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Compare river fishing evidence · England

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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.

East Anglia

Mel

Survey sites
4
Survey events
17
Recorded taxa
10
Evidence period
15 Apr 1992 – 29 May 2025
Sites latest within 2 years
2
Sites latest over 10 years ago
2
EA waterbody IDs
GB105033038060
Access status
Not established by survey data
Thames

River Kennet

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

9 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.

  1. Brown / sea troutMel 4River Kennet 47Latest evidence 29 May 2025 · 14 Oct 2025
  2. PikeMel 1River Kennet 47Latest evidence 29 May 2024 · 9 Oct 2025
  3. GudgeonMel 1River Kennet 31Latest evidence 29 May 2024 · 1 Oct 2025
  4. BullheadMel 2River Kennet 11Latest evidence 29 May 2025 · 14 Oct 2025
  5. MinnowMel 2River Kennet 11Latest evidence 29 May 2024 · 14 Oct 2025
  6. Stone loachMel 1River Kennet 8Latest evidence 30 Jun 2016 · 8 Oct 2025
  7. European eels > elversMel 2River Kennet 5Latest evidence 30 Jun 2016 · 10 Oct 2025
  8. 3-spined sticklebackMel 2River Kennet 4Latest evidence 5 Jun 2019 · 14 Oct 2025
  9. Mirror carpMel 1River Kennet 4Latest evidence 15 Jul 1992 · 4 Nov 2008

Only in the Mel survey set

  1. 10-spined stickleback1 site · latest 29 May 2013

Only in the River Kennet survey set

  1. Chub41 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025
  2. Dace41 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025
  3. Perch38 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025
  4. Roach36 sites · latest 8 Oct 2025
  5. Bleak27 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025
  6. Barbel22 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025
  7. Grayling21 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025
  8. Common bream19 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025
  9. Atlantic salmon14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010
  10. Tench13 sites · latest 13 Nov 2024
  11. Roach x common bream hybrid12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018
  12. European eel9 sites · latest 8 Nov 2013
  13. Ruffe9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022
  14. Rainbow trout8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024
  15. Brook lamprey7 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025
  16. Common [wild] carp5 sites · latest 24 Oct 2018
  17. Pike varieties5 sites · latest 1 Oct 2025
  18. Common carp varieties3 sites · latest 22 Oct 2015
  19. Rudd3 sites · latest 4 Nov 2022
  20. Silver bream3 sites · latest 4 Nov 2022
  21. Brook lamprey > ammocoete1 site · latest 6 Oct 2023
  22. Golden goldfish1 site · latest 12 Nov 2009

Method and boundary

Comparison, not prediction.

  • SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
  • LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
  • Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
  • CoordinatesNot published on this page
  • Not assertedAccess, current presence, abundance, catch prospects or safety