Pumping station downstream to Wicksters brook conf
4 fish species: Chub, Perch, Pike, Roach
Fish records for anglers
River Cam
Explore 19 fish species recorded at 18 places along the river from 1976 to 2022.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2022
- Fish species
- 19
- Places surveyed
- 18
- Survey visits
- 69
- Records span
- 1976–2022
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See where fish were found
18 of 18 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.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla anguilla | 13 | 46 | 25 May 2016 |
| Salmo trutta | 13 | 33 | 9 Jun 2016 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 13 | 29 | 25 May 2016 |
| Cottus gobio | 13 | 20 | 9 Jun 2016 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 8 | 30 | 7 Jun 2022 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 5 | 18 | 7 Jun 2022 |
| Gobio gobio | 5 | 12 | 24 May 2012 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 4 | 7 | 7 Jun 2022 |
| Esox lucius | 3 | 21 | 7 Jun 2022 |
| Abramis brama | 3 | 15 | 25 May 2016 |
| Platichthys flesus | 3 | 3 | 14 May 2002 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 3 | 3 | 25 May 2016 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 2 | 3 | 15 Oct 1996 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 2 | 3 | 24 May 2012 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 2 | 3 | 14 May 2002 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 1 | 1 | 25 May 2016 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 1 | 1 | 8 Jun 1989 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 1 | 1 | 8 Jun 1989 |
| Tinca tinca | 1 | 1 | 7 Jul 1992 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
Recent survey visits
River Cam Lister Petter site unculverted section 3
2 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead
Pumping station downstream to Wicksters brook conf
10 fish species: 10-spined stickleback, 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Chub, Common bream…
Middle Mills
3 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel
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This page follows survey locations along the main River Cam. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.
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