Yorkshire · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the River Went?
Monitoring has recorded 22 species across 18 surveyed sites on this water, between 1985 and 2017. 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.
- GudgeonGobio gobio13 siteslatest 2 Jul 2012
- RoachRutilus rutilus13 siteslatest 2 Jul 2012
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus12 siteslatest 2 Jul 2012
- European eelAnguilla anguilla10 siteslatest 4 Jul 2012
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus8 siteslatest 11 Jul 2017
- PikeEsox lucius8 siteslatest 11 Jul 2017
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula7 siteslatest 11 Jul 2017
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus6 siteslatest 11 Jul 2017
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla5 siteslatest 22 Jun 2011
- PerchPerca fluviatilis5 siteslatest 2 Jul 2012
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta3 siteslatest 2 Jul 2012
- BullheadCottus gobio3 siteslatest 11 Jul 2017
- Common breamAbramis brama3 siteslatest 22 Jun 2011
- FlounderPlatichthys flesus3 siteslatest 11 Jul 2017
- BleakAlburnus alburnus2 siteslatest 22 Jun 2011
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 4 Jul 2005
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus2 siteslatest 8 Jul 2002
- 10-spined sticklebackPungitius pungitius1 sitelatest 23 Jul 2006
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus1 sitelatest 15 Jul 2004
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama1 sitelatest 8 Jul 2004
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 1 Oct 1995
- TenchTinca tinca1 sitelatest 14 Feb 1985
Surveyed sites on this water
18 shown, newest survey first
Stubbs Grange DON/CO/TEMP/005
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 11 Jul 2017
Little Smeaton WFDi
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 2 Jul 2012
River Went at A639
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 2 Jul 2012
River Went at Ackworth
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 2 Jul 2012
At Don Confluence
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 22 Jun 2011
Topham DON/CO/TEMP/006
- Survey events
- 7
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 22 Jun 2011
D/S Pontefract Road
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 4 Oct 2005
U/S Pontefract Road
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 4 Oct 2005
Little Smeaton
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 1999
Stubbs Walden
- Survey events
- 3
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 1999
Wentbridge
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 16 Jun 1999
U/S Pumping Station
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 15 Oct 1997
Cherry Tree Farm
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 1 Oct 1995
Hardwick Beck, u/s Went Beck
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 1 Oct 1995
Went Beck, d/s confluence
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 1
- Latest survey
- 1 Oct 1995
Went Beck, u/s Hardwick Beck
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 2
- Latest survey
- 1 Oct 1995
Norton Priory
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 13 Feb 1985
U/S A19
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 13 Feb 1985
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