Fish Found in and around Pontefract in West Yorkshire

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

List of Fish found in Pontefract


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