Sea trout and salmon fishing in Yorkshire’s beautiful Esk Valley

Welcome - members of the Esk Fishery Association have been fishing for salmon and sea trout in the River Esk, as it rushes from the North Yorkshire Moors to the sea at Whitby, since 1864.

We currently fish around 8 miles of the river bank. We usually have between 70 and 80 members. All legal methods of fishing with a rod and line are permitted, on at least some of our water.  

We are keen to encourage youngsters to fish and offer an extremely good value membership rate for them. We are proud of the training course we run to introduce youngsters to fishing, in partnership with Gosmont and Egton Estates and the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.

We are always interested in new members but there is a waiting list for adult members (we have some space for juniors). This website provides much of the information you need to decide whether to join us.  We are always pleased to answer questions and provide more information.  For 2023 the joining fees and subscriptions are as follows:

• for adults of 25 and over - joining fee of £250 and an annual subscription of £625 
• for adults between 18 and 24 - a reduced joining fee of £75 and a reduced annual subscription of £275
• for juniors under 18 - no joining fee and an annual subscription of £65.

You can download the application form here (and here if you wish to be a junior).  Applications are usually considered in January/February.  We do not provide reasons if an application is unsuccessful.