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Fish records for anglers
River Cuckmere
Explore 23 fish species recorded at 12 places along the river from 1999 to 2024.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2024
- Fish species
- 23
- Places surveyed
- 12
- Survey visits
- 67
- Records span
- 1999–2024
Explore the river
See where fish were found
12 of 12 places shown
Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.
Map points are approximate and don’t show fishing access. Check local permissions before visiting.
Fish in this river
Species recorded
Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leuciscus cephalus | 12 | 55 | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 10 | 56 | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 10 | 47 | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Gobio gobio | 10 | 46 | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Perca fluviatilis | 10 | 46 | 11 Sept 2024 |
| Esox lucius | 9 | 42 | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 9 | 34 | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 8 | 40 | 18 Sept 2024 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | 8 | 30 | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Salmo trutta | 8 | 29 | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Lampetra planeri | 8 | 16 | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Cottus gobio | 7 | 34 | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Abramis brama | 5 | 19 | 18 Sept 2024 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 4 | 12 | 11 Sept 2024 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 3 | 14 | 18 Sept 2024 |
| Tinca tinca | 3 | 10 | 24 Sept 2018 |
| Platichthys flesus | 2 | 3 | 11 Sept 2024 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 2 | 2 | 20 Sept 2018 |
| Carassius auratus | 2 | 2 | 4 Sept 2002 |
| Dicentrarchus labrax | 1 | 2 | 18 Sept 2024 |
| Liza aurata | 1 | 1 | 17 Oct 2012 |
| Mugilidae | 1 | 1 | 23 Oct 2009 |
| Liza ramada | 1 | 1 | 18 Sept 2024 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main River Cuckmere. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.
The map shows past fish records, not fishing access or a promise of what you’ll catch today.
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