River Deben (Main Reaches)
- EA ecology area
- East Anglia
- Waterbody IDs
- GB105035046160 · GB105035046310
- Catchments
- Deben Catchment
River Deben (Main Reaches) fishing evidence · East Anglia
What fish are in the River Deben (Main Reaches)?
Monitoring has recorded 19 species across 26 surveyed sites on this water, between 1987 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.
26 sites · 82 events
19 positive taxa aggregates are shown. More survey coverage is not a fishing-quality verdict.
Latest 21 Apr 2026
- Within 2 years
- 8 sites
- 3–5 years
- 1 sites
- 6–10 years
- 0 sites
- Older
- 17 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.
- RoachRutilus rutilus26 siteslatest 14 Apr 2026
- PikeEsox lucius22 siteslatest 14 Apr 2026
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla18 siteslatest 21 Apr 2026
- PerchPerca fluviatilis17 siteslatest 14 Apr 2026
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus15 siteslatest 19 Sept 2025
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula15 siteslatest 21 Apr 2026
- GudgeonGobio gobio12 siteslatest 19 Sept 2025
- BullheadCottus gobio10 siteslatest 21 Apr 2026
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus8 siteslatest 14 Apr 2025
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus7 siteslatest 21 Apr 2026
- Common breamAbramis brama7 siteslatest 14 Apr 2025
- TenchTinca tinca7 siteslatest 9 Dec 1997
- 10-spined sticklebackPungitius pungitius5 siteslatest 21 Apr 2026
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama3 siteslatest 20 Feb 2004
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus3 siteslatest 4 Mar 2004
- European elversAnguilla anguilla2 siteslatest 10 Apr 2025
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta1 sitelatest 30 Apr 2024
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus1 sitelatest 18 Apr 2024
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 2 Aug 1994
Surveyed sites on this water
26 shown, newest survey first
U/S Cretingham
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 21 Apr 2026
D/S Glevering Hall
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 14 Apr 2026
Glevering Mill Fry Survey
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 19 Sept 2025
Ufford Hole Fry Survey
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 19 Sept 2025
White Womans Lane Fry Survey
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 19 Sept 2025
Crettingham Fry Survey
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 18 Sept 2025
D/S Sanctuary Bridge Fry Survey
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 18 Sept 2025
Ufford
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 14 Apr 2025
U/S Kettleburgh
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 21 Apr 2022
D/S Wickham Market
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 29 Apr 2010
Low Farm 2
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 26 Mar 2004
D/S Letheringham Mill
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 4 Mar 2004
U/S Glovering House
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 3 Mar 2004
U/S Wickham Mill
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 2 Mar 2004
Wickham Market to Loudham
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 27 Feb 2004
Naunton Hall to Loudham Mill
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 25 Feb 2004
Low Farm to Ufford Mill
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 20 Feb 2004
Melton Mill to Ufford Mill
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 19 Feb 2004
Doves Farm
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 5 Feb 1998
Brandeston School
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 3 Feb 1998
Easton Farm Park
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 16 Dec 1997
U/S Wickham Market
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 12 Dec 1997
Loudham Decoy
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 8 Dec 1997
Naunton Hall Farm
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 2 Dec 1997
Low Farm
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 1 Dec 1997
Melton Sluice
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 27 Nov 1997
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