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 11
Survey events 23
Recorded taxa 16
Evidence period 1 May 1990 – 15 Jul 2015
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 11
EA waterbody IDs GB108052015210 · GB108052015240
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
15 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 Fivehead River 7 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 15 Jul 2015 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike Fivehead River 5 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 17 Apr 2013 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub Fivehead River 7 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 17 Apr 2013 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Fivehead River 6 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 17 Apr 2013 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Fivehead River 5 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 17 Apr 2013 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Fivehead River 4 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 17 Apr 2013 · 1 Oct 2025 Bullhead Fivehead River 9 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 15 Jul 2015 · 14 Oct 2025 European eel Fivehead River 9 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 16 Jun 2005 · 8 Nov 2013 Minnow Fivehead River 7 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 15 Jul 2015 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach Fivehead River 9 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 15 Jul 2015 · 8 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback Fivehead River 5 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 17 Apr 2013 · 14 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey Fivehead River 1 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 5 May 2010 · 14 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers Fivehead River 2 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 17 Apr 2013 · 10 Oct 2025 Pike varieties Fivehead River 2 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 16 Jun 2005 · 1 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey > ammocoete Fivehead River 1 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 17 Apr 2013 · 6 Oct 2023 Only in the Fivehead River survey set Lamprey sp. 2 sites · latest 20 Aug 1992 Only in the River Kennet survey set Perch 38 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 Tench 13 sites · latest 13 Nov 2024 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 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 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