East Fen Catchwater
- EA ecology area
- Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
- Waterbody IDs
- GB105030056420 · GB105030056430 · GB105030056460 · GB105030056790
- Catchments
- Witham Catchment
East Fen Catchwater fishing evidence · Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
What fish are in the East Fen Catchwater?
Monitoring has recorded 17 species across 6 surveyed sites on this water, between 1987 and 2019. These are survey records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, that the water is fishable, or that you have permission to fish it.
River evidence passport
Four signals, kept deliberately separate.
The passport shows identity, survey breadth, evidence freshness and trip constraints without turning unlike facts into an opaque “best river” score.
6 sites · 27 events
17 positive taxa aggregates are shown. More survey coverage is not a fishing-quality verdict.
Latest 25 Apr 2019
- Within 2 years
- 0 sites
- 3–5 years
- 0 sites
- 6–10 years
- 1 sites
- Older
- 5 sites
Permission is not established
Survey evidence carries no access boundary, permit, opening status, catch forecast or live safety signal. Resolve each before travelling.
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What monitoring has found here
Ordered by how many sites on this water recorded the species. A species not listed has not been recorded by these surveys — which is not the same as being absent.
- GudgeonGobio gobio6 siteslatest 30 Apr 2013
- PerchPerca fluviatilis6 siteslatest 25 Apr 2019
- PikeEsox lucius6 siteslatest 25 Apr 2019
- RoachRutilus rutilus6 siteslatest 3 May 2016
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama6 siteslatest 3 Jun 2005
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus6 siteslatest 30 Apr 2013
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus5 siteslatest 30 Apr 2013
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla5 siteslatest 25 Apr 2019
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus5 siteslatest 14 Jun 2004
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna5 siteslatest 17 May 2006
- Spined loachCobitis taenia5 siteslatest 17 May 2006
- TenchTinca tinca5 siteslatest 30 Apr 2013
- Common breamAbramis brama4 siteslatest 17 May 2006
- BleakAlburnus alburnus3 siteslatest 17 May 2006
- Roach x silver bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 11 May 1987
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula1 sitelatest 30 May 2000
- Tench varietiesTinca tinca1 sitelatest 11 May 2006
Surveyed sites on this water
6 shown, newest survey first
D/S Staunch Farm
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 25 Apr 2019
Keal Cotes
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 11 May 2006
Holmes Road Stickney
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 8 Jun 2000
Halton Fenside
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 30 May 2000
Harehills Farm
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 30 May 2000
Bar Bridge Farm
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 29 May 1987
Provenance
Source and licence
- SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
- LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
- Waterbody nameAs published by the Environment Agency
- Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety