Fish records for anglers

River Black Esk

Explore 6 fish species recorded at 4 places along the river from 2002 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
6
Places surveyed
4
Survey visits
28
Records span
2002–2025

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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
Salmo trutta42729 Jul 2025
Barbatula barbatula42729 Jul 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus42329 Jul 2025
Salmo salar32729 Jul 2025
Anguilla anguilla32529 Jul 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus111 Sept 2015

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

2002.00 DS of reservoir, Black Esk

5 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, European eel, Minnow, Stone loach

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2002.00 DS of reservoir, Black Esk

5 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, European eel, Minnow, Stone loach

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2002.00 DS of reservoir, Black Esk

5 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, European eel, Minnow, Stone loach

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2006.00 Todshaw Hill, Black Esk

5 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, European eel, Minnow, Stone loach

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Black Esk. 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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