Last August, a company called Salveson Fox Hydrosurveys carried
out a fish survey at Chasewater. Using a combination of an echo-
sounder and a specialist net (seine net), the team worked out
how many fish are currently living in the reservoir. From their
findings, the team estimates that over 50,000 adult fish live in
the reservoir, including roach, perch, pike, ruffe and tench.
They also estimate that between 300-400 premium quality fish
live in Chasewater The majority of fish live in the north east
and eastern parts of the reservoir. A healthy number of young
fish was also seen during the survey. Are the fish healthy? As
part of the survey, the team checked the health of a sample of
30 fish*. They all appeared to be in good health, with no signs
of infections or abnormal parasites. Ten types of common
parasites were found, which are in usual in still-water
fisheries, such as Chasewater reservoir. *All species of fish in
the sample were health checked in accordance with the standard
Section 30 health examinat