2019 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 28 | 975 | 23 Sept 2024 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 25 | 65 | 2 Oct 2019 |
| Sander lucioperca | 16 | 26 | 27 Sept 2013 |
| Cottus gobio | 12 | 17 | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 7 | 7 | 21 Aug 2015 |
| Platichthys flesus | 6 | 12 | 9 Nov 2007 |
| Cobitis taenia | 6 | 12 | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 6 | 8 | 20 Aug 2015 |
| Rhodeus sericeus | 5 | 9 | 11 Oct 2019 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 4 | 5 | 20 Aug 2015 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 1 | 1 | 5 Nov 2009 |
| Lampetra planeri | 1 | 1 | 28 Sept 2016 |
| Carassius carassius | 1 | 1 | 28 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 Middle Ouse. 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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