Cumbria and Lancashire · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Ellen?
Monitoring has recorded 5 species across 16 surveyed sites on this water, between 2005 and 2023. These are survey records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, that the water is fishable, or that you have permission to fish it.
Recorded species
What monitoring has found here
Ordered by how many sites on this water recorded the species. A species not listed has not been recorded by these surveys — which is not the same as being absent.
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta16 siteslatest 22 Jun 2023
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salar15 siteslatest 22 Jun 2023
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla13 siteslatest 22 Jun 2023
- European elversAnguilla anguilla9 siteslatest 9 Jul 2021
- European eelAnguilla anguilla5 siteslatest 23 Aug 2010
Surveyed sites on this water
16 shown, newest survey first
Uldale US bridge
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 22 Jun 2023
At Ireby, River Ellen
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 22 Jun 2023
Boltongate
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 22 Jun 2023
Ellenhall, River Ellen
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 9 Jul 2021
Roseghyll Mill, River Ellen
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 9 Jul 2021
Post Pollution Investigation - Arkelby 25-7-17
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2017
Post Pollution Investigation - Bullgill 25-7-17
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2017
Post Pollution Investigation - Ellen Villa 25-7-17
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2017
Post Pollution Investigation - Oughterside 25-7-17
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2017
Post Pollution Investigation - Rose Gill 25-7-17
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2017
At Blennerhasset, River Ellen
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 27 Aug 2013
US Arkleby Bridge, River Ellen
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 23 Aug 2010
US gutter RHB US Ellen Villa, River Ellen
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 23 Aug 2010
US Ellen Villa bridge, River Ellen
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 23 Aug 2010
150m DS Ellenhall Bridge, River Ellen
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 23 Aug 2010
1 mile below Bullgill, River Ellen
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 23 Aug 2010
Provenance
Source and licence
- SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
- LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
- Waterbody nameAs published by the Environment Agency
- Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety