West Fen Catchwater
- EA ecology area
- Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
- Waterbody IDs
- GB105030056410 · GB105030056460
- Catchments
- Witham Catchment
West Fen Catchwater fishing evidence · Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
What fish are in the West Fen Catchwater?
Monitoring has recorded 21 species across 6 surveyed sites on this water, between 1987 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.
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.
6 sites · 50 events
21 positive taxa aggregates are shown. More survey coverage is not a fishing-quality verdict.
Latest 26 Apr 2019
- Within 2 years
- 0 sites
- 3–5 years
- 0 sites
- 6–10 years
- 1 sites
- Older
- 5 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.
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla6 siteslatest 3 May 2016
- GudgeonGobio gobio6 siteslatest 8 Jun 2009
- PerchPerca fluviatilis6 siteslatest 26 Apr 2019
- PikeEsox lucius6 siteslatest 26 Apr 2019
- RoachRutilus rutilus6 siteslatest 26 Apr 2019
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus6 siteslatest 4 May 2016
- Spined loachCobitis taenia6 siteslatest 2 May 2013
- TenchTinca tinca6 siteslatest 4 May 2016
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus5 siteslatest 12 Jun 2008
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna5 siteslatest 26 Apr 2019
- Common breamAbramis brama4 siteslatest 26 Apr 2019
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama4 siteslatest 26 Apr 2019
- BleakAlburnus alburnus3 siteslatest 2 May 2013
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius2 siteslatest 17 May 2012
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 2 May 2013
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus1 sitelatest 13 May 1996
- European eelAnguilla anguilla1 sitelatest 17 Jun 2002
- Golden ruddScardinius erythrophthalmus1 sitelatest 12 Jun 2008
- Rudd varietiesScardinius erythrophthalmus1 sitelatest 17 May 2012
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula1 sitelatest 1 May 2013
- Tench varietiesTinca tinca1 sitelatest 19 Mar 2012
Surveyed sites on this water
6 shown, newest survey first
West Houses
- Survey events
- 18
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 26 Apr 2019
Mareham-Le-Fen
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 3 May 2016
Hagnaby Lock
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 16 May 2012
Hall Lane Stickney
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 14
- Latest survey
- 12 May 2000
Revesby Bridge
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 11 May 2000
Tumby Woodside
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 9 May 2000
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