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 53
Survey events 238
Recorded taxa 33
Evidence period 5 Sept 2001 – 14 Oct 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 12
Sites latest over 10 years ago 21
EA waterbody IDs GB108043015750 · GB108043015840 · GB108043015880 · GB108043022350 · +1 more
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
25 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 Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 45 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 14 Oct 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Chub Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 33 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 8 Oct 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Pike Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 27 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 14 Oct 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 27 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 25 Sept 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 43 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 14 Oct 2025 · 25 Oct 2010 Gudgeon Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 25 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 8 Oct 2025 · 1 Oct 2025 Roach Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 20 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 14 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025 Perch Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 14 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 14 Aug 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Grayling Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 30 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 29 Sept 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Barbel Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 21 River Kennet 22 Latest evidence 8 Oct 2025 · 25 Sept 2025 European eels > elvers Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 35 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 8 Oct 2025 · 10 Oct 2025 Minnow Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 29 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 8 Oct 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Bullhead Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 28 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 8 Oct 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 28 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025 Bleak Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 1 River Kennet 27 Latest evidence 11 May 2011 · 25 Sept 2025 Common bream Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 7 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 11 May 2011 · 25 Sept 2025 European eel Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 10 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 14 Oct 2025 · 8 Nov 2013 Tench Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 4 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 19 Aug 2014 · 13 Nov 2024 3-spined stickleback Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 11 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 29 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Rainbow trout Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 5 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 9 May 2011 · 8 Oct 2024 Common [wild] carp Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 4 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 23 May 2007 · 24 Oct 2018 Pike varieties Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 4 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 13 Sept 2017 · 1 Oct 2025 Mirror carp Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 3 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 5 Jun 2007 · 4 Nov 2008 Rudd Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 3 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 10 Sept 2014 · 4 Nov 2022 Silver bream Main Avon Sites (Wessex) 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 15 May 2008 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the Main Avon Sites (Wessex) survey set Flounder 4 sites · latest 15 Aug 2024 Lampetra sp. 3 sites · latest 14 Aug 2024 Lampetra sp. ammocoetes 3 sites · latest 16 Aug 2023 European elvers 2 sites · latest 7 Sept 2022 Sea bass 1 site · latest 18 May 2004 Sea lamprey 1 site · latest 11 May 2011 Thick lipped grey mullet 1 site · latest 1 May 2007 Thin lipped grey mullet 1 site · latest 11 May 2011 Only in the River Kennet survey set Roach x common bream hybrid 12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Brook lamprey 7 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 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