Starbotton
4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow, Stone loach
Fish records for anglers
River Wharfe
Explore 25 fish species recorded at 34 places along the river from 1985 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 25
- Places surveyed
- 34
- Survey visits
- 233
- Records span
- 1985–2025
Explore the river
See where fish were found
34 of 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 31 | 191 | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 30 | 166 | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 30 | 160 | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Salmo trutta | 27 | 153 | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 23 | 124 | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 19 | 132 | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 18 | 112 | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Gobio gobio | 18 | 87 | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 16 | 120 | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 15 | 102 | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Esox lucius | 14 | 93 | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 14 | 89 | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Barbus barbus | 10 | 41 | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 10 | 38 | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 10 | 21 | 4 Aug 2014 |
| Salmo salar | 9 | 23 | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 8 | 32 | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Platichthys flesus | 5 | 29 | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 5 | 14 | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Abramis brama | 3 | 3 | 9 Jul 2010 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 3 | 3 | 9 Aug 2006 |
| Tinca tinca | 2 | 2 | 9 Jul 2010 |
| Petromyzon marinus | 1 | 2 | 30 Jun 2005 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 1 | 1 | 23 Jul 2002 |
| Pleuronectidae | 1 | 1 | 1 Jul 2008 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
Redmires
4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow, Stone loach
Kettlewell
4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Minnow, Stone loach
Boston Spa - Fry Survey
6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Dace, European eel, Minnow…
About this page
Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Wharfe. 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.
How RiverFish handles the data →