Fish records for anglers

River Went

Explore 20 fish species recorded at 20 places along the river from 1985 to 2017.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2017
Fish species
20
Places surveyed
20
Survey visits
57
Records span
1985–2017

Explore the river

See where fish were found

20 of 20 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 barbatula194511 Jul 2017
Gasterosteus aculeatus184111 Jul 2017
Anguilla anguilla15354 Jul 2012
Rutilus rutilus13272 Jul 2012
Gobio gobio13252 Jul 2012
Leuciscus leuciscus12252 Jul 2012
Esox lucius82011 Jul 2017
Leuciscus cephalus61911 Jul 2017
Perca fluviatilis5122 Jul 2012
Cottus gobio5911 Jul 2017
Abramis brama3822 Jun 2011
Salmo trutta352 Jul 2012
Platichthys flesus3511 Jul 2017
Alburnus alburnus2422 Jun 2011
Cyprinus carpio234 Jul 2005
Gymnocephalus cernuus238 Jul 2002
Pungitius pungitius1123 Jul 2006
Phoxinus phoxinus1115 Jul 2004
Abramis bjoerkna111 Oct 1995
Tinca tinca1114 Feb 1985

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

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Stubbs Grange DON/CO/TEMP/005

6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Bullhead, Chub, Flounder, Pike…

pdc electric fishing

Stubbs Grange DON/CO/TEMP/005

6 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Chub, European eel, Flounder, Pike…

pdc electric fishing

River Went at Ackworth

2 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Stone loach

electric fishing

Little Smeaton WFDi

7 fish species: 3-spined stickleback, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, Dace, Gudgeon…

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About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main River Went. 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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