Upstream Dunton Bridge
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Fish records for anglers
River Wensum (Restoration strategy)
Explore 18 fish species recorded at 17 places along the river from 1997 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 18
- Places surveyed
- 17
- Survey visits
- 34
- Records span
- 1997–2025
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 16 | 31 | 1 May 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 16 | 29 | 1 May 2025 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 16 | 27 | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 15 | 28 | 1 May 2025 |
| Gobio gobio | 15 | 26 | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 14 | 20 | 1 May 2025 |
| Esox lucius | 13 | 22 | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 13 | 18 | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Salmo trutta | 12 | 25 | 1 May 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 10 | 16 | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 8 | 14 | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Lampetra planeri | 7 | 13 | 1 May 2025 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 6 | 12 | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 3 | 4 | 1 May 2025 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 3 | 4 | 5 Jul 2019 |
| Barbus barbus | 2 | 2 | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Abramis brama | 2 | 2 | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Tinca tinca | 2 | 2 | 22 Aug 2024 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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This page follows survey locations along the main River Wensum (Restoration strategy). 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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