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Fish records for anglers
River Witham
Explore 26 fish species recorded at 52 places along the river from 1985 to 2025.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
- Fish species
- 26
- Places surveyed
- 52
- Survey visits
- 364
- Records span
- 1985–2025
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See where fish were found
52 of 52 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.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 43 | 205 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 42 | 266 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Gobio gobio | 41 | 200 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 40 | 225 | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 39 | 235 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Esox lucius | 35 | 239 | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 32 | 165 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Salmo trutta | 29 | 144 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Abramis brama | 27 | 151 | 10 May 2017 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 27 | 132 | 10 May 2017 |
| Tinca tinca | 27 | 85 | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 27 | 73 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 26 | 136 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Cottus gobio | 23 | 142 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 22 | 133 | 13 Sept 2010 |
| Cobitis taenia | 18 | 43 | 3 May 2017 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 17 | 99 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 17 | 69 | 23 Aug 2023 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 17 | 33 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Thymallus thymallus | 10 | 51 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Platichthys flesus | 7 | 12 | 25 Jul 2005 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 6 | 7 | 28 Apr 2009 |
| Barbus barbus | 4 | 19 | 17 May 2011 |
| Lampetra planeri | 2 | 8 | 2 Sept 2014 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | 2 | 2 | 13 May 1991 |
| Pungitius pungitius | 1 | 1 | 24 Oct 2008 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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About this page
Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Witham. 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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