Fish records for anglers

River Wharfe salmon riffles

Explore 9 fish species recorded at 4 places along the river from 2014 to 2024.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
Fish species
9
Places surveyed
4
Survey visits
7
Records span
2014–2024

Explore the river

See where fish were found

4 of 4 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.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Cottus gobio4713 Aug 2024
Thymallus thymallus4713 Aug 2024
Phoxinus phoxinus4713 Aug 2024
Barbatula barbatula4713 Aug 2024
Salmo trutta3613 Aug 2024
Salmo salar238 Aug 2024
Anguilla anguilla237 Aug 2024
Gobio gobio118 Aug 2024
Perca fluviatilis118 Aug 2024

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Downstream Burley weir

5 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Grayling, Minnow, Stone loach

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Downstream Otley weir

8 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Grayling, Gudgeon…

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Ilkley stepping stones riffle

6 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Grayling, Minnow…

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Newton Kyme

5 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Bullhead, Grayling, Minnow, Stone loach

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Wharfe salmon riffles. 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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