I managed a fairly good 50 species last year without catching a few key species such as smoothies. With that in mind I wanted a tougher challenge so this year my target is 60. Going to be a tough ask as all fish must be caught from UK waters
So far:
1. Whiting * 21. Ballan Wrasse * 41. Sand Smelt * 61. Common Goby
2. Poor Cod * 22. Rock Goby * 42. Tub Gurnard 62. Garfish
3. Pouting * 23. Thick lipped mullet * 43. Black Bream 63. Jeffreys Goby
4. Dogfish * 24. Turbot * 44. Gilthead Bream 64. Baillons Wrasse
5. Codling * 25. SS Scorpion fish * 45. Giant Goby * 65. Painted Goby *
6. 3-Bearded Rockling 26. Flounder * 46. Dragonette * 66. 5 Beard Rockling
7. Shore Rockling 27. Spotted Ray 47. Grey Gurnard * 67. Red Mullet
8. Pollack * 28. Mackerel * 48. Blonde Ray 68. Spurdog
9. Thornback Ray 29. Bullhuss 49. Leopard Spotted Goby * 69. Two-Spot Goby
10. Conger Eel 30. Launce * 50. Sea Trout * "70" Common Skate
11. Topknot 31. Rock-cook Wrasse * 51. Cuckoo Wrasse * 71. Ling
12. Dab * 32. Sandeel 52. Red Gurnard * 72. Brill
13. Bass * 33. Plaice * 53. Haddock 73. Corbin's Sandeel
14. Herring * 34. Gold-sinny wrasse * 54. Undulate Ray 74. Shore Clingfish
15. Lesser Weever * 35. Coalfish * 55. Golden Grey Mullet 75. Red Bream
16. LS Scorpion fish * 36. Sand-Goby * 56. Scad * 76. Thin Lipped Mullet
17. Tadpole Fish 37.Common Smoothhound 57. Trigger Fish 77. White Bream
18. Corkwing Wrasse * 38. Starry Smoothhound 58. Common/Silver Eel 78. 15-spined stickleback
19. Shanny * 39. Black Goby * 59. Small Eyed Ray 79. Pilchard
20. Tompot Blenny * 40. Butterfish #60# TOPE 80. Cuckoo Ray
81. BLUE SHARK
82. Couch's Bream
83. Montagu's Blenny
Species marked with * have been caught via the use of artificials (lures)
