Appley Bridge
9 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Chub, Dace, European eel, Gudgeon…
Fish records for anglers
River Douglas
Explore 20 fish species recorded at 29 places along the river from 1991 to 2024.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
- Fish species
- 20
- Places surveyed
- 29
- Survey visits
- 100
- Records span
- 1991–2024
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See where fish were found
29 of 29 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 | 18 | 43 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 14 | 37 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Gobio gobio | 14 | 23 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 13 | 34 | 21 Sept 2016 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 12 | 28 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 11 | 25 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 9 | 28 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Esox lucius | 9 | 10 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Salmo trutta | 8 | 33 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Cottus gobio | 8 | 20 | 21 Jun 2013 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 6 | 14 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Platichthys flesus | 4 | 4 | 21 Sept 2016 |
| Lampetra planeri | 3 | 11 | 7 Jul 2017 |
| Abramis brama | 2 | 6 | 16 Aug 2006 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 2 | 3 | 29 Jul 2014 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 2 | 2 | 22 Jun 2005 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 2 | 2 | 29 Jul 2014 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 2 | 2 | 31 May 1995 |
| Carassius carassius | 1 | 1 | 21 Jun 2013 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 1 | 1 | 17 Jun 2002 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
Upstream Pincroft Bridge
1 fish species: Brown / sea trout
Appley Bridge
9 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Chub, Dace, European eel, Gudgeon…
Adlington Ford
No fish recorded
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Douglas. 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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