Fish records for anglers

River Tees

Explore 23 fish species recorded at 126 places along the river from 1993 to 2025.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2025
Fish species
23
Places surveyed
126
Survey visits
691
Records span
1993–2025

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See where fish were found

126 of 126 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 trutta9957810 Oct 2025
Cottus gobio9451510 Oct 2025
Phoxinus phoxinus834249 Oct 2025
Barbatula barbatula7938210 Oct 2025
Anguilla anguilla5823210 Oct 2025
Salmo salar5335510 Oct 2025
Leuciscus leuciscus4821615 Aug 2025
Thymallus thymallus432259 Oct 2025
Gasterosteus aculeatus421068 Oct 2025
Leuciscus cephalus3921711 Sept 2025
Gobio gobio3418011 Sept 2025
Rutilus rutilus2711915 Aug 2025
Perca fluviatilis218915 Aug 2025
Lampetra planeri202917 Oct 2023
Barbus barbus179811 Sept 2025
Esox lucius126415 Aug 2025
Abramis brama8159 Sept 2015
Scardinius erythrophthalmus6616 Aug 2006
Oncorhynchus mykiss444 Nov 1999
Tinca tinca3314 Aug 2007
Platichthys flesus223 Sept 2002
Lampetra fluviatilis1217 Oct 2023
Cyprinus carpio113 Sept 2001

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

SAP/BT Annual, Gill Beck - Gill Beck Bridge

1 fish species: Brown / sea trout

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SAP/BT Annual, River Greta - Brignall Mill

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

pdc electric fishing

SAP/BT Quin, Barnard Castle

6 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Grayling, Minnow…

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SAP/BT Quin, Middelton In Teesdale

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

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Tees. 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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