Cumbria and Lancashire · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Lune?
Monitoring has recorded 13 species across 59 surveyed sites on this water, between 1981 and 2025. 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.
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salar55 siteslatest 16 Oct 2025
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta49 siteslatest 16 Oct 2025
- European eelAnguilla anguilla37 siteslatest 16 Aug 2016
- BullheadCottus gobio4 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula4 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla3 siteslatest 16 Oct 2025
- GraylingThymallus thymallus3 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus3 siteslatest 24 Sept 2025
- Rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss3 siteslatest 25 Aug 2022
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus2 siteslatest 29 Sept 2006
- European elversAnguilla anguilla2 siteslatest 25 Jul 2014
- Lamprey sp.Petromyzontidae2 siteslatest 17 Aug 2002
- River lampreyLampetra fluviatilis1 sitelatest 29 Sept 2006
Surveyed sites on this water
59 shown, newest survey first
Rayne Bridge, River Lune
- Survey events
- 20
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 16 Oct 2025
SAP/BT Annual, River Lune - Caravan Park
- Survey events
- 24
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 24 Sept 2025
High Carlingill Wood
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 29 Jul 2024
Low Borrowbridge
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 29 Jul 2024
D/S Birk Beck, River Lune
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2024
Roundthwaite at M6 Bridge
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2024
U/S Old Tebay Bridge
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2024
Wath
- Survey events
- 28
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 18 Jun 2024
SAP/BT Quin, River Lune, D/s Carl Beck
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 25 Aug 2022
SAP/BT Quin, River Lune, Viaduct
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 25 Aug 2022
Forge Weir Index River Fish Trap
- Survey events
- 663
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 20 Jun 2021
Fleetholme, River Lune
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 27 Aug 2014
Scots Wife Greet
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 25 Jul 2014
BT Sentinel, River Lune, Blake House
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 2 Oct 2013
Newbiggin
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 8 Aug 2013
Beckfoot, River Lune
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 16 Jul 2013
U/S Aquaduct at High House Wood
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 15 Jul 2013
Underley D/S Bridge
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 15 Jul 2013
Aughton Beck Site 1 (200m d/s Road Bridge)
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 2 Jul 2013
Crook Haaf Nets
- Survey events
- 17
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 29 Aug 2012
Ashton Haaf Nets
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 28 Aug 2012
Above Broadraine Counter
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2009
Aikrigg Beck (stocking)
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2006
Haverah Beck (Habitat Improvement Site)
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2006
Springs Ghyll-above falls (stocking)
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2006
Aughton Beck Site 2 (immed u/s Road Bridge)
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 6 Oct 2005
Downstream A685 at Newbiggin
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 27 Sept 2002
D/S Potlands
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 17 Sept 2002
Potlands
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 17 Sept 2002
U/S Colls Ford at Tebay
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 28 Aug 2002
Bankers Pool
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 27 Aug 2002
Downstream Salterwath Bridge
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 27 Aug 2002
Kelleth Bridge
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 27 Aug 2002
Middleton Hall
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 22 Aug 2002
Thwaite U/S Conf Chapel Beck Howgill
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 22 Aug 2002
Arkholme Broomfield
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 21 Aug 2002
Aughton Below Snab
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 21 Aug 2002
Barnstream Nr Over Lune Barn
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 21 Aug 2002
Lane Foot Farm
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 21 Aug 2002
Lower Arkholme Nr Storrs Hall Farm
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 21 Aug 2002
U/S Loyn Bridge Nr Thrush Gill Wood
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 21 Aug 2002
Whittington Estate
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 21 Aug 2002
Loyn Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 17 Aug 2002
Casterton near Kirfit Hall Farm
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 17 Jul 2002
Gressingham
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 17 Jul 2002
Holme House
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 17 Jul 2002
Caton u/s Iron Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 10 Jul 2002
Lincolns Inn Bridge at Bridge End
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 23 Sept 1997
M6 Bridge D/S Birk Beck
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 6 Aug 1997
M6 Bridge Old Tebay
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 6 Aug 1997
Caton Near Picnic Site
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 10 Sept 1991
Low Mill at Caton
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 10 Sept 1991
The Snab
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 10 Sept 1991
Kirkby Lonsdale Island
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 23 Jul 1991
Fairmile
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 16 Jul 1985
Newton
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 19 Jun 1985
Rigmaden
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 19 Jun 1985
Near Stangerthwaite
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 28 Jun 1984
D/S Hall Beck
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 27 Jun 1984
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