Fish records for anglers

River Poulter

Explore 16 fish species recorded at 6 places along the river from 1991 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
16
Places surveyed
6
Survey visits
34
Records span
1991–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

6 of 6 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.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Leuciscus cephalus62329 May 2025
Cottus gobio61829 May 2025
Perca fluviatilis52229 May 2025
Leuciscus leuciscus51529 May 2025
Rutilus rutilus41929 May 2025
Barbatula barbatula41627 Jun 2023
Salmo trutta41330 Jun 2015
Anguilla anguilla32127 Jun 2023
Gobio gobio32129 May 2025
Esox lucius31529 May 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus3425 Aug 2015
Phoxinus phoxinus21429 May 2025
Abramis brama2526 May 2010
Barbus barbus1427 Jun 2023
Scardinius erythrophthalmus1326 May 2010
Pungitius pungitius119 Jun 2011

These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Elkersley

8 fish species: Bullhead, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon, Minnow…

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Elkersley

11 fish species: Barbel, Bullhead, Chub, Dace, European eel…

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Elkersley

10 fish species: Bullhead, Chub, Dace, European eel, Gudgeon…

pdc electric fishing

Elkersley

11 fish species: Barbel, Bullhead, Chub, Dace, European eel…

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Poulter. 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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