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 33
Survey events 298
Recorded taxa 36
Evidence period 1 Jun 1994 – 2 Sept 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 10
Sites latest over 10 years ago 23
EA waterbody IDs GB108052015250 · GB108052015260 · GB108052015300 · GB108052015320 · +7 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
27 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 Parrett 16 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 2 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike Main River Parrett 11 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 6 Aug 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Main River Parrett 21 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 6 Aug 2025 · 8 Oct 2025 Perch Main River Parrett 14 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 2 Sept 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub Main River Parrett 10 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 24 Jul 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Main River Parrett 18 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 6 Aug 2025 · 1 Oct 2025 Dace Main River Parrett 8 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 24 Jul 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 European eel Main River Parrett 23 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 8 Jul 2025 · 8 Nov 2013 Common bream Main River Parrett 10 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 19 Aug 2021 · 25 Sept 2025 Bleak Main River Parrett 1 River Kennet 27 Latest evidence 7 Aug 2019 · 25 Sept 2025 Bullhead Main River Parrett 16 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 2 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Minnow Main River Parrett 16 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 24 Jul 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach Main River Parrett 18 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 24 Jul 2025 · 8 Oct 2025 Ruffe Main River Parrett 16 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 6 Aug 2025 · 5 Nov 2022 European eels > elvers Main River Parrett 19 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 2 Sept 2025 · 10 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback Main River Parrett 19 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 11 Aug 2021 · 14 Oct 2025 Roach x common bream hybrid Main River Parrett 4 River Kennet 12 Latest evidence 7 Aug 2019 · 25 Oct 2018 Tench Main River Parrett 3 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 10 Aug 2023 · 13 Nov 2024 Atlantic salmon Main River Parrett 1 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 21 Jul 2006 · 25 Oct 2010 Brook lamprey Main River Parrett 7 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 14 Aug 2013 · 14 Oct 2025 Silver bream Main River Parrett 10 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 9 Aug 2023 · 4 Nov 2022 Pike varieties Main River Parrett 4 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 14 Aug 2013 · 1 Oct 2025 Common [wild] carp Main River Parrett 1 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 7 Aug 2013 · 24 Oct 2018 Rudd Main River Parrett 2 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 21 Jun 1994 · 4 Nov 2022 Mirror carp Main River Parrett 1 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 1 Jun 1994 · 4 Nov 2008 Common carp varieties Main River Parrett 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 8 Aug 2013 · 22 Oct 2015 Brook lamprey > ammocoete Main River Parrett 1 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 27 Jul 2011 · 6 Oct 2023 Only in the Main River Parrett survey set Brook lamprey ammocoetes 5 sites · latest 3 Aug 2011 Flounder 4 sites · latest 6 Aug 2019 Lamprey sp. ammocoetes 4 sites · latest 25 Jul 2023 Motherless minnow / Sunbleak 4 sites · latest 31 Jul 2014 Lamprey sp. > ammocoete 3 sites · latest 15 Aug 2013 European elvers 2 sites · latest 11 Aug 2021 Lamprey sp. 2 sites · latest 6 Aug 2013 European glass eels 1 site · latest 15 Aug 2013 Lampetra sp. ammocoetes 1 site · latest 19 Aug 2015 Only in the River Kennet survey set Barbel 22 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Grayling 21 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Rainbow trout 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024 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