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 12
Survey events 63
Recorded taxa 21
Evidence period 29 Jul 1992 – 15 May 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 2
Sites latest over 10 years ago 10
EA waterbody IDs GB104028042410 · GB104028042480 · GB108043022390
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 River Bourne (Wessex) 11 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 15 May 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike River Bourne (Wessex) 4 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 8 Oct 2008 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub River Bourne (Wessex) 8 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 21 Sept 2007 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace River Bourne (Wessex) 8 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 15 Sept 2005 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch River Bourne (Wessex) 4 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 15 May 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach River Bourne (Wessex) 5 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 18 Jun 2019 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon River Bourne (Wessex) 2 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 21 Apr 2004 · 1 Oct 2025 Grayling River Bourne (Wessex) 5 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 15 Oct 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Common bream River Bourne (Wessex) 1 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 21 Sept 2007 · 25 Sept 2025 Atlantic salmon River Bourne (Wessex) 2 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 4 Sept 2018 · 25 Oct 2010 Bullhead River Bourne (Wessex) 3 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 15 May 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Minnow River Bourne (Wessex) 2 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 5 Oct 2022 · 14 Oct 2025 Roach x common bream hybrid River Bourne (Wessex) 1 River Kennet 12 Latest evidence 21 Sept 2007 · 25 Oct 2018 European eels > elvers River Bourne (Wessex) 6 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 5 Oct 2022 · 10 Oct 2025 European eel River Bourne (Wessex) 1 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 15 Oct 2024 · 8 Nov 2013 Brook lamprey River Bourne (Wessex) 2 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 26 May 2016 · 14 Oct 2025 Rudd River Bourne (Wessex) 2 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 15 Nov 1995 · 4 Nov 2022 3-spined stickleback River Bourne (Wessex) 1 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 18 Jun 2019 · 14 Oct 2025 Only in the River Bourne (Wessex) survey set Crucian carp 1 site · latest 29 Jul 1992 European elvers 1 site · latest 26 Sept 2005 Lamprey sp. 1 site · latest 15 Oct 2024 Only in the River Kennet survey set Bleak 27 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Barbel 22 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Tench 13 sites · latest 13 Nov 2024 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Rainbow trout 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024 Stone loach 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2025 Common [wild] carp 5 sites · latest 24 Oct 2018 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 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