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Freshwater
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| Species/Type | Habitat/Best Venue | Bait and Tips |
| Acara Exotic |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers. Best Venue: Amazon River |
Bait: Deadbaits - Insect - processed - Try Lambari. |
| Amarela Piranha Exotic, Predator |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers. Best Venue: Amazon River |
Bait: Deadbaits - Insect - processed Try Lambari - any bait with high blood content. |
| Arapaima Giant Predator (500#) |
Habitat: Amazon Delta Best Venue: Amazon River |
Bait: No info yet! |
| Archer Fish Exotic, Predator |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers. Best Venue: Kakadu (NT) |
Bait: Insect baits - Fly. |
| Aruana | Habitat: Amazon delta and
other equatorial systems. Should feed high in the water. Best Venue: Amazon River |
Bait: Seed or Processed baits - maybe deadbait. |
| Asp Classed as a course fish - In Holland and Denmark it is considered a Game fish |
Habitat: Stillwater and Fast
flowing rivers Best Venue: Calder River - Exotica and La Roya |
Bait: Has predator instincts - will take lure or fly and deadbaits. |
| Barramundi Freshwater predator |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers North Australia. Best Venue: Kakadu (NT) |
Bait: Insect baits - Deadbaits - Lure |
| Barbel Course Fish |
Habitat: Slow to fast flowing
rivers and will be found in some still waters in FS2 Best Venue: R Windrush - Flatford Mill - R Dove - W Avon |
Bait: Meat Baits - Sweetcorn |
|
Bighead Carp Freshwater species |
Habitat :
Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best venue: Utrechtse |
Bait : Processed / Veg baits |
| Bitterling Small freshwater species |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: Fort Lunetten |
Bait: Insect baits |
| Blackmoor Ornamental Carp species |
Habitat: Stocked in ponds -
escaped into FS2 Best Venue: Fantasy Pond |
Bait: Insect baits |
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Black Mahseer Freshwater warm water species |
Habitat:
Warm fast flowing rivers
of India Best venue: Kosi |
Bait: Insect - Shellfish - Blood/Fish oil baits |
| Black Piranha Predator |
Habitat: Amazon delta and
other equatorial systems Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Deadbait - Insect - Blood baits |
| Bleak Course fish - does not grow to any size A 2oz fish is a specimen ! - but good fun to catch |
Habitat: Slow flowing rivers
and some still waters Best Venue: Hanley Park currently holds the record Numerous venues now hold this fish. |
Bait: Small insect baits |
|
Blue Catfish Course fish |
Habitat: Best Venue: Outdoorsim One |
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| Blue Orfe Ornamental Carp species |
Habitat: Stillwater and small
ponds. Best Venue: Fantasy Pond |
Bait: Try Insect baits |
| Blue Tilapia Warm stillwater fish |
Habitat: Clean stillwater Best Venue: Plantation Fort Lauderdale |
Bait: Insect baits - Maggot or Caster Lure fishing also |
| Brown Bullhead Small freshwater species |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: Fort Lunetten |
Bait: Insect baits or small fish |
| Bullhead Course fish |
Habitat: Beneath stones in
rivers and some still waters Usually caught by accident Best Venue: River Dove |
Bait: Small insect baits |
| Burbot rare freshwater species |
Habitat: Slow moving rivers
& still water Best Venue: Fort Lunetten |
Bait: Small fish |
| Butterfly Peacock Bass Predator | Habitat: Amazon delta and
other equatorial systems Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Deadbait - Insect - Blood baits - Lure |
| Cachorro | Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Insect baits |
|
Calaboose Fresh warm water species |
Habitat:
Warm fast flowing rivers
of India Best venue: Kosi |
Bait: Fish / blood baits |
|
Catla Fresh warm water species |
Habitat:
Warm fast flowing rivers
of India Best venue: Kosi |
Bait: Fish / Insect baits |
|
Channa Large fresh warm water species |
Habitat:
Warm fast flowing rivers
of India Best venue: Kosi |
Bait: Fauna / Fishoil baits |
|
Channel Catfish |
Habitat: Best Venue: Outdoorsim One |
Bait: |
| Cichlid Bass Family |
Habitat: Clean stillwater Best Venue: Plantation Fort Lauderdale |
Bait: Insect baits work well - Maggot - Caster - Lure fishing also. |
| Common Bream Course Fish |
Habitat: Still water and slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: Retallack for specimen - County Rosscommon for numbers - common in most freshwater venues |
Bait: Processsed - Insect |
| Common Carp Course fish |
Habitat: Still waters and
some slow flowing rivers. Best Venue: Border Fisheries is best known but can be found in Fergusons and Whitacres and others |
Bait: Boilies - Bread crust - meat baits. Border's Carp are known to like fruity flavours, also like stilton cheese a great deal. |
| Common Jollytail Small freshwater fish |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing Best Venue: Risdon Brook Dam |
Bait: Insect baits |
| Crucian Carp Course fish - smaller cousin of the Common Carp |
Habitat: Still water only and
stagnant ponds Can survive with low oxygen levels. Best Venue: Gatwick Lake holds good fish and also River Lot still water pegs |
Bait: Any insect bait or paste baits Boilies will take the specimens. |
| Dace Course Fish |
Habitat: River venues -
normally in the top layers but will be found feeding near the bottom Best Venue: Wiltshire Avon and the River Dove plus others |
Bait: Any small insect bait and will take a dry or wet fly |
| Eel Course fish |
Habitat: Still waters and
rivers in FS2. Best Venue: It is hard to pinpoint this species and are mostly caught by accident. The current FS2 record is recorded on the River Dove, also try Teardrop Pond - Night fishing should work. |
Bait: Insect baits - Worm or maggot - for the specimens then a deadbait, but not an easy species to track down. |
| Eeltailed Catfish Australian freshwater fish |
Habitat: Slow moving rivers
and stillwater Best Venue: The River Murray |
Bait: Most likely a fish bait - Yabby or shrimp |
|
Flathead Catfish |
Habitat: Best Venue: Outdoorsim One |
Bait: |
| Forktailed Catfish Freshwater fish - predator |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers North Australia Best Venue: Kakadu (NT) |
Bait: Insect baits - Deadbaits - high blood baits |
| Ghost Carp Course fish - ornamental strain of Common Carp |
Habitat: Still water Best Venue: Retallack is the main home of this fish Grows to large sizes |
Bait: Dog Biscuit takes a lot of fish - meat baits also |
| Giant Threadfin Freshwater fish |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing North Australian Best Venue: Kakadu (NT) |
Bait: Insect baits - Lure |
| Gibel Carp Freshwater species |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Rarer member of the Carp family Grows to around 10lb. Best Venue: Fort Lunetten |
Bait: Insect baits or small fish |
| Golden Carp Ornamental Carp species |
Habitat: Stillwater - ponds Best Venue: Fantasy Pond |
Bait: Insect baits or fly |
| Golden Catfish Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Fish baits |
| Golden Orfe Course fish - ornamental |
Habitat: Still water - upper
layers Best Venue: River Calder and Oriental Pond |
Bait: Meat Baits |
| Golden Perch Australian freshwater fish |
Habitat: Stillwater and Slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: River Murray |
Bait: Yabby - Bardi Grub - Lure |
| Golden Rudd Ornamental Rudd - kept in ponds |
Habitat: Stillwater - garden
ponds Best Venue: Fantasy Pond |
Bait: Insect baits or fly |
| Golden Tench Course fish - ornamental species |
Habitat: Still water - a
bottom feeder Best Venue: Oriental Pond and River Calder (stillwater) Good specimens in Border Fisheries |
Bait: Meat baits work well but Insect baits also A greedy fish once located |
| Goldfish Course fish - ornamental |
Habitat: Still water Best Venue: Oriental Pond holds good specimens |
Bait: Garlic sausage - Dog biscuit |
| Grass Carp Course fish |
Habitat: Still waters Best Venue: Hatch Pond contains big specimens also found at other venues |
Bait: Very few Grass Carp have been caught A vegetable or Fauna type bait may be the answer |
| Gudgeon Course fish |
Habitat: River systems and
some still waters Best Venue: River Windrush to name one |
Bait: Anything that fits in it's mouth ! In FS2 - insect baits will catch these greedy fish. |
| Houting Sea species, spawns in freshwater |
Habitat: Moves into
freshwater to spawn Best Venue: Fort Lunetten |
Bait: In FS2 it eats animals ! |
| Hybrid Roach/Bream Course fish |
Habitat: Common throughout
Irish waters - will be found at all depths, but the bigger specimens are typical bottom
feeders - a 2lb fish is a specimen Best Venue: County Rosscommon |
Bait: A ravenous feeder will take anything on offer. Sweetcorn and paste baits will get best results |
| Hybrid Rudd/Bream Course fish |
Habitat: Common in Irish
waters and a hard fighter Will be found at all depths but bigger fish will take on Bream
habits. Best Venue: County Rosscommon - River Shannon |
Bait: Sweetcorn and paste baits - Insect baits also A greedy feeder |
| Ide Course fish |
Habitat: River systems of
central Europe - Introduced into still water venues in UK Best Venue: River Calder - now present in other venues |
Bait: Fly fishing on the Calder - also insect baits at other venues |
| Jaguar Guapote Warm water fish |
Habitat: Clean, warmer,
stillwater Best Venue: Plantation Fort Lauderdale |
Bait: Insect baits - Maggot or Caster |
| Jaraqui Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Insect baits |
| Koi Carp Course fish - ornamental |
Habitat: Still water - Will
show up all levels dependent on climate - but likes to feed mid-depth Best Venue: Oriental Pond - Koi Corner - Abwick |
Bait: Meat baits - cat bites - Maggot |
| Leather Carp No scales except for Dorsal |
Habitat: Still waters and
some slow flowing rivers Best Venue: Border Fisheries is best known but others now contain this fish |
Bait: Boilies - Bread crust - meat baits Pineapple Boilie is a winner |
| Longfinned Eel Australian freshwater fish |
Habitat: Found in stillwater
and slow moving rivers. Best Venue: River Murray |
Bait: Fish baits |
|
Mahseer
Large fresh warm water species |
Habitat:
Warm fast flowing rivers
of India Best venue: Kosi |
Bait: Insect - Shellfish - Blood/Fish oil baits |
| Minnow Course fish - very small |
Habitat: River and still
water systems - at all levels. Best Venue: River Dove holds a good stock of these. |
Bait: Small insect baits |
| Mirror Carp Course fish |
Habitat: Still water and some
slow flowing rivers Best Venue: Present in a lot of FS2 waters, growing to huge sizes. Best Venue: On some waters can be caught in quantity. For size and frequency Border Fisheries is the place to try. Other waters are River Lot and Hanley - and many others. |
Bait: Boilies will produce best fish, but all other baits will produce also. Floating baits are good in warm weather. |
| Moderlieschen A freshwater species |
Habitat: Slow moving rivers
& still water Best Venue: Fort Lunetten |
Bait: A vegetable eater |
| Murray Cod Australian freshwater fish |
Habitat: Stillwater &
Slow flowing rivers Best Venue: River Murray |
Bait: Bardi Grub - Yabby |
| Northern Saratoga Freshwater fish |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing North Australian. Best Venue: Kakadu (NT) |
Bait: Insect baits - Lure - Fly |
|
Nosecarp
Freshwater species |
Habitat :
Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best venue: Utrechtse |
Bait : A vegetable eater |
| Oranda Course Fish - ornamental pond fish. Grows to around 5lbs. |
Habitat: Enjoys similar
lifestyle as the Golfish Best Venue: Chateau-De-Bybac |
Bait: All the usual Carp baits will take this fish Thanks to Mark for info |
| Oscar Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Insect baits |
| Pacific Tarpon Freshwater fish |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers North Australia Best Venue: Kakadu (NT) |
Bait: Insect baits - Lure - Fly |
| Pacu Freshwater Predator |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Deadbait - blood baits |
| Payara Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Fish baits |
| Perch Course fish - Predator |
Habitat: Will be found at all
levels - bigger fish like good cover. Best Venue: For specimen fish try Predators Paradise Cranbourne holds some monsters Perch are present in most FS2 freshwater |
Bait: Small deadbaits - Insect baits - and sometimes will take other baits as well |
| Picua Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Deadbait - blood baits |
| Pike Course fish - Predator |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers - prefers to sit cover to ambush it's pray - during the colder month's will
seek it's food and is more active Best Venue: Predators Paradise is by far the best - County Rosscommon for Jack Pike |
Bait: Fish deadbait for specimens - Lure fishing also Be sure to select the correct lure for the time of year and depth of water |
| Piraiba Catfish Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Fish baits |
| Piraputanga Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Seed baits or insect maybe |
| Porthole Catfish Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Probably deadbait |
| Powan Freshwater species |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: Fort Lunetten |
Bait: Insect baits |
|
Pumpkinseed Freshwater species |
Habitat :
Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best venue: Utrechtse |
Bait : Insect baits |
|
Pungas
Fresh warm water species |
Habitat:
Warm fast flowing rivers
of India Best venue: Kosi |
Bait Shellfish / Insect baits |
| Red Bellied Piranha Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Deadbait - Blood baits |
| Redtailed Catfish Freshwater species grows to 700 lb |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Deadbait - Blood baits |
| Ripsaw Catfish Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Deadbait - Blood baits |
| River Blackfish Tasmanian Freshwater fish Grows to a good size |
Habitat: Stillwater and Slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: River Derwent Tasmania |
Bait: Insect baits - Try Mealworm |
| Roach Course fish very common in FS2 |
Habitat: All freshwaters
except for the fastest flows Found at all depths - bigger fish on the bottom Best Venue: Most venues - Retallack for specimens |
Bait Insect - Seed - Processed |
|
Rohu Fresh warm water species |
Habitat:
Warm fast flowing rivers
of India Best venue: Kosi |
Bait: Insect - Seed - Blood/Fish oil baits |
| Rudd Course fish |
Habitat: Found in many still
water and slow river systems - usually in the upper layers in warm weather Best Venue: There are many waters - Potts Pond holds the record in FS2 - also County Rosscommon |
Bait: Insect - seed baits |
| Ruffe Course fish |
Habitat: Still water/canals
and slow flowing rivers Best Venue: Weirpools - River Wyre and others |
Bait: Insect baits and will take small fry Maggot best option |
| Sandie Small freshwater fish of Tasmania |
Habitat: Stillwater and Slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: River Derwent Tasmania |
Bait: Insect baits - Mealworm is a good bait |
|
Schneider Freshwater species |
Habitat :
Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best venue: Utrechtse |
Bait : Insect baits |
| Short Finned Eel Freshwater fish similar to European Eel | Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: River Derwent Tasmania |
Bait: Try insect baits |
| Shubunkin Course Fish - ornamental pond fish released into FS2 waters. Grows to around 2lbs - A fish of 1 1/2lb is a specimen |
Habitat: Similar to Goldfish Best Venue: Not yet released - watch this space |
Bait: All the usual Carp baits |
| Silver Bream Course fish |
Habitat: Still water and slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: Match Eddy - Pewsey K & A Canal |
Bait: Insect baits or paste baits |
| Silver Carp Ornamental Carp species |
Habitat: Stillwater - ponds Best Venue: Fantasy Pond |
Bait: Insect baits or fly |
| Silver Orfe Ornamental Carp species |
Habitat: Stillwater - Fish
ponds Best Venue: Fantasy Pond |
Bait: Insect baits or fly |
| Silver Perch Australian freshwater fish |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: River Murray |
Bait: Yabby or Lure |
| Slender Piranha Freshwater species |
Habitat Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Deadbait - Blood baits |
| Sooty Grunter Freshwater fish |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers North Australia Best Venue: Kakadu (NT) |
Bait: Insect baits - Lure - Fly |
| Speckled Peacock Bass Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Fish / Shellfish baits |
| Spotted Bream Warm stillwater fish |
Habitat: Clean stillwater Best Venue: Plantation Fort Lauderdale |
Bait: Insect baits - Maggot or Caster Lure fishing also |
| Spotted Piranha Freshwater Predator |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Fish / Shellfish baits - Insect |
| Sterlet Freshwater - member of Sturgeon family |
Habitat: Stillwater and Slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: Fantasy Pond |
Bait: Try maggot on bottom |
|
Striped Mud Minnow
Freshwater species |
Habitat :
Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best venue: Utrechtse |
Bait : Insect baits |
| Stone Loach Freshwater Fish |
Habitat: Clean stillwater and
slow running streams Best Venue: Pash's Match Lake |
Bait: Insect baits on the bottom |
| Sun Bass Ornamental species |
Habitat: Stillwater Best Venue: Fantasy Pond |
Bait: Insect baits |
| Tambaqui Freshwater species grows to 500 lb plus |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Seeds - Insect |
| Tench Course fish |
Habitat: Still water and slow
flowing rivers - A bottom feeder Best Venue: Very common in FS2 waters, most still waters have a population of this fish. River Lot and Potts Pond hold good specimens this fish |
Bait : Insect - Meat - Paste - Processed baits will catch |
| 3 Spined Stickleback Very small fish, not usually targeted by anglers |
Habitat: Small ponds lakes
and streams Best Venue: Cwmbran Canal |
Bait: Insect baits - if you can find one small enough ! |
| Tiger Catfish Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Fish / Shellfish baits |
| Tiger Fish A freshwater predator |
Habitat: Slow moving rivers
& still water prefers warmer water Best Venue: Special Lakes |
Bait: An out & out predator - Fish ! |
| Topmouth Gudgeon Freshwater species |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: Fort Lunetten |
Bait: A vegetarian |
| Trout Minnow Small freshwater fish of Tasmania |
Habitat: Stillwater and Slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: River Derwent Tasmania |
Bait: Insect baits |
|
Vendace
Freshwater species |
Habitat :
Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best venue: Utrechtse |
Bait : Insect baits |
| Vimba Freshwater species |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: Fort Lunetten |
Bait: Insects or Shellfish |
|
Wallago Fresh warm water species |
Habitat:
Warm fast flowing rivers
of India Best venue: Kosi |
Bait: Fish/Blood baits |
| Wels - Catfish Course fish Predator |
Habitat: Still water and slow
flowing rivers Will hunt for it's food - generally a bottom feeder but will take off the
bottom - in FS2 bottom fishing is best Best Venue: Silurius holds giants current record over 118lb ! Hatch Pond pegs 8-9-10 hold huge specimens Be prepared for very long wait! |
Bait: Fish flavoured boilies or fish baits On Siluirus use large Roach baits |
|
Wheater Fish
Freshwater species |
Habitat :
Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers Best venue: Utrechtse |
Bait : Insect baits |
| White Bream Course fish - ornamental |
Habitat: Still water - only
in FS2 waters Best Venue: River Calder holds stocks of this fish |
Bait: Fly fishing on the Calder |
|
White Catfish |
Habitat: Best Venue: Outdoorsim One |
Bait: |
|
White Sturgeon Freshwater rare species |
Habitat :
Stillwater and slow
flowing rivers A large fish to over 600lb in European river systems -
currently only to 60lb in FS Best venue: JK's Syndicate waters |
Bait : Deadbaits - Insect – processed. A bottom feeding scavenger |
| Wild Carp Freshwater Fish |
Habitat: Stillwater and slow
flowing - original strain of Carp introduced from Europe to British waters. Best Venue: De Vecht |
Bait: Normal Carp baits should catch, likes chopped worms at Ft. Lunetten. |
| Wimple Piranha Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Blood baits |
| Zander Course fish - Predator |
Habitat: Still water and slow
flowing rivers Best Venue: Rio Ebre Mequinenza |
Bait: Fish baits Minnow / Trout ) - Lures |
| Zebra Catfish Freshwater species |
Habitat: Amazon delta system Best Venue: Amazon river |
Bait: Blood baits |
This information was obtained from
many sources, with Hooked being a major source.
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