East Anglia · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Chelmer Lower (C&B Navigation)?
Monitoring has recorded 29 species across 23 surveyed sites on this water, between 1986 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.
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.
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus23 siteslatest 4 Jul 2025
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus23 siteslatest 4 Jul 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla23 siteslatest 9 Jul 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio23 siteslatest 4 Jul 2025
- PerchPerca fluviatilis23 siteslatest 9 Jul 2025
- PikeEsox lucius23 siteslatest 9 Jul 2025
- RoachRutilus rutilus23 siteslatest 9 Jul 2025
- TenchTinca tinca23 siteslatest 4 Jul 2025
- Common breamAbramis brama22 siteslatest 13 Jun 2025
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio17 siteslatest 6 Jun 2025
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama17 siteslatest 8 Jul 2019
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus15 siteslatest 26 Jun 2025
- BullheadCottus gobio14 siteslatest 4 Jul 2025
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula14 siteslatest 25 Jun 2025
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus13 siteslatest 26 Jun 2025
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus10 siteslatest 25 Jun 2025
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio8 siteslatest 18 Jul 2016
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus4 siteslatest 19 Jul 2016
- Feral [brown] goldfishCarassius auratus3 siteslatest 7 Jun 2007
- Roach x dace hybridRutilus rutilus x Leuciscus leuciscus3 siteslatest 25 Oct 2007
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus3 siteslatest 6 Jul 2004
- Crucian carpCarassius carassius2 siteslatest 27 Oct 1995
- European elversAnguilla anguilla2 siteslatest 10 Jun 2013
- Leather carpCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 10 Jun 2013
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta1 sitelatest 5 Jul 2016
- Chub x dace hybridLeuciscus cephalus x Leuciscus leuciscus1 sitelatest 6 Jul 1992
- FlounderPlatichthys flesus1 sitelatest 15 Oct 1986
- Golden ruddScardinius erythrophthalmus1 sitelatest 29 May 2009
- Roach x chub hybridRutilus rutilus x Leuciscus cephalus1 sitelatest 18 Jun 2007
Surveyed sites on this water
23 shown, newest survey first
A12 Bridge (C&B Canal)
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 9 Jul 2025
Barnes Mill
- Survey events
- 20
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 4 Jul 2025
D/S Paper Mills
- Survey events
- 20
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 26 Jun 2025
Brookend
- Survey events
- 20
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 25 Jun 2025
Cuton Hall
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 2025
Boreham Bridge (C&B Canal)
- Survey events
- 20
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 13 Jun 2025
Hoe Mill Cut
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 12 Jun 2025
Sugar Mills
- Survey events
- 20
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 6 Jun 2025
D/S Ricketts Lock
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 20
- Latest survey
- 5 Jun 2025
Ricketts Cut
- Survey events
- 12
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 26 Jun 2019
U/S Beeleigh Lock
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 3 Nov 2010
Gasworks Reach
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 28 Oct 2010
Sandford Cut
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 29 Jun 2010
Ulting Church
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 23 Jun 2010
Kings Mill
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 2010
U/S Sandford Lock
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 1 Nov 2007
Sandford
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 30 Oct 2007
D/S Stonhams Lock
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 26 Oct 2007
U/S Paper Mills
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 25 Oct 2007
Cuton Lock
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 22 Oct 2007
U/S Ricketts Lock
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 19 Oct 2007
U/S Rushes Lock
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 18 Oct 2007
Hoe Mill
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 17 Oct 2007
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