Houghton Bottoms
5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, European eel, Minnow, Stone loach
Fish records for anglers
River Darwen
Explore 13 fish species recorded at 18 places along the river from 1996 to 2018.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2018
- Fish species
- 13
- Places surveyed
- 18
- Survey visits
- 40
- Records span
- 1996–2018
Explore the river
See where fish were found
18 of 18 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.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottus gobio | 14 | 19 | 28 Aug 2014 |
| Salmo trutta | 13 | 26 | 22 Aug 2018 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 11 | 19 | 22 Aug 2018 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 10 | 19 | 22 Aug 2018 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 9 | 19 | 22 Aug 2018 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 4 | 12 | 22 Aug 2018 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 4 | 5 | 28 Aug 2014 |
| Gobio gobio | 3 | 5 | 28 Aug 2014 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 3 | 3 | 14 Feb 2015 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 3 | 3 | 27 Aug 2014 |
| Abramis brama | 1 | 1 | 14 Feb 2015 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 1 | 1 | 14 Feb 2015 |
| Esox lucius | 1 | 1 | 28 Aug 2014 |
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 Darwen. 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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