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.
Cumbria and Lancashire
Survey sites 14
Survey events 36
Recorded taxa 9
Evidence period 11 Jun 1996 – 22 Aug 2018
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 13
EA waterbody IDs GB112071065240 · GB112071065270 · GB112071065290 · GB112071065300
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
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.
Brown / sea trout River Darwen 13 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 22 Aug 2018 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike River Darwen 1 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 28 Aug 2014 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub River Darwen 4 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 28 Aug 2014 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch River Darwen 3 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 14 Feb 2015 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach River Darwen 2 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 27 Aug 2014 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon River Darwen 3 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 28 Aug 2014 · 1 Oct 2025 Common bream River Darwen 1 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 14 Feb 2015 · 25 Sept 2025 European eel River Darwen 3 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 22 Aug 2018 · 8 Nov 2013 Mirror carp River Darwen 1 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 14 Feb 2015 · 4 Nov 2008 Only in the River Darwen survey set No distinct positive taxon aggregate in this comparison.
Only in the River Kennet survey set Dace 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 Atlantic salmon 14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010 Tench 13 sites · latest 13 Nov 2024 Roach x common bream hybrid 12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018 Bullhead 11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Minnow 11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Rainbow trout 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2024 Stone loach 8 sites · latest 8 Oct 2025 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 3-spined stickleback 4 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 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