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
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
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 Course Fish	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 Course fish	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 Course fish	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

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