Historic monitoring evidence · Environment Agency
Earls Colne FGS
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
- 13 Apr 1984
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 21
Dace
Leuciscus leuciscus- First record
- 13 Apr 1984
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 21
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio- First record
- 13 Apr 1984
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 21
Pike
Esox lucius- First record
- 13 Apr 1984
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 21
Roach
Rutilus rutilus- First record
- 19 Aug 1987
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 20
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula- First record
- 13 Apr 1984
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 19
European eels > elvers
Anguilla anguilla- First record
- 13 Apr 1984
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 18
Perch
Perca fluviatilis- First record
- 31 Aug 1990
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 17
Bullhead
Cottus gobio- First record
- 19 Aug 1987
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 12
3-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus- First record
- 2 May 2003
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 9
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus- First record
- 19 May 2005
- Latest record
- 6 May 2026
- Survey events
- 8
Common bream
Abramis brama- First record
- 31 Aug 1990
- Latest record
- 30 May 2023
- Survey events
- 15
Tench
Tinca tinca- First record
- 24 May 1999
- Latest record
- 30 May 2023
- Survey events
- 6
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus- First record
- 14 May 2004
- Latest record
- 31 May 2017
- Survey events
- 8
Brown / sea trout
Salmo trutta- First record
- 13 Apr 1984
- Latest record
- 17 May 2011
- Survey events
- 3
Roach x common bream hybrid
Rutilus rutilus x Abramis brama- First record
- 1 Sept 1993
- Latest record
- 6 May 2010
- Survey events
- 6
Mirror carp
Cyprinus carpio- First record
- 10 May 1996
- Latest record
- 2 May 2003
- Survey events
- 2
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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