Fish records for anglers

River Ryton

Explore 16 fish species recorded at 7 places along the river from 1992 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
16
Places surveyed
7
Survey visits
45
Records span
1992–2025

Explore the river

See where fish were found

7 of 7 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
Barbatula barbatula63021 Jul 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus62521 Jul 2025
Cottus gobio61721 Jul 2025
Anguilla anguilla54021 Jul 2025
Leuciscus cephalus53421 Jul 2025
Leuciscus leuciscus52421 Jul 2025
Rutilus rutilus5236 Jul 2017
Esox lucius52021 Jul 2025
Perca fluviatilis51421 Jul 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus586 Jul 2017
Gobio gobio42421 Jul 2025
Salmo trutta376 Jul 2017
Alburnus alburnus246 Jul 2017
Platichthys flesus1216 Oct 2003
Barbus barbus116 Jul 2017
Abramis brama1119 Oct 1999

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Scofton

9 fish species: Bullhead, Chub, Dace, European eel, Gudgeon…

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Scofton

7 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Chub, European eel, Minnow…

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Serlby

12 fish species: Barbel, Bleak, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Chub…

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Potters Nook Bridge

4 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Pike

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Ryton. 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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