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Solent and South Downs · Environment Agency surveys

What fish are in the Bow Lake?

Monitoring has recorded 18 species across 4 surveyed sites on this water, between 2009 and 2025. These are survey records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, that the water is fishable, or that you have permission to fish it.

Recorded species

What monitoring has found here

Ordered by how many sites on this water recorded the species. A species not listed has not been recorded by these surveys — which is not the same as being absent.

  1. 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus4 siteslatest 27 Jun 2025
  2. GudgeonGobio gobio4 siteslatest 27 Jun 2025
  3. Stone loachBarbatula barbatula4 siteslatest 27 Jun 2025
  4. RoachRutilus rutilus3 siteslatest 31 Jul 2014
  5. TenchTinca tinca3 siteslatest 27 Jun 2025
  6. Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta2 siteslatest 27 Jun 2025
  7. ChubLeuciscus cephalus2 siteslatest 27 Jun 2025
  8. European eelAnguilla anguilla2 siteslatest 31 Jul 2014
  9. European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla2 siteslatest 27 Jun 2025
  10. Golden orfeLeuciscus idus2 siteslatest 27 Jun 2025
  11. BarbelBarbus barbus1 sitelatest 26 Oct 2009
  12. Blue orfeLeuciscus idus1 sitelatest 26 Oct 2009
  13. BullheadCottus gobio1 sitelatest 26 Oct 2009
  14. DaceLeuciscus leuciscus1 sitelatest 27 Jun 2025
  15. Golden goldfishCarassius auratus1 sitelatest 26 Oct 2009
  16. Golden tenchTinca tinca1 sitelatest 26 Oct 2009
  17. Koi carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 26 Oct 2009
  18. Mirror carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 26 Oct 2009

Surveyed sites on this water

4 shown, newest survey first

Provenance

Source and licence

  • SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
  • LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
  • Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
  • Waterbody nameAs published by the Environment Agency
  • Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety
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