species
What you can catch
85 sea and freshwater species found around the British Isles. Each entry has identification notes, average sizes and how-to-catch guides.
Sea species
Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua
Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Ballan Wrasse
Labrus bergylta
Black Bream
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Blenny
Lipophrys pholis
Blonde Ray
Raja brachyura
Blue Shark
Prionace glauca
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Bull Huss
Scyliorhinus stellaris
Coalfish
Pollachius virens
Common Stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Conger Eel
Conger conger
Corkwing Wrasse
Symphodus melops
Cuckoo Ray
Leucoraja naevus
Cuckoo Wrasse
Labrus mixtus
Dab
Limanda limanda
Dover Sole
Solea solea
Electric Ray
Torpedo nobiliana
European Bass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Flounder
Platichthys flesus
Garfish
Belone belone
Gilthead Bream
Sparus aurata
Goby
Pomatoschistus minutus
Golden Grey Mullet
Chelon auratus
Goldsinny Wrasse
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Grey Gurnard
Eutrigla gurnardus
Grey Mullet
Chelon labrosus
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Hake
Merluccius merluccius
Herring
Clupea harengus
John Dory
Zeus faber
Lemon Sole
Microstomus kitt
Lesser Spotted Dogfish
Scyliorhinus canicula
Ling
Molva molva
Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Megrim
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
Poor Cod
Trisopterus minutus
Porbeagle
Lamna nasus
Pouting
Trisopterus luscus
Red Bream
Pagellus bogaraveo
Red Gurnard
Chelidonichthys cuculus
Red Mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Rockling
Ciliata mustela
Scorpionfish
Taurulus bubalis
Small-eyed Ray
Raja microocellata
Smoothhound
Mustelus mustelus
Spotted Ray
Raja montagui
Sprat
Sprattus sprattus
Spurdog
Squalus acanthias
Starry Smoothhound
Mustelus asterias
Thin-lipped Grey Mullet
Liza ramada
Thornback Ray
Raja clavata
Tope
Galeorhinus galeus
Triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
Undulate Ray
Raja undulata
Weever Fish
Echiichthys vipera
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Freshwater species
Barbel
Barbus barbus
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Chub
Squalius cephalus
Common Bream
Abramis brama
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Crucian Carp
Carassius carassius
Dace
Leuciscus leuciscus
European Perch
Perca fluviatilis
Ghost Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Grass Carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Grayling
Thymallus thymallus
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Roach
Rutilus rutilus
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Silver Bream
Blicca bjoerkna
Tench
Tinca tinca
Wels Catfish
Silurus glanis
Zander
Sander lucioperca
Sea & freshwater
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