Lofthouse d/s
4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow, Stone loach
Fish records for anglers
River Nidd
Explore 23 fish species recorded at 20 places along the river from 1984 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 23
- Places surveyed
- 20
- Survey visits
- 166
- Records span
- 1984–2025
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See where fish were found
20 of 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 20 | 139 | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 20 | 116 | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 18 | 104 | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 17 | 93 | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Salmo trutta | 16 | 92 | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 15 | 74 | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Gobio gobio | 13 | 107 | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 12 | 103 | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 10 | 96 | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Barbus barbus | 10 | 74 | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 9 | 89 | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Esox lucius | 9 | 78 | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 9 | 69 | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 8 | 36 | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 7 | 56 | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 7 | 20 | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Salmo salar | 6 | 21 | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Abramis brama | 3 | 4 | 23 Jun 2016 |
| Lampetra fluviatilis | 3 | 4 | 18 Jul 2017 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 1 | 2 | 19 Aug 2015 |
| Lampetra planeri | 1 | 1 | 21 Sept 2017 |
| Petromyzon marinus | 1 | 1 | 20 Jun 2013 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 1 | 1 | 17 Jul 2025 |
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 Nidd. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.
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