Swanton Morley
11 fish species: Brook lamprey, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub, Dace…
Fish records for anglers
River Wensum (central)
Explore 22 fish species recorded at 37 places along the river from 1986 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 22
- Places surveyed
- 37
- Survey visits
- 286
- Records span
- 1986–2025
Explore the river
See where fish were found
37 of 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esox lucius | 36 | 262 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 36 | 250 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 36 | 235 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 35 | 229 | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 35 | 179 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Gobio gobio | 34 | 235 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 32 | 210 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 29 | 239 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 29 | 198 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 29 | 169 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Lampetra planeri | 26 | 92 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Tinca tinca | 21 | 53 | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 18 | 88 | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Abramis brama | 17 | 29 | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Salmo trutta | 14 | 76 | 10 Sept 2025 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 13 | 24 | 13 Sept 2007 |
| Barbus barbus | 11 | 22 | 26 Sept 2013 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 10 | 21 | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 5 | 11 | 23 Jul 2024 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 3 | 3 | 22 Sept 2009 |
| Carassius carassius | 2 | 2 | 6 Aug 1997 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 1 | 1 | 29 Sept 2006 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
Latest activity
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Wensum (central). 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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