Upstream Carthagena Lock
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Fish records for anglers
Lee Navigation
Explore 25 fish species recorded at 38 places along the river from 1978 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 25
- Places surveyed
- 38
- Survey visits
- 120
- Records span
- 1978–2025
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See where fish were found
38 of 38 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.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutilus rutilus | 35 | 112 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 34 | 113 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Esox lucius | 31 | 96 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 20 | 42 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 19 | 61 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Tinca tinca | 19 | 42 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Abramis brama | 16 | 43 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 15 | 48 | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 14 | 43 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Gobio gobio | 14 | 32 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 11 | 24 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 9 | 22 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 9 | 11 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 8 | 14 | 11 Jul 2024 |
| Cottus gobio | 7 | 22 | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 5 | 18 | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 5 | 6 | 13 Aug 2024 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 3 | 7 | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Salmo trutta | 3 | 4 | 29 Jun 2011 |
| Sander lucioperca | 2 | 3 | 12 Aug 2019 |
| Barbus barbus | 2 | 2 | 11 Jul 2024 |
| Carassius carassius | 1 | 1 | 22 Nov 1978 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella | 1 | 1 | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Cobitis taenia | 1 | 1 | 25 Jul 2007 |
| Pseudorasbora parva | 1 | 1 | 2 Sept 2004 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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This page follows survey locations along the main Lee Navigation. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.
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