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.
Greater Manchester Merseyside and Cheshire
Survey sites 14
Survey events 48
Recorded taxa 11
Evidence period 2 Oct 1995 – 1 Jun 2023
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 10
EA waterbody IDs GB112069061151 · GB112069061152
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
11 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 Medlock 11 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 1 Jun 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike Medlock 1 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 19 May 2005 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub Medlock 6 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 24 May 2013 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Medlock 2 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 25 Sept 2002 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch Medlock 4 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 24 May 2013 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Medlock 3 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 24 Apr 2006 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Medlock 2 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 21 Aug 2001 · 1 Oct 2025 Minnow Medlock 8 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 30 May 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach Medlock 8 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 30 May 2023 · 8 Oct 2025 Tench Medlock 1 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 21 Aug 2001 · 13 Nov 2024 3-spined stickleback Medlock 8 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 30 May 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 Only in the Medlock survey set No distinct positive taxon aggregate in this comparison.
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 Common bream 19 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Atlantic salmon 14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010 Roach x common bream hybrid 12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018 Bullhead 11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 European eel 9 sites · latest 8 Nov 2013 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 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 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