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.
West Midlands
Survey sites 10
Survey events 26
Recorded taxa 23
Evidence period 1 Oct 1986 – 15 Aug 2013
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 10
EA waterbody IDs GB109054032520
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
17 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 Ell Brook 10 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 15 Aug 2013 · 14 Oct 2025 Dace Ell Brook 2 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 11 Jul 2007 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub Ell Brook 1 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 21 Aug 1996 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch Ell Brook 3 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 28 Jun 2012 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Ell Brook 4 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 11 Jul 2007 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Ell Brook 1 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 21 Aug 1996 · 1 Oct 2025 Bullhead Ell Brook 8 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 15 Aug 2013 · 14 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon Ell Brook 1 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 28 Jun 2012 · 25 Oct 2010 European eels > elvers Ell Brook 9 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 28 Jun 2012 · 10 Oct 2025 Tench Ell Brook 1 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 12 Nov 1991 · 13 Nov 2024 Minnow Ell Brook 1 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 28 Jun 2012 · 14 Oct 2025 European eel Ell Brook 2 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 25 Jul 2001 · 8 Nov 2013 Stone loach Ell Brook 2 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 28 Jun 2012 · 8 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey Ell Brook 1 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 21 Aug 1996 · 14 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback Ell Brook 2 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 15 Aug 2013 · 14 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey > ammocoete Ell Brook 2 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 18 Aug 2005 · 6 Oct 2023 Golden goldfish Ell Brook 1 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 4 Mar 1992 · 12 Nov 2009 Only in the Ell Brook survey set Lamprey sp. 2 sites · latest 25 Jul 2001 Crucian carp 1 site · latest 21 Aug 1996 European elvers 1 site · latest 28 Jun 2012 Lamprey sp. > ammocoete 1 site · latest 15 Aug 2013 Lamprey sp. ammocoetes 1 site · latest 28 Jun 2012 River lamprey > ammocoete 1 site · latest 18 Aug 2005 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 Roach x common bream hybrid 12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Rainbow trout 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024 Common [wild] carp 5 sites · latest 24 Oct 2018 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 Silver bream 3 sites · latest 4 Nov 2022 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