Fish Found in and around Ashton-in-Makerfield in Greater Manchester

There are 17 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Ashton-in-Makerfield. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Ashton-in-Makerfield


Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Bream (Abramis brama)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Chub (Squalius cephalus)
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)