Moretons Leam
- EA ecology area
- Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
- Waterbody IDs
- GB105032050382 · GB105033047711
- Catchments
- Nene Catchment
Moretons Leam fishing evidence · Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
What fish are in the Moretons Leam?
Monitoring has recorded 18 species across 8 surveyed sites on this water, between 1981 and 2025. 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.
8 sites · 47 events
18 positive taxa aggregates are shown. More survey coverage is not a fishing-quality verdict.
Latest 12 Nov 2025
- Within 2 years
- 3 sites
- 3–5 years
- 0 sites
- 6–10 years
- 0 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.
- Common breamAbramis brama8 siteslatest 28 Oct 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla8 siteslatest 6 Nov 2025
- PerchPerca fluviatilis8 siteslatest 6 Nov 2025
- PikeEsox lucius8 siteslatest 28 Oct 2025
- RoachRutilus rutilus8 siteslatest 6 Nov 2025
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus8 siteslatest 28 May 2013
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus8 siteslatest 28 May 2013
- TenchTinca tinca8 siteslatest 4 Nov 2022
- BleakAlburnus alburnus7 siteslatest 6 Nov 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio7 siteslatest 12 Apr 1999
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama7 siteslatest 28 May 2013
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna7 siteslatest 1 Jun 2007
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus5 siteslatest 14 Apr 1999
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus4 siteslatest 26 Mar 1999
- Spined loachCobitis taenia4 siteslatest 6 Nov 2025
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula3 siteslatest 29 Mar 1999
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus2 siteslatest 26 Mar 1999
- ZanderSander lucioperca2 siteslatest 15 May 1995
Surveyed sites on this water
8 shown, newest survey first
Rings End
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 12 Nov 2025
March Farmers
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 6 Nov 2025
Stanground
- Survey events
- 12
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 28 Oct 2025
Little Bridge
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 28 May 2013
D/S Eldernell
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 14 Apr 1999
U/S Eldernell
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 12 Apr 1999
McCains
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 26 Mar 1999
U/S Rings End
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 14 Apr 1992
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