Fish Found in and around Walkden in Greater Manchester

There are 25 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Walkden. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Walkden


Barbel (Barbus barbus)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Catfish (Silurus glanis)
Chub (Squalius cephalus)
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Pope (Gymnocephalus cernuus)
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Bream (Abramis brama)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Chinese Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Spined Loach (Cobitis taenia)
Tench (Tinca tinca)