Sapiston (Black Bourn)
- EA ecology area
- East Anglia
- Waterbody IDs
- GB105033043070 · GB105033043280 · GB105033043290 · GB105033043380
- Catchments
- Lower Ouse
Sapiston (Black Bourn) fishing evidence · East Anglia
What fish are in the Sapiston (Black Bourn)?
Monitoring has recorded 26 species across 12 surveyed sites on this water, between 1988 and 2024. 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.
12 sites · 63 events
26 positive taxa aggregates are shown. More survey coverage is not a fishing-quality verdict.
Latest 28 Aug 2024
- Within 2 years
- 0 sites
- 3–5 years
- 3 sites
- 6–10 years
- 1 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 leuciscus12 siteslatest 22 Aug 2024
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus11 siteslatest 8 Nov 2018
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla11 siteslatest 5 Sept 2012
- GudgeonGobio gobio11 siteslatest 22 Aug 2024
- PikeEsox lucius11 siteslatest 28 Aug 2024
- RoachRutilus rutilus11 siteslatest 21 Aug 2024
- BullheadCottus gobio10 siteslatest 28 Aug 2024
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus10 siteslatest 28 Aug 2024
- PerchPerca fluviatilis9 siteslatest 8 Nov 2018
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus9 siteslatest 7 Sept 2012
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus8 siteslatest 22 Aug 2024
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula8 siteslatest 28 Aug 2024
- Common breamAbramis brama7 siteslatest 5 Nov 2018
- TenchTinca tinca7 siteslatest 26 Aug 2009
- Spined loachCobitis taenia6 siteslatest 7 Sept 2012
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama3 siteslatest 30 Oct 1995
- 10-spined sticklebackPungitius pungitius2 siteslatest 15 Aug 2012
- Brook lampreyLampetra planeri2 siteslatest 18 Oct 1995
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta2 siteslatest 8 Nov 2018
- Crucian carpCarassius carassius2 siteslatest 22 May 1992
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 17 Oct 1995
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus2 siteslatest 5 Sept 2012
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 11 Jul 1988
- European eelAnguilla anguilla1 sitelatest 17 Aug 2009
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 11 Jul 1988
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 23 Oct 1995
Surveyed sites on this water
12 shown, newest survey first
Euston
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 28 Aug 2024
Bailey Pool Bridge
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 22 Aug 2024
Bullbridge
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 21 Aug 2024
Ixworth
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 23 Nov 2018
Sapiston Bridge
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 7 Sept 2012
Black Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 6 Sept 2012
Micklemere
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 4 Sept 2012
Burnthall Plantation
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 26 Oct 1995
Parkhouse Farm
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 26 Oct 1995
US Burnthall Plantation
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 24 Oct 1995
Ixworth Mill
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 17 Oct 1995
Bardwell Mill
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 16 Oct 1995
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