Fish Found in and around Wigan in Greater Manchester

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

List of Fish found in Wigan


Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Bream (Abramis brama)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Chub (Squalius cephalus)
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)