Fish records for anglers

Pendle Water

Explore 10 fish species recorded at 16 places along the river from 1988 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
10
Places surveyed
16
Survey visits
60
Records span
1988–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

16 of 16 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
Barbatula barbatula165829 Aug 2025
Salmo trutta165529 Aug 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus154929 Aug 2025
Cottus gobio145529 Aug 2025
Anguilla anguilla144429 Aug 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus91321 Aug 2015
Thymallus thymallus3522 Aug 2023
Leuciscus cephalus1128 Jul 2011
Gobio gobio1129 Jun 1993
Perca fluviatilis1121 Aug 2015

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Barrowford Downstream Heritage Centre

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

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Lomeshaye

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

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Barrowford Downstream Heritage Centre

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

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Wilton Street

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

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Pendle Water. 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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