Fish Found in and around Watford in Hertfordshire

There are 24 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Watford. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Watford


Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Bleak (Alburnus alburnus)
Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Catfish (Silurus glanis)
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)
Barbel (Barbus barbus)
Bream (Abramis brama)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Chub (Squalius cephalus)
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)
Ide (Leuciscus idus)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)