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 8
Survey events 22
Recorded taxa 16
Evidence period 14 Oct 1997 – 28 Jul 2022
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 6
EA waterbody IDs GB109053022050 · GB109053022060 · GB109053022070 · GB109053027610
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
15 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 Marden 6 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 28 Jul 2022 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike Main River Marden 1 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 19 Jul 2006 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Main River Marden 5 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 11 Oct 2016 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub Main River Marden 4 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 19 May 2011 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Main River Marden 6 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 19 May 2011 · 8 Oct 2025 Perch Main River Marden 4 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 11 Oct 2016 · 9 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Main River Marden 5 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 19 May 2011 · 1 Oct 2025 Bleak Main River Marden 1 River Kennet 27 Latest evidence 19 Jul 2006 · 25 Sept 2025 Barbel Main River Marden 4 River Kennet 22 Latest evidence 19 May 2011 · 25 Sept 2025 Bullhead Main River Marden 3 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 28 Jul 2022 · 14 Oct 2025 Minnow Main River Marden 2 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 28 Jul 2022 · 14 Oct 2025 European eel Main River Marden 2 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 18 Aug 2004 · 8 Nov 2013 Stone loach Main River Marden 2 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 28 Jul 2022 · 8 Oct 2025 Rainbow trout Main River Marden 1 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 23 Apr 1998 · 8 Oct 2024 3-spined stickleback Main River Marden 2 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 11 Jul 2017 · 14 Oct 2025 Only in the Main River Marden survey set Feral [brown] goldfish 1 site · latest 11 Oct 2016 Only in the River Kennet survey set 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 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Brook lamprey 7 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Common [wild] carp 5 sites · latest 24 Oct 2018 European eels > elvers 5 sites · latest 10 Oct 2025 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 Rudd 3 sites · latest 4 Nov 2022 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