Whites Bridge
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Fish records for anglers
River Wid (Main Reaches)
Explore 20 fish species recorded at 12 places along the river from 1983 to 2019.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2019
- Fish species
- 20
- Places surveyed
- 12
- Survey visits
- 99
- Records span
- 1983–2019
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See where fish were found
12 of 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leuciscus cephalus | 12 | 98 | 17 Oct 2019 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 12 | 92 | 17 Oct 2019 |
| Gobio gobio | 12 | 89 | 17 Oct 2019 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 12 | 83 | 17 Oct 2019 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 12 | 49 | 17 Oct 2019 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 12 | 47 | 30 Nov 2007 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 11 | 38 | 17 Oct 2019 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 10 | 35 | 27 Oct 2017 |
| Abramis brama | 9 | 33 | 11 Nov 2013 |
| Esox lucius | 9 | 33 | 3 Oct 2013 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 8 | 21 | 17 Oct 2019 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 8 | 18 | 17 Oct 2019 |
| Carassius auratus | 7 | 11 | 30 Nov 2007 |
| Cottus gobio | 6 | 12 | 27 Oct 2017 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 5 | 8 | 2 Jan 2002 |
| Carassius carassius | 5 | 7 | 12 Dec 2001 |
| Tinca tinca | 2 | 4 | 29 Apr 2002 |
| Barbus barbus | 2 | 2 | 2 Jan 2002 |
| Lampetra planeri | 1 | 1 | 3 Oct 2013 |
| Salmo trutta | 1 | 1 | 3 Oct 2013 |
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 Wid (Main Reaches). 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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