East Anglia · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Yare?
Monitoring has recorded 24 species across 16 surveyed sites on this water, between 1987 and 2023. 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 cephalus16 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus16 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla16 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- PikeEsox lucius16 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- RoachRutilus rutilus16 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- BullheadCottus gobio15 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- PerchPerca fluviatilis15 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula15 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- GudgeonGobio gobio14 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus12 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- European eelAnguilla anguilla11 siteslatest 3 Jun 2005
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus10 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- TenchTinca tinca9 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus7 siteslatest 13 Jul 2017
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus6 siteslatest 8 Aug 2023
- Common breamAbramis brama6 siteslatest 3 Aug 2017
- Brook lampreyLampetra planeri5 siteslatest 4 Nov 2020
- Brook lamprey ammocoetesLampetra planeri4 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
- Lampetra sp. ammocoetesLampetra2 siteslatest 3 Aug 2017
- Brook lamprey > ammocoeteLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 16 Aug 2023
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta1 sitelatest 12 Jun 2014
- Chub x dace hybridLeuciscus cephalus x Leuciscus leuciscus1 sitelatest 31 May 2005
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 31 Jul 1992
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama1 sitelatest 24 May 2005
Surveyed sites on this water
16 shown, newest survey first
UEA
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 17 Aug 2023
Cooper Lane
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 16 Aug 2023
U/S Barnham Broom
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 8 Aug 2023
D/S Bawburgh Bridge
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 2 Aug 2023
Marlingford
- Survey events
- 9
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 4 Nov 2020
U/S Barford Bridge
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 13 Jul 2017
Colney Lane
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 3 Jun 2005
Marston Lane
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 1 Jun 2005
U/S Cringleford Bridge
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 27 May 2005
Coston
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 16 Jul 2002
U/S Bickerstone Bridge
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 5 Jul 2002
U/S Keswick Mill
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 25 Jun 1999
D/S Barford Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 24 Jun 1999
Algarsthorpe Farm
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 23 Jun 1999
U/S Colton Bridge
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 11 Jun 1999
Bowthorpe
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 9 Jun 1999
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