AnglerRadar / Compare rivers Compare river fishing evidence · England
Same facts. No winner score. Choose two named waters and compare the evidence that actually exists. Survey effort, species records and freshness are shown separately because none proves access, current presence or fishing quality.
Greater Manchester Merseyside and Cheshire
Survey sites 7
Survey events 12
Recorded taxa 12
Evidence period 26 Aug 1999 – 17 Aug 2023
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 6
EA waterbody IDs GB112068055350 · GB112068055450
Access status Not established by survey data Thames
Survey sites 56
Survey events 264
Recorded taxa 31
Evidence period 28 Sept 1999 – 14 Oct 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 16
Sites latest over 10 years ago 31
EA waterbody IDs GB106039017420 · GB106039023120 · GB106039023140 · GB106039023172
Access status Not established by survey data Overlap
12 recorded taxa appear in both survey sets The site counts are shown per water. A higher count can reflect more monitoring sites, not a larger or healthier population.
Chub Ash Brook 6 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 17 Aug 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Ash Brook 5 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 17 Aug 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Ash Brook 6 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 17 Aug 2023 · 8 Oct 2025 Perch Ash Brook 3 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 17 Aug 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Ash Brook 7 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 17 Aug 2023 · 1 Oct 2025 Common bream Ash Brook 1 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 23 Jun 2006 · 25 Sept 2025 Bullhead Ash Brook 5 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 17 Aug 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach Ash Brook 6 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 22 May 2015 · 8 Oct 2025 Tench Ash Brook 1 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 26 Aug 1999 · 13 Nov 2024 European eel Ash Brook 1 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 23 Jun 2006 · 8 Nov 2013 3-spined stickleback Ash Brook 4 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 22 May 2015 · 14 Oct 2025 Silver bream Ash Brook 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 17 Aug 2023 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the Ash Brook survey set No distinct positive taxon aggregate in this comparison.
Only in the River Kennet survey set Brown / sea trout 47 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Pike 47 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Bleak 27 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Barbel 22 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Grayling 21 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon 14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010 Roach x common bream hybrid 12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018 Minnow 11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Rainbow trout 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024 Brook lamprey 7 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Common [wild] carp 5 sites · latest 24 Oct 2018 European eels > elvers 5 sites · latest 10 Oct 2025 Pike varieties 5 sites · latest 1 Oct 2025 Mirror carp 4 sites · latest 4 Nov 2008 Common carp varieties 3 sites · latest 22 Oct 2015 Rudd 3 sites · latest 4 Nov 2022 Brook lamprey > ammocoete 1 site · latest 6 Oct 2023 Golden goldfish 1 site · latest 12 Nov 2009 Method and boundary
Comparison, not prediction. Source Environment Agency Ecology & Fish Data Licence Open Government Licence v3.0 Source copy retrieved 23 Jul 2026 Coordinates Not published on this page Not asserted Access, current presence, abundance, catch prospects or safety