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 6
Survey events 18
Recorded taxa 13
Evidence period 8 Sept 1993 – 30 Apr 2014
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 6
EA waterbody IDs GB108051020220 · GB108051020240
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
6 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 Horner Water 6 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 30 Apr 2014 · 14 Oct 2025 Bullhead Main Horner Water 5 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 30 Apr 2014 · 14 Oct 2025 European eel Main Horner Water 5 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 3 May 2007 · 8 Nov 2013 European eels > elvers Main Horner Water 3 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 30 Apr 2014 · 10 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey Main Horner Water 1 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 12 Apr 2012 · 14 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey > ammocoete Main Horner Water 1 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 23 Apr 2013 · 6 Oct 2023 Only in the Main Horner Water survey set European elvers 3 sites · latest 23 Apr 2014 Brook lamprey ammocoetes 1 site · latest 23 Apr 2013 European glass eels 1 site · latest 23 Apr 2014 Lampetra sp. 1 site · latest 19 Apr 2011 Lampetra sp. > ammocoete 1 site · latest 23 Apr 2014 Lampetra sp. ammocoetes 1 site · latest 23 Apr 2014 Lamprey sp. ammocoetes 1 site · latest 2 Jun 2010 Only in the River Kennet survey set Pike 47 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Chub 41 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Dace 41 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Perch 38 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Roach 36 sites · latest 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon 31 sites · latest 1 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 Minnow 11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Rainbow trout 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024 Stone loach 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2025 Common [wild] carp 5 sites · latest 24 Oct 2018 Pike varieties 5 sites · latest 1 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback 4 sites · latest 14 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