Sockburn

River Tees

~3.5 mi

DL2 1PR

bluntly.treaty.rainfall

From

Upstream of West Wood (peg 1)

Below Girsby Bridge (peg 62)

Sockburn is a stretch of the River Tees running round most of the Sockburn loop to below Girsby Bridge, controlled by the Association of Teesside and District Angling Clubs. It is fished by members of Darlington Brown Trout AA, Stockton Angling Ltd, Thornaby AA and Yarm Angling Ltd. Species include barbel, chub, dace, roach, perch, grayling, brown trout and salmon. Night fishing is not published, so assume it is not permitted.

Permits

Season Ticket £

ATDAC water is fished on an ATDAC card, which you can only get through a member club: Darlington Brown Trout AA, Stockton Angling Ltd, Thornaby AA or Yarm Angling Ltd. 2026 ATDAC fee: £12 full member, £6 ladies, pensioners and juniors, on top of the member club's own subscription (Thornaby AA seniors £48 + £12; Yarm men 21+ £55 + £12; DBTAA senior £55 + £12; Stockton A Section £58 + £12).

Day Ticket £

No day tickets. ATDAC water is for members of the four member clubs only.

Night Fishing

Not published. Assume no night fishing unless the club confirms.

Where To Buy

Join one of the four member clubs: dbtaa.org.uk, stocktonangling.co.uk, thornabyangling.co.uk or yarm-anglingclub.co.uk. An ATDAC parking permit must be displayed when parking at Piercebridge.

Parking

Parking Information

Only on the verge at investors.mashing.encroach (Yarm AL: the only parking for the Sockburn stretch). Not down the Girsby lane.

Species

Barbel

Chub

Dace

Roach

Perch

Grayling

Brown Trout

Salmon

At a Glance

Controller

Association of Teesside and District Angling Clubs

Bank

Left

Access

Membership Only

Night fishing

Pegs

Pegs 1 to 62.

Postcode

DL2 1PR

Last Verified - October 2026

At a Glance

Controller