Fish Found in and around Altrincham in Greater Manchester

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

List of Fish found in Altrincham


Barbel (Barbus barbus)
Bream Flat (Blicca bjoerkna)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Chub (Squalius cephalus)
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)
Bream (Abramis brama)
Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)