Fish records for anglers

River Derwent

Explore 24 fish species recorded at 35 places along the river from 1993 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
24
Places surveyed
35
Survey visits
144
Records span
1993–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

35 of 35 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 trutta22828 Oct 2025
Cottus gobio226919 Sept 2024
Phoxinus phoxinus216629 Sept 2025
Thymallus thymallus207629 Sept 2025
Leuciscus cephalus176929 Sept 2025
Barbatula barbatula174017 Sept 2025
Perca fluviatilis144622 Sept 2025
Leuciscus leuciscus143822 Sept 2025
Barbus barbus135129 Sept 2025
Gobio gobio123222 Sept 2025
Rutilus rutilus103825 Jul 2017
Esox lucius10226 Sept 2018
Lampetra planeri101913 Sept 2018
Gasterosteus aculeatus91819 Sept 2024
Alburnus alburnus62419 Sept 2025
Abramis brama6206 Sept 2009
Oncorhynchus mykiss52113 Sept 2018
Salmo salar41329 Sept 2025
Tinca tinca443 Aug 2012
Gymnocephalus cernuus3510 Sept 2018
Anguilla anguilla3425 Jul 2017
Cobitis taenia343 Aug 2012
Abramis bjoerkna266 Sept 2009
Scardinius erythrophthalmus229 Sept 2007

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Rowsley

1 fish species: Brown / sea trout

pdc electric fishing

Duffield Bridge

6 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Barbel, Brown / sea trout, Chub, Grayling…

pdc electric fishing

Derby Triangle Net

6 fish species: Barbel, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon, Minnow…

seine netting

Nooning Lane Net

4 fish species: Bleak, Chub, Dace, Minnow

seine netting

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Derwent. 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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