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 16
Survey events 34
Recorded taxa 21
Evidence period 20 Aug 1991 – 22 Sept 2023
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 12
EA waterbody IDs GB108052021170 · GB108052021200 · GB108052021220
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
18 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 Sheppey 11 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 22 Sept 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike Main River Sheppey 4 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 21 Sept 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub Main River Sheppey 9 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 22 Sept 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Main River Sheppey 8 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 28 Jul 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch Main River Sheppey 4 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 29 May 2012 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Main River Sheppey 5 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 21 Sept 2023 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Main River Sheppey 7 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 21 Sept 2023 · 1 Oct 2025 European eel Main River Sheppey 14 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 22 Sept 2023 · 8 Nov 2013 Common bream Main River Sheppey 1 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 20 Aug 1991 · 25 Sept 2025 Bullhead Main River Sheppey 6 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 28 Jul 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback Main River Sheppey 11 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 25 Jun 2019 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach Main River Sheppey 7 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 25 May 2023 · 8 Oct 2025 Minnow Main River Sheppey 1 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 25 May 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 Ruffe Main River Sheppey 1 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 20 Aug 1991 · 5 Nov 2022 European eels > elvers Main River Sheppey 3 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 25 May 2023 · 10 Oct 2025 Pike varieties Main River Sheppey 1 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 25 Aug 2009 · 1 Oct 2025 Mirror carp Main River Sheppey 1 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 20 Sept 2004 · 4 Nov 2008 Rudd Main River Sheppey 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 8 Aug 2012 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the Main River Sheppey survey set European elvers 1 site · latest 28 Jun 2018 European glass eels 1 site · latest 20 Aug 1991 Motherless minnow / Sunbleak 1 site · latest 14 Jun 2011 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 Tench 13 sites · latest 13 Nov 2024 Roach x common bream hybrid 12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018 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 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