Fish records for anglers

Sydling Water

Explore 9 fish species recorded at 5 places along the river from 2005 to 2017.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2017
Fish species
9
Places surveyed
5
Survey visits
7
Records span
2005–2017

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See where fish were found

5 of 5 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.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Salmo trutta568 Sept 2017
Cottus gobio468 Sept 2017
Barbatula barbatula468 Sept 2017
Anguilla anguilla458 Sept 2017
Salmo salar3327 Aug 2013
Gasterosteus aculeatus238 Sept 2017
Lampetra planeri2227 Aug 2013
Phoxinus phoxinus2227 Aug 2013
Oncorhynchus mykiss1127 Aug 2013

These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Sydling Water New Channel

5 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Stone loach

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Upstream of Grimstone

3 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Stone loach

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Grimstone d/s of weir

7 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Minnow…

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Sydling u/s Sluice

7 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brook lamprey, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel…

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Sydling Water. 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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