Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Houghton Bottoms
Cumbria and Lancashire · survey site
This page records ecological survey evidence. It is not proof of current fish presence, abundance, fishing quality, access, permission or safety at this location.
Observed taxa
What monitoring recorded here
Taxa are ordered by latest survey date. Counts and records reflect monitoring events, not an angling forecast.
European eel
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 18 Jun 1996
- Latest record
- 22 Aug 2018
- Survey events
- 5
Brown / sea trout
Salmo trutta- First record
- 10 Jul 2001
- Latest record
- 22 Aug 2018
- Survey events
- 4
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio- First record
- 10 Sept 2012
- Latest record
- 27 Aug 2014
- Survey events
- 2
Chub
Leuciscus cephalus- First record
- 27 Aug 2014
- Latest record
- 27 Aug 2014
- Survey events
- 1
Roach
Rutilus rutilus- First record
- 27 Aug 2014
- Latest record
- 27 Aug 2014
- Survey events
- 1
Perch
Perca fluviatilis- First record
- 10 Sept 2012
- Latest record
- 10 Sept 2012
- Survey events
- 1
Rules and access
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Source, licence and boundary
- SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
- LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
- Terms checked23 Jul 2026
- CoverageHistoric monitoring evidence, separately dated per record
- Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety