Fish Found in and around Fort William in Highland

There are 19 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Fort William. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Fort William


Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario)
Bull rout (Myoxocephalus scorpius)
Coalfish (Pollachius virens)
Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)
Hook-nose (Agonus cataphractus)
Painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus)
Roker (Raja clavata)
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula)
Two-spotted goby (Gobiusculus flavescens)
Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus)
Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Sea scorpion (Taurulus bubalis)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

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