UK fish species guide

Identification and habitat for 34 species recorded across the map, from garden-pond roach to wreck-fished conger eel. Tap a species to see identification tips and every spot it's been recorded at.

Coarse fish

🐟 Barbel 44 spots Summer to autumn 🐟 Bream 176 spots Late spring to autumn 🐟 Carp 258 spots Spring to autumn 🐟 Chub 39 spots Autumn to winter 🐟 Crucian carp 22 spots Late spring to summer 🐟 Dace 10 spots Autumn to winter 🐟 Roach 171 spots Autumn to winter 🐟 Rudd 41 spots Summer 🐟 Tench 157 spots Late spring to summer

Predators

🐠 Catfish 17 spots Summer 🐠 Perch 104 spots Autumn to winter 🐠 Pike 85 spots Autumn to winter

Game fish

🎣 Atlantic salmon 21 spots Spring to autumn (varies by river) 🎣 Brown trout 95 spots Spring to summer 🎣 Grayling 9 spots Autumn to winter 🎣 Rainbow trout 74 spots Spring to autumn 🎣 Sea trout 5 spots Summer

Sea fish

🌊 Bass 101 spots Summer to autumn 🌊 Coalfish (saithe) 44 spots Autumn to winter 🌊 Cod / codling 131 spots Autumn to winter 🌊 Conger eel 48 spots Summer to autumn 🌊 Dab 56 spots Autumn to spring 🌊 Dogfish 49 spots Summer 🌊 Flounder 102 spots Autumn to winter 🌊 Garfish 19 spots Summer 🌊 Ling 13 spots Summer to autumn 🌊 Mackerel 88 spots Summer 🌊 Mullet 9 spots Summer 🌊 Plaice 27 spots Spring to summer 🌊 Pollack 77 spots Summer to autumn 🌊 Ray (thornback/blonde) 5 spots Summer to autumn 🌊 Sole 21 spots Summer 🌊 Whiting 86 spots Autumn to winter 🌊 Wrasse 45 spots Summer