Fish records for anglers

Old Durham Beck

Explore 9 fish species recorded at 4 places along the river from 2006 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
9
Places surveyed
4
Survey visits
11
Records span
2006–2025

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See where fish were found

4 of 4 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
Gasterosteus aculeatus3712 Jun 2025
Cottus gobio2812 Jun 2025
Barbatula barbatula1812 Jun 2025
Salmo salar1712 Jun 2025
Salmo trutta1712 Jun 2025
Anguilla anguilla1412 Jun 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus1411 Sept 2013
Gobio gobio1113 Aug 2012
Lampetra fluviatilis1113 Aug 2012

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Old Durham Beck at Shincliffe

6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel…

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Old Durham Beck at Shincliffe

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

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Coalford Bridge

2 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead

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Shadforth Beck at Playground

No fish recorded

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Old Durham Beck. 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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