Fish records for anglers

River Desborough Island

Explore 12 fish species recorded at 3 places along the river from 2004 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
12
Places surveyed
3
Survey visits
37
Records span
2004–2025

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See where fish were found

3 of 3 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
Rutilus rutilus3373 Sept 2025
Perca fluviatilis3353 Sept 2025
Leuciscus leuciscus3333 Sept 2025
Leuciscus cephalus3313 Sept 2025
Alburnus alburnus3173 Sept 2025
Gymnocephalus cernuus3821 Aug 2014
Gobio gobio2283 Sept 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus2193 Sept 2025
Barbus barbus293 Sept 2025
Abramis brama2620 Aug 2024
Gasterosteus aculeatus1122 Aug 2007
Abramis bjoerkna1120 Aug 2024

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Desborough Island Upstream Fry

7 fish species: Bleak, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon, Minnow…

netting

Desborough Island Downstream Fry

8 fish species: Barbel, Bleak, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon…

seine netting

Desborough Island Downstream Fry

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

seine netting

Desborough Island Upstream Fry

8 fish species: Barbel, Bleak, Chub, Dace, Gudgeon…

seine netting

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Desborough Island. 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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