Yorkshire · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Esk?
Monitoring has recorded 19 species across 48 surveyed sites on this water, between 1999 and 2025. These are survey records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, that the water is fishable, or that you have permission to fish it.
Recorded species
What monitoring has found here
Ordered by how many sites on this water recorded the species. A species not listed has not been recorded by these surveys — which is not the same as being absent.
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta47 siteslatest 2 Oct 2025
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salar43 siteslatest 2 Oct 2025
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula14 siteslatest 2 Oct 2025
- European eelAnguilla anguilla12 siteslatest 25 Sept 2024
- Brown / sea trout x salmon hybridSalmo trutta x Salmo salar11 siteslatest 24 Sept 2024
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla10 siteslatest 2 Oct 2025
- Lamprey sp.Petromyzontidae10 siteslatest 30 Aug 2011
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus9 siteslatest 2 Oct 2025
- Lampetra sp. ammocoetesLampetra7 siteslatest 2 Oct 2025
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus3 siteslatest 17 Oct 2018
- Lampetra sp.Lampetra3 siteslatest 11 Oct 2023
- Lampetra sp. > ammocoeteLampetra3 siteslatest 2 Oct 2025
- European elversAnguilla anguilla2 siteslatest 5 Oct 2018
- GraylingThymallus thymallus2 siteslatest 24 Sept 2011
- River lamprey > ammocoeteLampetra fluviatilis2 siteslatest 17 Oct 2017
- River lamprey ammocoetesLampetra fluviatilis2 siteslatest 17 Oct 2017
- Brook lamprey > ammocoeteLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 4 Oct 2017
- Brook lamprey ammocoetesLampetra planeri1 sitelatest 4 Oct 2017
- BullheadCottus gobio1 sitelatest 24 Sept 2024
Surveyed sites on this water
48 shown, newest survey first
Toll Road, Grosmont ESK/SA/Q/003
- Survey events
- 23
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 2 Oct 2025
u/s Dibbles Bridge
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 2 Oct 2025
U/S Lealholm stepping stones
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 1 Oct 2025
Limber Hill
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 8 Oct 2024
Carr House Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 7 Oct 2024
Danby Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 7 Oct 2024
Egton Bridge Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 7 Oct 2024
Low Newbiggin House Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 7 Oct 2024
Rake Farm Lower Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 7 Oct 2024
Station Road Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 7 Oct 2024
Underpark Farm Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 7 Oct 2024
u/s Dibbles Bridge Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 7 Oct 2024
Grosmont Farm LHS
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2024
Low Newbiggin
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2024
Grosmont Farm LHS Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2024
Low Newbiggin Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2024
Toll Road Grosmont Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2024
D/S Lealholme Stepping Stones Riffle Site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 24 Sept 2024
d/s Castleton
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 24 Sept 2024
Little beck
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 11 Oct 2023
Danby Beck at Botton
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 9 Oct 2023
Upper 5b site
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 9 Oct 2023
Stonegate Beck at Thornhill Farm
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 9 Oct 2023
Baysdale Beck at Hob Hole
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 4 Oct 2023
Commondale Beck at Cleveland Inn
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 4 Oct 2023
Glaisdale Beck , Glaisdale
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 28 Sept 2023
Churchdale beck
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 21 Aug 2023
Lealholm ESK/SA/Q/002
- Survey events
- 20
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 4 Oct 2021
Dibble Bridge ESK/SA/Q/001
- Survey events
- 19
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 27 Sept 2018
Great Fryup Beck at Dale Head
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 3 Oct 2017
Lower 5b site
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 19 Sept 2014
River Esk upstream Tower Beck
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 5 Sept 2013
Sleddale Beck at Footbridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 5 Sept 2013
Sleddale Beck nr Train Station
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 5 Sept 2013
R.Esk at Hill House
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 24 Aug 2011
Underpark Farm
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 22 Oct 2008
Ruswarp smolt trap
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 9 May 2008
Beckside Farm upper site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 15 Jun 2005
Middle 5b site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 14 Jun 2005
Shackleton Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 13 Jun 2005
Danby
- Survey events
- 4
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 2 Oct 2002
Rake Farm upper site
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 2 Oct 2002
Great Fryup Beck, Street.
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 1 Oct 2002
Great Fryup Beck, Crag Farm
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 1 Oct 2002
Great Fryup Beck, Low Garth.
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 1 Oct 2002
Glaisdale STW
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 1 Oct 2002
Six Arches Bridge, Castleton
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 25 Sept 2002
Lawns Farm
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 20 Oct 2000
Provenance
Source and licence
- SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
- LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
- Waterbody nameAs published by the Environment Agency
- Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety