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 15
Survey events 72
Recorded taxa 28
Evidence period 10 Jul 1996 – 16 Apr 2026
Sites latest within 2 years 1
Sites latest over 10 years ago 12
EA waterbody IDs GB112068060250 · GB112068060260 · GB112068060280
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 Gowy 3 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 22 Apr 2014 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike Gowy 2 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 2 Jun 2010 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub Gowy 7 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 23 May 2022 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Gowy 11 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 16 Apr 2026 · 8 Oct 2025 Dace Gowy 6 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 1 Jun 2022 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch Gowy 8 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 16 Apr 2026 · 9 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Gowy 11 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 16 Apr 2026 · 1 Oct 2025 European eel Gowy 13 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 16 Apr 2026 · 8 Nov 2013 Stone loach Gowy 13 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 16 Apr 2026 · 8 Oct 2025 Bullhead Gowy 7 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 16 Apr 2026 · 14 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback Gowy 13 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 16 Apr 2026 · 14 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers Gowy 8 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 4 May 2006 · 10 Oct 2025 Roach x common bream hybrid Gowy 1 River Kennet 12 Latest evidence 25 Apr 2002 · 25 Oct 2018 Brook lamprey Gowy 1 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 27 Apr 2006 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike varieties Gowy 2 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 16 May 2008 · 1 Oct 2025 Rudd Gowy 3 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 4 May 2006 · 4 Nov 2022 Brook lamprey > ammocoete Gowy 3 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 11 Apr 2005 · 6 Oct 2023 Only in the Gowy survey set European elvers 6 sites · latest 2 Jun 2010 Flounder 5 sites · latest 25 Apr 2014 Lamprey sp. 3 sites · latest 16 Jun 2010 Bitterling 2 sites · latest 16 May 2008 River lamprey > ammocoete 2 sites · latest 16 Apr 2003 10-spined stickleback 1 site · latest 26 Apr 2006 Brook lamprey ammocoetes 1 site · latest 27 Apr 2006 Lamprey sp. > ammocoete 1 site · latest 26 Apr 2006 River lamprey 1 site · latest 27 Apr 2005 Rudd varieties 1 site · latest 13 May 2008 Tench varieties 1 site · latest 13 May 2008 Only in the River Kennet survey set 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 Minnow 11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 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 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