Fish records for anglers

River Cumbrian Esk

Explore 7 fish species recorded at 25 places along the river from 1994 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
7
Places surveyed
25
Survey visits
69
Records span
1994–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

25 of 25 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 trutta226229 Sept 2025
Salmo salar205829 Sept 2025
Anguilla anguilla205229 Sept 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus4711 Sept 2024
Gasterosteus aculeatus224 Sept 2023
Lampetra planeri1113 Oct 2010
Lampetra fluviatilis114 Sept 2023

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

1956.00 Downstream Whahouse Bridge, Cumbrian Esk

3 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, European eel

dc electric fishing

1955.00 Penny Hill Farm Track, Cumbrian Esk

3 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, European eel

dc electric fishing

1950.10 Golf course, River Esk

3 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, European eel

dc electric fishing

1958.00 Brotherilkeld, Cumbrian Esk

2 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout

electric fishing

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Cumbrian 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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