Bream spawning in the river Lee

Brean spawning in the river Lee on Hackney Marsh, East London
This video came from the feature "Losing the Marshes, a true story of the Olympics" Released October 2013
• Losing the Marshes, a ...

[@stokiemans]

I was on exactly this stretch of the river lea in August 2013 and the bream and a few carp were there in force, spawning. Fish are actually quite adaptable !

[@classy_dweller]

A truly prettiest natural setting at this side of London...

[@kymoeser]

That is good news, though I have been told that the spawning has been completely disrupted. The spawning period of these fish is in late spring early summer. But only being a film director who has documented this rather than an ecologist, I am no expert. As you've shown interest, this clip came from the feature "Losing the Marshes, a true story of the Olympics"; here is the screener for the feature:

[@jamwesdhague9613]

Just had a walk along the marshes, the bream are still there in numbers, I saw three different shoals along 500 meters of river bank , the largest 50 or so fish,looks like they have just finished spawning.

[@CAZruns]

jamwesd hague not any more

[@jonnymadman]

totaly agree........its a disgrace mesin with the river flow this much