East Anglia · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Colne Upper (East Anglia)?
Monitoring has recorded 21 species across 12 surveyed sites on this water, between 1984 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.
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.
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus11 siteslatest 16 Jun 2026
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla11 siteslatest 16 Jun 2026
- PerchPerca fluviatilis11 siteslatest 3 Jun 2026
- PikeEsox lucius11 siteslatest 11 Jun 2026
- RoachRutilus rutilus11 siteslatest 16 Jun 2026
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama11 siteslatest 1 Jul 2005
- Common breamAbramis brama10 siteslatest 9 Jun 2008
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus9 siteslatest 16 Jun 2026
- GudgeonGobio gobio9 siteslatest 16 Jun 2026
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula9 siteslatest 16 Jun 2026
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus8 siteslatest 16 Jun 2026
- BullheadCottus gobio8 siteslatest 16 Jun 2026
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus7 siteslatest 8 Jun 2017
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus6 siteslatest 13 Jun 2017
- 10-spined sticklebackPungitius pungitius3 siteslatest 16 Jun 2026
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus3 siteslatest 16 Jun 2026
- Crucian carpCarassius carassius2 siteslatest 4 May 1984
- Feral [brown] goldfishCarassius auratus1 sitelatest 29 Nov 1990
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 16 Jul 2002
- Rudd x common bream hybridScardinius erythrophthalmus x Abramis brama1 sitelatest 13 Sept 1993
- TenchTinca tinca1 sitelatest 10 Sept 1987
Surveyed sites on this water
12 shown, newest survey first
Blue Bridge
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 2026
Nunnery Bridge
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 11 Jun 2026
Box Mill
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 3 Jun 2026
Brook Street Farm
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 14 Jun 2023
U/S Gt Yeldham
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 6 Mar 2019
The Hedinghams
- Survey events
- 12
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 28 Jun 2017
Maplestead Mill
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 11 Jun 2014
Poole Street
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 19 Jun 2008
Alderford Mill
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 13 Jun 2008
Halstead
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 10 Jun 2008
U/S Blue Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 16 Sept 1993
Does Corner
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 19 Sept 1990
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