Catfield Dyke
6 fish species: Common bream, Perch, Pike, Roach, Rudd…
Fish records for anglers
River Hickling Broad
Explore 15 fish species recorded at 17 places along the river from 1986 to 2026.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2026
- Fish species
- 15
- Places surveyed
- 17
- Survey visits
- 62
- Records span
- 1986–2026
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See where fish were found
17 of 17 places shown
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutilus rutilus | 17 | 61 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Abramis brama | 15 | 48 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 14 | 45 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 13 | 24 | 12 Feb 2016 |
| Platichthys flesus | 12 | 22 | 11 Feb 2015 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 6 | 8 | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Esox lucius | 5 | 26 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 5 | 5 | 5 Oct 1998 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 3 | 21 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Osmerus eperlanus | 3 | 6 | 20 Sept 1993 |
| Tinca tinca | 1 | 5 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Pomatoschistus microps | 1 | 1 | 1 Oct 1986 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 1 | 1 | 14 Feb 2006 |
| Gobio gobio | 1 | 1 | 25 Feb 2009 |
| Dicentrarchus labrax | 1 | 1 | 4 Sept 1989 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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Catfield Dyke
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This page follows survey locations along the main River Hickling Broad. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.
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