River Skell (Whitcliffe Lane)
4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow, Stone loach
Fish records for anglers
River R. Skell
Explore 15 fish species recorded at 5 places along the river from 2001 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 15
- Places surveyed
- 5
- Survey visits
- 31
- Records span
- 2001–2025
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See where fish were found
5 of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo trutta | 5 | 30 | 11 Sept 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 5 | 30 | 11 Sept 2025 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 4 | 9 | 9 Sept 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 3 | 21 | 11 Sept 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 3 | 15 | 11 Sept 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 3 | 10 | 9 Sept 2025 |
| Salmo salar | 3 | 7 | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 2 | 3 | 9 Sept 2025 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 2 | 3 | 3 Sept 2019 |
| Lampetra planeri | 2 | 2 | 5 Aug 2013 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 2 | 2 | 7 Sept 2022 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 2 | 2 | 7 Sept 2022 |
| Esox lucius | 2 | 2 | 29 Aug 2017 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 1 | 4 | 6 Sept 2006 |
| Gobio gobio | 1 | 1 | 7 Jun 2007 |
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 R. Skell. 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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