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Fish records for anglers
River Blackwater
Explore 24 fish species recorded at 24 places along the river from 1984 to 2023.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
- Fish species
- 24
- Places surveyed
- 24
- Survey visits
- 291
- Records span
- 1984–2023
Explore the river
See where fish were found
24 of 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutilus rutilus | 24 | 275 | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 24 | 262 | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Gobio gobio | 24 | 250 | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 24 | 248 | 12 Oct 2023 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 24 | 240 | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 23 | 267 | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Esox lucius | 23 | 190 | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 22 | 158 | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 22 | 154 | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 19 | 84 | 11 Oct 2023 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 19 | 57 | 26 Jul 2013 |
| Cottus gobio | 18 | 107 | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Abramis brama | 17 | 62 | 15 Sept 2014 |
| Tinca tinca | 15 | 33 | 28 Sept 2011 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 13 | 31 | 18 Sept 2014 |
| Salmo trutta | 11 | 20 | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 10 | 50 | 13 Oct 2011 |
| Carassius carassius | 6 | 10 | 14 Sept 1999 |
| Carassius auratus | 5 | 6 | 26 Sept 2002 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 2 | 2 | 19 Sept 2017 |
| Barbus barbus | 1 | 1 | 20 Oct 2005 |
| Lampetra planeri | 1 | 1 | 15 Sept 2023 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 1 | 1 | 2 Apr 1990 |
| Sander lucioperca | 1 | 1 | 20 Sept 2002 |
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 Blackwater. 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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