River Brett (Main Reaches)
- EA ecology area
- East Anglia
- Waterbody IDs
- GB105036040740 · GB105036040770 · GB105036040930
- Catchments
- Stour Catchment
River Brett (Main Reaches) fishing evidence · East Anglia
What fish are in the River Brett (Main Reaches)?
Monitoring has recorded 29 species across 14 surveyed sites on this water, between 1982 and 2026. 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.
14 sites · 122 events
29 positive taxa aggregates are shown. More survey coverage is not a fishing-quality verdict.
Latest 9 Apr 2026
- Within 2 years
- 2 sites
- 3–5 years
- 1 sites
- 6–10 years
- 3 sites
- Older
- 8 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.
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus14 siteslatest 9 Apr 2026
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla14 siteslatest 9 Apr 2026
- GudgeonGobio gobio14 siteslatest 9 Apr 2026
- PerchPerca fluviatilis14 siteslatest 7 Apr 2026
- PikeEsox lucius14 siteslatest 7 Apr 2026
- RoachRutilus rutilus14 siteslatest 9 Apr 2026
- BullheadCottus gobio13 siteslatest 9 Apr 2026
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus13 siteslatest 9 Apr 2026
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus13 siteslatest 7 Apr 2026
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula12 siteslatest 9 Apr 2026
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus11 siteslatest 9 Apr 2026
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus9 siteslatest 3 May 2024
- TenchTinca tinca7 siteslatest 7 Apr 2026
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus5 siteslatest 13 Apr 2018
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio3 siteslatest 29 Apr 1997
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 5 Apr 1991
- Common breamAbramis brama2 siteslatest 3 May 2024
- Roach x chub hybridRutilus rutilus x Leuciscus cephalus2 siteslatest 26 Apr 2024
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama2 siteslatest 3 May 2024
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus2 siteslatest 24 Apr 2018
- Spined loachCobitis taenia2 siteslatest 24 Apr 2018
- BleakAlburnus alburnus1 sitelatest 3 May 2024
- Brook lampreyLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 8 Mar 1985
- Brook lamprey ammocoetesLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 27 Apr 2022
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta1 sitelatest 4 Apr 2006
- European elversAnguilla anguilla1 sitelatest 24 Apr 2018
- Feral [brown] goldfishCarassius auratus1 sitelatest 19 Apr 2018
- Lamprey sp. ammocoetesPetromyzontidae1 sitelatest 3 May 2024
- Leather carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 4 Apr 1991
Surveyed sites on this water
14 shown, newest survey first
Waterhouse Farm
- Survey events
- 16
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 9 Apr 2026
Higham FGS
- Survey events
- 16
- Observed taxa
- 23
- Latest survey
- 7 Apr 2026
Hadleigh Town
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 26 Apr 2024
Chelsworth
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 26 Apr 2018
Cobbolds Mill
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 16 Apr 2018
Cosford Bridge
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 13 Apr 2018
Hadleigh STW
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 30 Sept 2013
Peyton Hall
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2013
Semer A
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2013
Cherry Hill
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 20 Apr 2006
D/S Mill Farm
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 5 Apr 2006
U/S Mill Farm
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 29 Mar 2006
Semer B (Dairy Farm - River Brett)
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 13 Dec 1984
Bridge Farm Chelsworth
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 12 Feb 1982
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