Fish Found in and around Stockport in Greater Manchester

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

List of Fish found in Stockport


Barbel (Barbus barbus)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius)
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)
Ide (Leuciscus idus)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Chub (Squalius cephalus)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)