Popular Fish Species in Irish Waters
Common Name
Species Name
Fishing Type
Information
Salmon Salmo salar
Game
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Game
Sea Trout Salmo trutta
Game
Tope Galeorhinus galeus
Sea
Mackerel Scomber scombrus
Sea
Monkfish Squatina squatina
Sea
Pollack Pollachius pollachius
Sea
Cod Gadus morhua
Sea
Skate Raja spp
Sea
Conger Eel Conger conger
Sea
Flounder Platicthys flesus
Sea
Ling Molva molva
Sea
Wrasse Labrus spp
Sea
Bass Dicentrarchus labrax
Sea
Shark
Sea
Ray Raja spp
Sea
Pike Esox lucius
Coarse
Bream Abramis brama
Coarse
Roach Rutilus rutilus
Coarse
Tench Tinca tinca
Coarse
Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Coarse
Carp Cyprinus carpio
Coarse
Perch Perca fluvialtilis
Coarse
Eel Anguilla anguilla
Coarse
Hybrid
Coarse