Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Witham Claypole (upper) Subcatchment?
Monitoring has recorded 27 species across 17 surveyed sites on this water, between 1985 and 2025. 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.
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta16 siteslatest 13 Nov 2025
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus16 siteslatest 13 Nov 2025
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus15 siteslatest 13 Nov 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio14 siteslatest 12 Nov 2025
- PerchPerca fluviatilis13 siteslatest 12 Nov 2025
- RoachRutilus rutilus13 siteslatest 13 Nov 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla12 siteslatest 7 Jun 2024
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula12 siteslatest 5 Nov 2025
- BullheadCottus gobio11 siteslatest 13 Nov 2025
- GraylingThymallus thymallus9 siteslatest 13 Nov 2025
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus9 siteslatest 13 Nov 2025
- PikeEsox lucius9 siteslatest 5 Nov 2025
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus7 siteslatest 13 Nov 2025
- TenchTinca tinca7 siteslatest 7 Jun 2024
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus6 siteslatest 5 Nov 2025
- European eelAnguilla anguilla5 siteslatest 8 Apr 2008
- Common breamAbramis brama3 siteslatest 11 Jul 1997
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus3 siteslatest 13 Sept 2011
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 26 Apr 2004
- Roach x rudd hybridRutilus rutilus x Scardinius erythrophthalmus2 siteslatest 20 May 1991
- 10-spined sticklebackPungitius pungitius1 sitelatest 24 Oct 2008
- BarbelBarbus barbus1 sitelatest 17 May 2011
- Rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss1 sitelatest 7 Mar 1988
- Roach x chub hybridRutilus rutilus x Leuciscus cephalus1 sitelatest 22 May 1991
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama1 sitelatest 16 Sept 1985
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 28 Apr 1994
- Spined loachCobitis taenia1 sitelatest 8 Mar 1988
Surveyed sites on this water
17 shown, newest survey first
Queen Elizabeth Park
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 13 Nov 2025
Wyndom Park
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 13 Nov 2025
Belton Park - DS Habitat Site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 12 Nov 2025
Marston Bridge
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 5 Nov 2025
Paper Mill
- Survey events
- 14
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 30 Aug 2023
U/S Syston Weir
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 24 Aug 2023
Sleeper Bridge (Witham)
- Survey events
- 18
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 22 Aug 2023
U/S Foston Ford
- Survey events
- 17
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 25 Apr 2017
Belton Park
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 9 Sept 2016
U/S Paper Mill Farm
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 15 Oct 2015
U/S Elinors Weir
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 19 Sept 2011
Hougham Mill
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 2 Sept 2011
A607 Road Bridge
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 23 Apr 2004
Dry Doddington
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 11 Jul 1997
Marston Mill
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 21 May 1991
Barkston Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 7 Mar 1988
Hougham Mill - Marston Mill
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 4 Sept 1985
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