Fish records for anglers

Watton Brook

Explore 15 fish species recorded at 5 places along the river from 1990 to 2024.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
Fish species
15
Places surveyed
5
Survey visits
23
Records span
1990–2024

Explore the river

See where fish were found

5 of 5 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
Gobio gobio51814 May 2024
Barbatula barbatula51815 May 2024
Leuciscus leuciscus51724 Apr 2015
Anguilla anguilla51614 May 2024
Cottus gobio41415 May 2024
Salmo trutta31715 May 2024
Gasterosteus aculeatus3914 May 2024
Scardinius erythrophthalmus3815 May 2024
Leuciscus cephalus3625 Feb 2000
Rutilus rutilus3625 Feb 2000
Cobitis taenia3324 Apr 2015
Perca fluviatilis2328 Apr 2015
Esox lucius2325 Feb 2000
Tinca tinca2215 May 2024
Pungitius pungitius1124 Apr 2015

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Hopton Farm

5 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Rudd, Stone loach, Tench

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Lt Cressingham

8 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Gudgeon…

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Linghills Farm

4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Stone loach

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Hopton Farm

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Perch, Stone loach

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Watton Brook. 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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