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 22
Survey events 75
Recorded taxa 25
Evidence period 12 Jul 1990 – 2 Jun 2023
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 17
EA waterbody IDs GB108052021090 · GB108052021120 · GB108052021140 · GB108052021180 · +2 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
20 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 River Brue 10 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 8 Aug 2012 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike Main River Brue 6 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 23 May 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub Main River Brue 7 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 2 Jun 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Main River Brue 6 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 2 Jun 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Main River Brue 10 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 2 Jun 2023 · 8 Oct 2025 Perch Main River Brue 8 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 30 May 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Main River Brue 8 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 2 Jun 2023 · 1 Oct 2025 Minnow Main River Brue 14 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 2 Jun 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach Main River Brue 15 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 23 May 2023 · 8 Oct 2025 Bullhead Main River Brue 12 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 27 Jun 2019 · 14 Oct 2025 Common bream Main River Brue 4 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 25 Apr 2017 · 25 Sept 2025 European eel Main River Brue 7 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 8 Aug 2012 · 8 Nov 2013 Tench Main River Brue 2 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 25 Jun 2019 · 13 Nov 2024 3-spined stickleback Main River Brue 10 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 2 Jun 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers Main River Brue 8 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 30 May 2023 · 10 Oct 2025 Roach x common bream hybrid Main River Brue 1 River Kennet 12 Latest evidence 8 Jun 2016 · 25 Oct 2018 Ruffe Main River Brue 3 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 18 Aug 2009 · 5 Nov 2022 Silver bream Main River Brue 5 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 5 Jul 2011 · 4 Nov 2022 Rudd Main River Brue 4 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 25 Apr 2017 · 4 Nov 2022 Pike varieties Main River Brue 1 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 14 Jun 2005 · 1 Oct 2025 Only in the Main River Brue survey set Flounder 2 sites · latest 17 Jun 2015 Motherless minnow / Sunbleak 2 sites · latest 14 Jun 2011 European elvers 1 site · latest 17 Jun 2015 Roach x rudd hybrid 1 site · latest 23 Jun 2006 Tench varieties 1 site · latest 12 May 2005 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 Atlantic salmon 14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010 Rainbow trout 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024 Brook lamprey 7 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 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 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