Fish records for anglers

River Colne

Explore 23 fish species recorded at 37 places along the river from 1986 to 2026.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2026
Fish species
23
Places surveyed
37
Survey visits
171
Records span
1986–2026

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See where fish were found

37 of 37 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.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Leuciscus cephalus3415321 Jul 2026
Perca fluviatilis3415321 Jul 2026
Rutilus rutilus3215416 Jul 2026
Esox lucius3015021 Jul 2026
Leuciscus leuciscus2913921 Jul 2026
Gobio gobio2913721 Jul 2026
Cottus gobio2512221 Jul 2026
Anguilla anguilla247215 Jun 2026
Phoxinus phoxinus1610621 Jul 2026
Abramis brama163421 Jul 2026
Alburnus alburnus15664 Jul 2024
Barbus barbus126521 Jul 2026
Barbatula barbatula114716 Jul 2026
Salmo trutta103215 Jun 2026
Tinca tinca82512 Jun 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus82024 Jul 2025
Cyprinus carpio4920 Jun 2024
Gymnocephalus cernuus451 Aug 2022
Abramis bjoerkna4427 Jun 2024
Thymallus thymallus2228 May 2009
Pungitius pungitius1116 Apr 2026
Lampetra planeri1130 May 2012
Scardinius erythrophthalmus1124 Jul 2012

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Uxbridge

9 fish species: Barbel, Bullhead, Chub, Common bream, Dace…

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Watford M1 link road

10 fish species: Bullhead, Chub, Common bream, Dace, Gudgeon…

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Springwell Lane

10 fish species: Barbel, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace…

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Stanwell Moor

10 fish species: Barbel, Bullhead, Chub, Dace, European eel…

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Colne. 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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