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 17
Survey events 68
Recorded taxa 20
Evidence period 30 Jul 2004 – 31 Jul 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 3
Sites latest over 10 years ago 7
EA waterbody IDs GB108044010080 · GB108044010120
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
17 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 Piddle 15 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 31 Jul 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike Piddle 7 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 26 Jun 2019 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Piddle 1 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 26 Jun 2019 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch Piddle 3 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 19 Jul 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Piddle 2 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 19 Jul 2023 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Piddle 1 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 16 Aug 2011 · 1 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon Piddle 10 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 30 Jul 2025 · 25 Oct 2010 Bullhead Piddle 7 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 31 Jul 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Minnow Piddle 7 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 31 Jul 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers Piddle 12 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 31 Jul 2025 · 10 Oct 2025 Tench Piddle 1 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 4 Jul 2017 · 13 Nov 2024 European eel Piddle 3 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 24 Jun 2025 · 8 Nov 2013 Rainbow trout Piddle 2 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 24 Jun 2025 · 8 Oct 2024 Stone loach Piddle 2 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 31 Jul 2025 · 8 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback Piddle 2 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 22 Jul 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike varieties Piddle 1 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 17 Aug 2010 · 1 Oct 2025 Rudd Piddle 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 19 Jul 2023 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the Piddle survey set European elvers 1 site · latest 26 Jun 2019 Flounder 1 site · latest 31 Jul 2025 Tench varieties 1 site · latest 17 Aug 2010 Only in the River Kennet survey set Chub 41 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 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 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 Mirror carp 4 sites · latest 4 Nov 2008 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