Merry Lees
5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Minnow, Rainbow trout, Stone loach
Fish records for anglers
Explore 13 fish species recorded at 3 places along the river from 1991 to 2012.
Explore the river
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
Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottus gobio | 3 | 5 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 3 | 5 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 3 | 5 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 3 | 3 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 2 | 4 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 2 | 4 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 2 | 4 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 2 | 2 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 1 | 2 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Gobio gobio | 1 | 1 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Esox lucius | 1 | 1 | 4 May 2006 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 1 | 1 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Tinca tinca | 1 | 1 | 12 Jun 2012 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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About this page
This page follows survey locations along the main Rothley Brook. 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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