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Fish records for anglers
Lincolnshire Lakes
Explore 26 fish species recorded at 163 places along the river from 1985 to 2011.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2011
- Fish species
- 26
- Places surveyed
- 163
- Survey visits
- 194
- Records span
- 1985–2011
Explore the river
See where fish were found
163 of 163 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 | 144 | 165 | 6 Dec 2011 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 121 | 139 | 6 Dec 2011 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 119 | 133 | 6 Dec 2011 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 110 | 122 | 8 Dec 2009 |
| Abramis brama | 106 | 119 | 6 Dec 2011 |
| Tinca tinca | 102 | 115 | 6 Dec 2011 |
| Carassius carassius | 82 | 93 | 11 Dec 2007 |
| Esox lucius | 53 | 66 | 6 Dec 2011 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 51 | 58 | 6 Dec 2011 |
| Gobio gobio | 38 | 38 | 11 Dec 2007 |
| Carassius auratus | 33 | 34 | 16 Nov 2005 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 28 | 31 | 11 Dec 2007 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 26 | 27 | 12 Dec 2001 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 17 | 18 | 23 Jan 2008 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 16 | 17 | 23 Jan 2003 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella | 11 | 12 | 23 Nov 2005 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 11 | 12 | 6 Dec 2001 |
| Platichthys flesus | 5 | 7 | 21 Jan 1998 |
| Leuciscus idus | 5 | 5 | 23 Jan 2008 |
| Salmo trutta | 3 | 3 | 11 Jan 1990 |
| Silurus glanis | 2 | 3 | 23 Nov 2005 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 2 | 2 | 25 Feb 1997 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 2 | 2 | 11 Dec 2007 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 2 | 2 | 4 Oct 1989 |
| Barbus barbus | 1 | 1 | 12 Feb 2002 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 1 | 1 | 23 Jan 2003 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Lincolnshire Lakes. 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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