Fish records for anglers

River Esk

Explore 10 fish species recorded at 50 places along the river from 1999 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
10
Places surveyed
50
Survey visits
187
Records span
1999–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

50 of 50 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 trutta471842 Oct 2025
Salmo salar431562 Oct 2025
Barbatula barbatula341192 Oct 2025
Anguilla anguilla24712 Oct 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus18762 Oct 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus552 Oct 2025
Lampetra planeri454 Oct 2017
Cottus gobio397 Oct 2024
Lampetra fluviatilis3317 Oct 2017
Thymallus thymallus2924 Sept 2011

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

6.0 Toll Road, Grosmont ESK/SA/Q/003

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

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u/s Dibbles Bridge

4 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Minnow, Stone loach

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3.2 Upstream Lealholm stepping stones

4 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Minnow, Stone loach

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5.0 Limber Hill

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 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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