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Where tench has been recorded

Environment Agency surveys have recorded tench at 1,835 sites across 545 waters, between 1981 and 2026. These are monitoring records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, nor that you may fish for it.

Waters

Rivers with the most records

Ordered by how many surveyed sites on each water recorded it. Waters with their own page are linked.

  1. Lincolnshire Lakes102 siteslatest 6 Dec 2011
  2. Warwickshire Avon30 siteslatest 11 Apr 2023
  3. River Chelmer Lower (C&B Navigation)23 siteslatest 4 Jul 2025
  4. Above Wansford21 siteslatest 17 Sept 2018
  5. Wensum (central)21 siteslatest 7 Aug 2025
  6. Great Ouse (Newport Pagnell to Bedford)20 siteslatest 30 Aug 2023
  7. River Stour Middle (East Anglia)19 siteslatest 4 Aug 2025
  8. Above Wellingborough18 siteslatest 16 Nov 2018
  9. Middle Thames (Thames)16 siteslatest 25 Jul 2025
  10. R.Ancholme Subcatchments16 siteslatest 23 Apr 2018
  11. Relief Channel (East Anglia)16 siteslatest 9 Aug 2017
  12. Waveney (central)16 siteslatest 25 Sept 2023
  13. Counter Drain15 siteslatest 10 Jun 2026
  14. Great Ouse (Bedford to Brampton)15 siteslatest 5 Oct 2018
  15. Great Ouse (Brampton to Earith)15 siteslatest 11 Oct 2019
  16. Lake Surveys15 siteslatest 21 Jan 2014
  17. River Blackwater (East Anglia)15 siteslatest 28 Sept 2011
  18. TWARP reaches of the Thames15 siteslatest 20 Jul 2025
  19. Upper Thames (Thames)15 siteslatest 16 Oct 2025
  20. River Colne Lower (East Anglia)14 siteslatest 7 Jun 2023
  21. River Stour Upper (East Anglia)14 siteslatest 18 Sept 2024
  22. River Kennet13 siteslatest 13 Nov 2024
  23. Great Ouse (Brackley to Newport Pagnell)12 siteslatest 21 Apr 2026
  24. Bure (central)11 siteslatest 17 Jun 2025
  25. DS Wissey11 siteslatest 6 Aug 2024
  26. Lee (Hertfordshire and North London)11 siteslatest 15 Jul 2025
  27. Rmc11 siteslatest 22 May 2018
  28. South Holland Main Drain11 siteslatest 1 Apr 2025
  29. Blackwater (Solent and South Downs)10 siteslatest 6 May 2026
  30. DS Lark10 siteslatest 17 Sept 2015
  31. Ely Ouse10 siteslatest 10 Oct 2023
  32. Nar10 siteslatest 12 Apr 2022
  33. Old West River10 siteslatest 14 Sept 2017
  34. Peakirk downstream10 siteslatest 21 Sept 2000
  35. River Gipping (Main Reaches)10 siteslatest 23 Apr 2025
  36. South Forty Foot Drain10 siteslatest 24 Apr 2019
  37. Below Wansford9 siteslatest 30 Oct 2024
  38. Mole - main river (Kent, South London and East Sussex)9 siteslatest 17 Nov 2005
  39. Ouzel9 siteslatest 16 Apr 2026
  40. River Nene (Old Course)9 siteslatest 5 Jul 2023
  41. Wreake/eye9 siteslatest 19 Jun 2024
  42. Yare9 siteslatest 17 Aug 2023
  43. Cut-Off Channel8 siteslatest 22 Jun 2023
  44. DS Lt Ouse8 siteslatest 27 Jun 2012
  45. Lower Glen8 siteslatest 24 Oct 2017
  46. Moretons Leam8 siteslatest 4 Nov 2022
  47. River Leam8 siteslatest 20 May 2008
  48. River Tame8 siteslatest 22 May 2018
  49. River Cherwell8 siteslatest 21 Jun 2018
  50. River Evenlode8 siteslatest 5 Jun 2024
  51. South Drove Drain8 siteslatest 5 Apr 2016
  52. Steeping FMU8 siteslatest 23 May 2016
  53. Torne8 siteslatest 28 May 2025
  54. Bridgwater / Taunton Canal7 siteslatest 18 May 1994
  55. Grand Union Canal7 siteslatest 4 Apr 1990
  56. Hobhole Drain7 siteslatest 27 Sept 2019
  57. Ivel7 siteslatest 30 Apr 2025
  58. Lee Navigation (Hertfordshire and North London)7 siteslatest 16 Sept 2025
  59. Medway - main river7 siteslatest 18 Jun 2026
  60. North Drove Drain7 siteslatest 21 Apr 2010
  61. River Mease7 siteslatest 9 May 2017
  62. Reach below Warkton7 siteslatest 3 Apr 2006
  63. River Brett (Main Reaches)7 siteslatest 7 Apr 2026
  64. River Deben (Main Reaches)7 siteslatest 9 Dec 1997
  65. River Stour Lower (IoH Stratford to Flatford)7 siteslatest 15 Jul 2025
  66. Sapiston (Black Bourn)7 siteslatest 26 Aug 2009
  67. Well Creek7 siteslatest 14 May 2026
  68. West Fen Drain7 siteslatest 17 Sept 2019
  69. Witham Bargate (upper) Subcatchment7 siteslatest 10 May 2017
  70. Witham Claypole (upper) Subcatchment7 siteslatest 7 Jun 2024
  71. Beult6 siteslatest 21 May 2025
  72. DS Cam6 siteslatest 6 Sept 2013
  73. Darent - main river6 siteslatest 10 Jun 2026
  74. Delph6 siteslatest 30 Nov 2011
  75. Forty Foot Drain6 siteslatest 1 Jun 2006
  76. Great Stour - main river6 siteslatest 4 Jul 2024
  77. Holland Brook (Main Reaches)6 siteslatest 29 Nov 1999
  78. Jubilee River6 siteslatest 23 Aug 2013
  79. Manchester6 siteslatest 12 Mar 2009
  80. North Level Main Drain6 siteslatest 15 Apr 2019

Distribution

By ecology region

  • East Anglia608 sites
  • Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire479 sites
  • Thames190 sites
  • West Midlands117 sites
  • Kent, South London and East Sussex96 sites
  • Solent and South Downs67 sites
  • Wessex64 sites
  • Hertfordshire and North London62 sites
  • East Midlands59 sites
  • Yorkshire54 sites
  • Greater Manchester Merseyside and Cheshire26 sites
  • Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly5 sites
  • Cumbria and Lancashire5 sites
  • North East3 sites

Regions are the Environment Agency’s own ecology areas. Survey effort is not even across them, so a higher count can reflect more monitoring rather than more fish.

Provenance

Source and licence

  • SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
  • LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
  • Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
  • Not assertedCurrent presence, abundance, access, permission or fishing quality
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