Coarse Fishing

Coarse Fishing is the most popular style of fishing in the uk.

It encompassess all freshwaters including rivers and stillwaters.


The most popular tackle used is still rod and reel but poles and whips are also very popular especially amongst match fisherman.


There are 17 main species of freshwater fish that interest anglers in the British Isles.

Here we have all these most popular freshwater fish species covered in great detail, helping you to identify them, locate them, understand their feeding and helping you to catch them.

Click the species that you're interested in...

Barbel

Barbus barbus


Perch 

Perca fluviatilis

Bleak

Alberus alumbus

Pike

Esox lucius

Bream

Abramis brama

Roach

Rutilus rutilua

Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Chub

Leucisous cephalus

Tench

Tinca tinca

Crucian Carp

Carassius carassius

Wels catfish

Silurus glania

Dace

Leucisous leucisous

Zander

Stizostedion lucioperca

Eel

Alius pisces

Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Other Fish

Alius pisces