Fish records for anglers

Cut-Off Channel

Explore 25 fish species recorded at 13 places along the river from 1986 to 2023.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
Fish species
25
Places surveyed
13
Survey visits
90
Records span
1986–2023

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See where fish were found

13 of 13 places shown

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

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Fish in this river

Species recorded

Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Rutilus rutilus138322 Jun 2023
Perca fluviatilis138022 Jun 2023
Esox lucius137622 Jun 2023
Gymnocephalus cernuus13717 Jun 2023
Abramis brama136622 Jun 2023
Anguilla anguilla133422 Jun 2023
Gobio gobio122229 Mar 2017
Abramis bjoerkna104622 Jun 2023
Sander lucioperca104422 Apr 2014
Tinca tinca84322 Jun 2023
Scardinius erythrophthalmus82122 Jun 2023
Alburnus alburnus71622 Jun 2023
Gasterosteus aculeatus6144 Apr 2017
Leuciscus leuciscus6710 Apr 2014
Cottus gobio6621 Jun 2023
Cobitis taenia51321 Jun 2023
Rhodeus sericeus5622 Jun 2023
Barbatula barbatula334 Apr 2017
Cyprinus carpio221 Apr 2004
Osmerus eperlanus2215 Jul 1997
Pungitius pungitius1227 Mar 2017
Lampetra planeri1110 Apr 2014
Leuciscus cephalus119 Oct 2000
Platichthys flesus1115 Jul 1997
Carassius auratus114 Oct 2000

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

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Denver Sluice

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Hilgay Bridge

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Wissington

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Wretton

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Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Cut-Off Channel. 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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