Fish records for anglers

River West Fen Catchwater

Explore 16 fish species recorded at 6 places along the river from 1987 to 2019.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2019

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See where fish were found

Show locations for6 of 6 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

Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.

Fish	Places found	Survey visits	Last recorded
Esox lucius	6	45	26 Apr 2019
Perca fluviatilis	6	42	26 Apr 2019
Rutilus rutilus	6	42	26 Apr 2019
Gymnocephalus cernuus	6	36	4 May 2016
Gobio gobio	6	31	8 Jun 2009
Tinca tinca	6	29	4 May 2016
Anguilla anguilla	6	21	3 May 2016
Cobitis taenia	6	18	2 May 2013
Abramis bjoerkna	5	35	26 Apr 2019
Leuciscus leuciscus	5	15	12 Jun 2008
Abramis brama	4	34	26 Apr 2019
Alburnus alburnus	3	11	2 May 2013
Scardinius erythrophthalmus	2	9	2 May 2013
Gasterosteus aculeatus	2	2	3 May 2016
Barbatula barbatula	1	2	1 May 2013
Pungitius pungitius	1	1	1 May 2013

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

Latest activity

26 Apr 2019

5 fish species: Common bream, Perch, Pike, Roach, Silver bream

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4 May 2016

5 fish species: Common bream, Perch, Roach, Ruffe, Tench

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3 May 2016

3 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, European eel, Pike

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2 May 2013

10 fish species: Bleak, Common bream, Perch, Pike, Roach…

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About this page

This page follows survey locations along the main River West Fen Catchwater. 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.