Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Rats Castle
East Anglia · survey site
This page records ecological survey evidence. It is not proof of current fish presence, abundance, fishing quality, access, permission or safety at this location.
Observed taxa
What monitoring recorded here
Taxa are ordered by latest survey date. Counts and records reflect monitoring events, not an angling forecast.
Chub
Leuciscus cephalus- First record
- 21 Oct 1980
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 18
Dace
Leuciscus leuciscus- First record
- 21 Oct 1980
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 18
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio- First record
- 21 Oct 1980
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 18
Roach
Rutilus rutilus- First record
- 21 Oct 1980
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 17
Pike
Esox lucius- First record
- 2 Oct 1985
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 17
Perch
Perca fluviatilis- First record
- 21 Oct 1980
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 16
Bullhead
Cottus gobio- First record
- 24 Oct 1988
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 15
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus- First record
- 29 Aug 1997
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 13
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 16 Nov 1994
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 12
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 11 Sept 2003
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 6
Common bream
Abramis brama- First record
- 6 Sept 2012
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 5
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus- First record
- 21 Oct 1980
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2024
- Survey events
- 4
Spined loach
Cobitis taenia- First record
- 11 Sept 2003
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2022
- Survey events
- 10
Roach x common bream hybrid
Rutilus rutilus x Abramis brama- First record
- 16 Nov 1994
- Latest record
- 23 Sept 2022
- Survey events
- 3
Brown / sea trout
Salmo trutta- First record
- 16 Nov 1994
- Latest record
- 14 Aug 2016
- Survey events
- 2
Tench
Tinca tinca- First record
- 6 Sept 2012
- Latest record
- 4 Aug 2015
- Survey events
- 2
European eels > elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 2 Oct 1985
- Latest record
- 6 Sept 2012
- Survey events
- 8
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- SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
- LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
- Terms checked23 Jul 2026
- CoverageHistoric monitoring evidence, separately dated per record
- Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety