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 3
Survey events 14
Recorded taxa 16
Evidence period 20 Apr 2006 – 16 Jul 2024
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 1
EA waterbody IDs GB112068055240
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
14 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.
Brown / sea trout Checkley Brook 2 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2012 · 14 Oct 2025 Chub Checkley Brook 3 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 16 Jul 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Checkley Brook 3 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 15 Jul 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch Checkley Brook 2 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 16 Jul 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Checkley Brook 2 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 15 Jul 2024 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Checkley Brook 1 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2012 · 1 Oct 2025 Tench Checkley Brook 2 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 15 Jul 2024 · 13 Nov 2024 Bullhead Checkley Brook 3 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 16 Jul 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 Minnow Checkley Brook 3 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 16 Jul 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 Roach x common bream hybrid Checkley Brook 1 River Kennet 12 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2012 · 25 Oct 2018 Stone loach Checkley Brook 3 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 15 Jul 2024 · 8 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey Checkley Brook 1 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 15 Jul 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback Checkley Brook 1 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2012 · 14 Oct 2025 Rudd Checkley Brook 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 15 Jul 2024 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the Checkley Brook survey set Lamprey sp. 2 sites · latest 4 Jun 2015 Brook lamprey ammocoetes 1 site · latest 28 Apr 2014 Only in the River Kennet survey set 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 Common bream 19 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Atlantic salmon 14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010 European eel 9 sites · latest 8 Nov 2013 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Rainbow trout 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024 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 Silver bream 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