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Compare river fishing evidence · England

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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.

Wessex

Bridgwater / Taunton Canal

Survey sites
11
Survey events
11
Recorded taxa
14
Evidence period
20 Apr 1994 – 19 May 1994
Sites latest within 2 years
0
Sites latest over 10 years ago
11
EA waterbody IDs
GB108052015460 · GB108052015482 · GB108052015500 · GB108052021280 · +2 more
Access status
Not established by survey data
Thames

River Kennet

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.

  1. PikeBridgwater / Taunton Canal 11River Kennet 47Latest evidence 19 May 1994 · 9 Oct 2025
  2. RoachBridgwater / Taunton Canal 11River Kennet 36Latest evidence 19 May 1994 · 8 Oct 2025
  3. PerchBridgwater / Taunton Canal 6River Kennet 38Latest evidence 19 May 1994 · 9 Oct 2025
  4. DaceBridgwater / Taunton Canal 2River Kennet 41Latest evidence 5 May 1994 · 9 Oct 2025
  5. GudgeonBridgwater / Taunton Canal 6River Kennet 31Latest evidence 11 May 1994 · 1 Oct 2025
  6. Common breamBridgwater / Taunton Canal 10River Kennet 19Latest evidence 19 May 1994 · 25 Sept 2025
  7. European eelBridgwater / Taunton Canal 11River Kennet 9Latest evidence 19 May 1994 · 8 Nov 2013
  8. TenchBridgwater / Taunton Canal 7River Kennet 13Latest evidence 18 May 1994 · 13 Nov 2024
  9. Roach x common bream hybridBridgwater / Taunton Canal 2River Kennet 12Latest evidence 19 May 1994 · 25 Oct 2018
  10. RuddBridgwater / Taunton Canal 7River Kennet 3Latest evidence 19 May 1994 · 4 Nov 2022
  11. Common [wild] carpBridgwater / Taunton Canal 1River Kennet 5Latest evidence 17 May 1994 · 24 Oct 2018
  12. Mirror carpBridgwater / Taunton Canal 1River Kennet 4Latest evidence 26 Apr 1994 · 4 Nov 2008

Only in the Bridgwater / Taunton Canal survey set

  1. Motherless minnow / Sunbleak9 sites · latest 19 May 1994
  2. Tench varieties1 site · latest 27 Apr 1994

Only in the River Kennet survey set

  1. Brown / sea trout47 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025
  2. Chub41 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025
  3. Bleak27 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025
  4. Barbel22 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025
  5. Grayling21 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025
  6. Atlantic salmon14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010
  7. Bullhead11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025
  8. Minnow11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025
  9. Ruffe9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022
  10. Rainbow trout8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024
  11. Stone loach8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2025
  12. Brook lamprey7 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025
  13. European eels > elvers5 sites · latest 10 Oct 2025
  14. Pike varieties5 sites · latest 1 Oct 2025
  15. 3-spined stickleback4 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025
  16. Common carp varieties3 sites · latest 22 Oct 2015
  17. Silver bream3 sites · latest 4 Nov 2022
  18. Brook lamprey > ammocoete1 site · latest 6 Oct 2023
  19. Golden goldfish1 site · latest 12 Nov 2009

Method and boundary

Comparison, not prediction.

  • SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
  • LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
  • Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
  • CoordinatesNot published on this page
  • Not assertedAccess, current presence, abundance, catch prospects or safety
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