Fish records for anglers

River Sapiston (Black Bourn)

Explore 22 fish species recorded at 12 places along the river from 1988 to 2024.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
Fish species
22
Places surveyed
12
Survey visits
63
Records span
1988–2024

Explore the river

See where fish were found

12 of 12 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.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Leuciscus leuciscus125322 Aug 2024
Rutilus rutilus114621 Aug 2024
Gobio gobio114322 Aug 2024
Esox lucius114128 Aug 2024
Leuciscus cephalus11388 Nov 2018
Anguilla anguilla11335 Sept 2012
Cottus gobio102728 Aug 2024
Phoxinus phoxinus102428 Aug 2024
Perca fluviatilis9278 Nov 2018
Scardinius erythrophthalmus9167 Sept 2012
Barbatula barbatula82528 Aug 2024
Gasterosteus aculeatus82022 Aug 2024
Abramis brama7115 Nov 2018
Tinca tinca71026 Aug 2009
Cobitis taenia687 Sept 2012
Salmo trutta248 Nov 2018
Gymnocephalus cernuus245 Sept 2012
Lampetra planeri2318 Oct 1995
Pungitius pungitius2215 Aug 2012
Carassius carassius2222 May 1992
Abramis bjoerkna1223 Oct 1995
Cyprinus carpio1111 Jul 1988

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Euston

4 fish species: Bullhead, Minnow, Pike, Stone loach

pdc electric fishing

Bailey Pool Bridge

6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Dace, Gudgeon, Minnow…

pdc electric fishing

Bullbridge

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Minnow, Roach, Stone loach

pdc electric fishing

Ixworth

1 fish species: Pike

electric fishing

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Sapiston (Black Bourn). 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.

How RiverFish handles the data →