East Anglia · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Wid (Main Reaches)?
Monitoring has recorded 28 species across 12 surveyed sites on this water, between 1983 and 2019. 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 cephalus12 siteslatest 17 Oct 2019
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus12 siteslatest 17 Oct 2019
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla12 siteslatest 30 Nov 2007
- GudgeonGobio gobio12 siteslatest 17 Oct 2019
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus12 siteslatest 17 Oct 2019
- RoachRutilus rutilus12 siteslatest 17 Oct 2019
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula11 siteslatest 17 Oct 2019
- PerchPerca fluviatilis10 siteslatest 27 Oct 2017
- Common breamAbramis brama9 siteslatest 11 Nov 2013
- PikeEsox lucius9 siteslatest 3 Oct 2013
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus8 siteslatest 17 Oct 2019
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama8 siteslatest 5 Feb 1999
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus8 siteslatest 17 Oct 2019
- Feral [brown] goldfishCarassius auratus7 siteslatest 30 Nov 2007
- BullheadCottus gobio6 siteslatest 27 Oct 2017
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio5 siteslatest 2 Jan 2002
- Crucian carpCarassius carassius5 siteslatest 12 Dec 2001
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus5 siteslatest 22 Nov 2001
- Golden ruddScardinius erythrophthalmus3 siteslatest 30 Nov 2007
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio3 siteslatest 2 Jan 2002
- BarbelBarbus barbus2 siteslatest 2 Jan 2002
- Roach x chub hybridRutilus rutilus x Leuciscus cephalus2 siteslatest 21 Nov 1995
- TenchTinca tinca2 siteslatest 29 Apr 2002
- Brook lamprey > ammocoeteLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 3 Oct 2013
- Brook lamprey ammocoetesLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 3 Oct 2013
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta1 sitelatest 3 Oct 2013
- Goldfish x common carp hybridCarassius auratus x Cyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 3 Nov 1989
- Roach x dace hybridRutilus rutilus x Leuciscus leuciscus1 sitelatest 30 Nov 2007
Surveyed sites on this water
12 shown, newest survey first
Whites Bridge
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 17 Oct 2019
Ingatestone STW
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 20
- Latest survey
- 27 Oct 2017
Buttsbury Ford
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 23
- Latest survey
- 24 Oct 2017
Mountnessing Hall
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 23 Oct 2017
Can Confluence
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 3 Oct 2013
Chain Bridge
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 29 Apr 2002
Killigrews
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 22 Apr 2002
Widford Bridge
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 22 Apr 2002
Shakestones Farm
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 11 Mar 2002
Fitzwalters
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 8 Jan 2002
Lawness Bridge
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 4 Jan 2002
Margaretting Hall
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 3 Jan 2002
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