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 18
Survey events 60
Recorded taxa 17
Evidence period 25 Jul 2001 – 29 Jul 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 2
Sites latest over 10 years ago 3
EA waterbody IDs GB108043011090 · GB108043015710
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
15 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 River Allen (Wessex) 18 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 29 Jul 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike River Allen (Wessex) 5 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 9 Jul 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace River Allen (Wessex) 5 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 11 Aug 2023 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub River Allen (Wessex) 3 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 29 Aug 2012 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch River Allen (Wessex) 1 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 25 Aug 2010 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach River Allen (Wessex) 1 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 27 Jul 2001 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon River Allen (Wessex) 3 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 30 Jun 2023 · 1 Oct 2025 Grayling River Allen (Wessex) 6 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 29 Jul 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon River Allen (Wessex) 12 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 29 Jul 2025 · 25 Oct 2010 Bullhead River Allen (Wessex) 11 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 23 Jul 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 Minnow River Allen (Wessex) 11 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 23 Jul 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach River Allen (Wessex) 9 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 23 Jul 2024 · 8 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers River Allen (Wessex) 11 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 29 Jul 2025 · 10 Oct 2025 European eel River Allen (Wessex) 3 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 11 Jul 2024 · 8 Nov 2013 Pike varieties River Allen (Wessex) 1 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 26 Aug 2009 · 1 Oct 2025 Only in the River Allen (Wessex) survey set European elvers 1 site · latest 8 Oct 2014 Lamprey sp. 1 site · latest 30 Jun 2023 Only in the River Kennet survey set Bleak 27 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Barbel 22 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Common bream 19 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Tench 13 sites · latest 13 Nov 2024 Roach x common bream hybrid 12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018 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 3-spined stickleback 4 sites · latest 14 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