Lumley Park Burn at Lumley Castle - Eel Site
1 fish species: European eel
Fish records for anglers
River Wear
Explore 14 fish species recorded at 11 places along the river from 2009 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 14
- Places surveyed
- 11
- Survey visits
- 75
- Records span
- 2009–2025
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See where fish were found
11 of 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla anguilla | 11 | 60 | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Salmo trutta | 11 | 42 | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Salmo salar | 11 | 32 | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 10 | 35 | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 10 | 24 | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 9 | 29 | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 7 | 15 | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 3 | 4 | 11 Jun 2025 |
| Lampetra fluviatilis | 3 | 4 | 21 Aug 2011 |
| Gobio gobio | 2 | 2 | 18 Jun 2019 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 1 | 1 | 20 Jun 2023 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 1 | 1 | 27 Jul 2011 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 1 | 1 | 18 Jun 2019 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 1 | 1 | 11 Jun 2025 |
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 Wear. 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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