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 10
Survey events 58
Recorded taxa 27
Evidence period 15 May 2002 – 18 Jun 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 1
Sites latest over 10 years ago 4
EA waterbody IDs GB109053021850 · GB109053021950
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 Chew 8 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 18 Jun 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Dace Main River Chew 7 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 6 Jul 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Pike Main River Chew 1 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 13 Jul 2004 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub Main River Chew 5 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 29 Jun 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Main River Chew 9 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 18 Jun 2025 · 8 Oct 2025 Perch Main River Chew 7 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 18 Jul 2019 · 9 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Main River Chew 8 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 11 Jul 2023 · 1 Oct 2025 Grayling Main River Chew 3 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 6 Jul 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Barbel Main River Chew 2 River Kennet 22 Latest evidence 18 Jul 2019 · 25 Sept 2025 Bullhead Main River Chew 8 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 18 Jun 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Minnow Main River Chew 6 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 18 Jul 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 Tench Main River Chew 3 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 19 Jul 2016 · 13 Nov 2024 Atlantic salmon Main River Chew 1 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 27 Jun 2023 · 25 Oct 2010 European eel Main River Chew 5 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 11 Jul 2023 · 8 Nov 2013 Rainbow trout Main River Chew 4 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 21 Jul 2016 · 8 Oct 2024 Stone loach Main River Chew 4 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 18 Jul 2023 · 8 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers Main River Chew 6 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 18 Jul 2023 · 10 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback Main River Chew 5 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 18 Jul 2019 · 14 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey Main River Chew 1 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 31 Jul 2013 · 14 Oct 2025 Rudd Main River Chew 2 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 21 Aug 2012 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the Main River Chew survey set Lamprey sp. ammocoetes 4 sites · latest 11 Jul 2023 European elvers 3 sites · latest 6 Jul 2016 Lamprey sp. 2 sites · latest 8 Sept 2009 Brook lamprey ammocoetes 1 site · latest 25 May 2011 Crucian carp 1 site · latest 19 Jul 2016 Lampetra sp. 1 site · latest 21 Aug 2012 Lampetra sp. ammocoetes 1 site · latest 8 Oct 2013 Only in the River Kennet survey set Bleak 27 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Common bream 19 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Roach x common bream hybrid 12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Common [wild] carp 5 sites · latest 24 Oct 2018 Pike varieties 5 sites · latest 1 Oct 2025 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 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