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.
Wessex
Survey sites 10
Survey events 65
Recorded taxa 27
Evidence period 19 May 1999 – 3 Sept 2024
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 5
EA waterbody IDs GB109053027370 · GB109053027440 · GB109053027650
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
22 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.
Pike Bristol Avon main river 9 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 3 Sept 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Brown / sea trout Bristol Avon main river 6 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 3 Sept 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 Chub Bristol Avon main river 9 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 3 Sept 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Bristol Avon main river 9 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch Bristol Avon main river 10 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 3 Sept 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Bristol Avon main river 10 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 3 Sept 2024 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Bristol Avon main river 7 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 3 Sept 2024 · 1 Oct 2025 Bleak Bristol Avon main river 7 River Kennet 27 Latest evidence 3 Sept 2024 · 25 Sept 2025 Barbel Bristol Avon main river 6 River Kennet 22 Latest evidence 3 Sept 2024 · 25 Sept 2025 Common bream Bristol Avon main river 3 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 3 Sept 2024 · 25 Sept 2025 Grayling Bristol Avon main river 1 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 26 May 1999 · 9 Oct 2025 Tench Bristol Avon main river 3 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 2 Aug 2006 · 13 Nov 2024 European eel Bristol Avon main river 6 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 27 Aug 2013 · 8 Nov 2013 Minnow Bristol Avon main river 2 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 30 Aug 2017 · 14 Oct 2025 Roach x common bream hybrid Bristol Avon main river 1 River Kennet 12 Latest evidence 18 Sept 2014 · 25 Oct 2018 Bullhead Bristol Avon main river 1 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 30 Aug 2017 · 14 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers Bristol Avon main river 6 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2023 · 10 Oct 2025 Rainbow trout Bristol Avon main river 2 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2017 · 8 Oct 2024 Brook lamprey Bristol Avon main river 1 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2014 · 14 Oct 2025 Silver bream Bristol Avon main river 3 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2023 · 4 Nov 2022 Common [wild] carp Bristol Avon main river 1 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 12 Jul 2006 · 24 Oct 2018 Rudd Bristol Avon main river 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 27 May 1999 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the Bristol Avon main river survey set Brook lamprey ammocoetes 2 sites · latest 19 Jul 2011 Lamprey sp. ammocoetes 2 sites · latest 21 Aug 2019 Lampetra sp. > ammocoete 1 site · latest 30 Aug 2017 Lamprey sp. 1 site · latest 7 Jul 2005 Lamprey sp. > ammocoete 1 site · latest 28 Aug 2013 Only in the River Kennet survey set Atlantic salmon 14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Stone loach 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2025 Pike varieties 5 sites · latest 1 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback 4 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Mirror carp 4 sites · latest 4 Nov 2008 Common carp varieties 3 sites · latest 22 Oct 2015 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