The United Kindgom holds a wide variety of freshwater fish which are listed below.
If you'd like to have a go at catching some of the fish, Looks Fishy can help you find places to go fishing. If you are going fishing in England or Wales, you should read up on the Fishing Licence requirements.
Barbel
Barbus barbus
Hook into one of these and you'll know about it!
Bitterling
Rhodeus sericeus
Bleak
Albernus alburnus
Bream
Abramis brama
"I had a proper dustbin lid!"
Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Chub
Leuciscus cephalus
Crucian Carp
Carassius carassius
"A nice little crewie!"
Dace
Leuciscus leuciscus
Eel
Anguilla anguilla
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
Grayling
Thymallus thymallus
The lady of the river
F1
Form-yulas wanus
Picky F1s. Half carp, half crewy
Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio
A little gobbie
Ide
Leuciscus idus
Perch
Perca fluviatilis
A bit spikey if you get their back up!
Pike
Esox lucius
Watch your fingers when you get one on the bank!
Roach
Rutilus rutilus
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Ruffe
Gymnocephalus cernuus
Stone Loach
Barbatula barbatula
Tench
Tinca tinca
There's nothing better than a big slimey stench!
Stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Wels Catfish
Stizostedion lucioperca
Zander
Stizostedion lucioperca