Fish Found in and around Salford in Greater Manchester

There are 22 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Salford. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Salford


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