Fish records for anglers

Spen Beck

Explore 6 fish species recorded at 4 places along the river from 1999 to 2015.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2015
Fish species
6
Places surveyed
4
Survey visits
5
Records span
1999–2015

Explore the river

See where fish were found

4 of 4 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
Phoxinus phoxinus2313 Aug 2015
Barbatula barbatula2313 Aug 2015
Gasterosteus aculeatus2213 Aug 2015
Leuciscus cephalus2222 Sept 1999
Gobio gobio2222 Sept 1999
Rutilus rutilus2222 Sept 1999

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Park Road

3 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Minnow, Stone loach

dc electric fishing

u/s Calder Confluence

6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Chub, Gudgeon, Minnow, Roach…

electric fishing

Park Road

5 fish species: Chub, Gudgeon, Minnow, Roach, Stone loach

electric fishing

Morrisons Car Park

No fish recorded

electric fishing

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Spen Beck. 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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