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Fish records for anglers

River Wensum (Barbel)

Explore 19 fish species recorded at 11 places along the river from 2005 to 2016.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2016
Fish species
19
Places surveyed
11
Survey visits
67
Records span
2005–2016

Explore the river

See where fish were found

11 of 11 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
Barbus barbus105223 Oct 2016
Esox lucius6627 Mar 2014
Salmo trutta5527 Mar 2014
Leuciscus cephalus5527 Mar 2014
Leuciscus leuciscus5527 Mar 2014
Phoxinus phoxinus5527 Mar 2014
Perca fluviatilis5527 Mar 2014
Rutilus rutilus5527 Mar 2014
Cottus gobio4424 Sept 2013
Anguilla anguilla4424 Sept 2013
Gobio gobio4424 Sept 2013
Lampetra planeri3324 Sept 2013
Gasterosteus aculeatus2224 Sept 2013
Barbatula barbatula2224 Sept 2013
Abramis brama1119 Aug 2010
Thymallus thymallus116 Oct 2005
Gymnocephalus cernuus1127 Mar 2014
Osmerus eperlanus1127 Mar 2014
Tinca tinca1119 Aug 2010

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Taverham

1 fish species: Barbel

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Downstream Costessey Weir

1 fish species: Barbel

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Lyng Side Channel

No fish recorded

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Lenwade Bridge

1 fish species: Barbel

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Wensum (Barbel). 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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