East Anglia · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Brain?
Monitoring has recorded 22 species across 7 surveyed sites on this water, between 1984 and 2011. 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.
Recorded species
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.
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus7 siteslatest 12 Oct 2011
- BullheadCottus gobio7 siteslatest 12 Oct 2011
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus7 siteslatest 12 Oct 2011
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus7 siteslatest 12 Oct 2011
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla7 siteslatest 12 Oct 2011
- GudgeonGobio gobio7 siteslatest 12 Oct 2011
- RoachRutilus rutilus7 siteslatest 12 Oct 2011
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula7 siteslatest 12 Oct 2011
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus6 siteslatest 12 Oct 2011
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus5 siteslatest 11 Nov 2005
- Common breamAbramis brama4 siteslatest 9 Nov 2005
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 1 Oct 1996
- Feral [brown] goldfishCarassius auratus2 siteslatest 9 Nov 2005
- PerchPerca fluviatilis2 siteslatest 24 Sept 1996
- PikeEsox lucius2 siteslatest 12 Oct 2011
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 4 Jun 1987
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus2 siteslatest 15 Oct 1999
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta1 sitelatest 11 Nov 2005
- Crucian carpCarassius carassius1 sitelatest 26 Oct 1999
- Golden orfeLeuciscus idus1 sitelatest 4 Jun 1987
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama1 sitelatest 18 Oct 1999
- TenchTinca tinca1 sitelatest 26 Sept 1996
Surveyed sites on this water
7 shown, newest survey first
Witham Park
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 12 Oct 2011
White Notley STW
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 24 Nov 2005
Faulkbourne Ford
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 23 Nov 2005
Guithavon FGS
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 22 Nov 2005
Bramble Road
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 11 Nov 2005
Pennetts Farm
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 28 Oct 1999
Witham STW
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 18 Oct 1999
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