Fish records for anglers

Cottonshope Burn

Explore 5 fish species recorded at 2 places along the river from 1993 to 2023.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
Fish species
5
Places surveyed
2
Survey visits
13
Records span
1993–2023

Explore the river

See where fish were found

2 of 2 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.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Salmo trutta2126 Sept 2023
Salmo salar296 Sept 2023
Barbatula barbatula2718 Jul 2019
Phoxinus phoxinus1218 Jul 2019
Anguilla anguilla1118 Aug 1993

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Cottonshope Burn

2 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout

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Cottonshope Burn

2 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout

dc electric fishing

Cottonshope Burn

4 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Minnow, Stone loach

dc electric fishing

Cottonshope Burn

3 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Stone loach

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Cottonshope Burn. 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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