Fish records for anglers

River Ely Ouse

Explore 24 fish species recorded at 10 places along the river from 1987 to 2023.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
Fish species
24
Places surveyed
10
Survey visits
92
Records span
1987–2023

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See where fish were found

10 of 10 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
Perca fluviatilis109218 Oct 2023
Rutilus rutilus109110 Oct 2023
Abramis brama108518 Oct 2023
Gymnocephalus cernuus108310 Oct 2023
Esox lucius108010 Oct 2023
Sander lucioperca107510 Oct 2023
Abramis bjoerkna107219 Sept 2023
Scardinius erythrophthalmus105810 Oct 2023
Tinca tinca105710 Oct 2023
Anguilla anguilla10444 Oct 2017
Leuciscus leuciscus91729 Jul 2009
Alburnus alburnus83410 Oct 2023
Gobio gobio7263 Oct 2017
Rhodeus sericeus64018 Oct 2023
Leuciscus cephalus446 Sept 2005
Cyprinus carpio4430 Jul 2009
Cottus gobio354 Oct 2017
Platichthys flesus3522 Sept 2006
Gasterosteus aculeatus348 Oct 2015
Pungitius pungitius233 Oct 2017
Cobitis taenia233 Oct 2017
Salmo trutta1125 Sept 2003
Osmerus eperlanus114 Sept 1990
Barbatula barbatula118 Oct 2015

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Ten Mile Bank

3 fish species: Bitterling, Common bream, Perch

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Little Thetford

10 fish species: Bitterling, Bleak, Common bream, Perch, Pike…

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Sandhill Bridge

10 fish species: Bitterling, Bleak, Common bream, Perch, Pike…

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Ten Mile Bank

7 fish species: Bullhead, European eel, Perch, Pike, Roach…

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Ely Ouse. 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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