Fish Found in and around Leeds in West Yorkshire

There are 18 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Leeds. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Leeds


Bream (Abramis brama)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Chub (Squalius cephalus)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Pope (Gymnocephalus cernuus)
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)