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.
West Midlands
Survey sites 34
Survey events 128
Recorded taxa 37
Evidence period 13 May 1983 – 9 Sept 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 2
Sites latest over 10 years ago 22
EA waterbody IDs GB104027057480 · GB104027057510 · GB104027064100 · GB104027068190 · +5 more
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
28 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 Dove (West Midlands) 31 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike River Dove (West Midlands) 7 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 16 May 2019 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace River Dove (West Midlands) 12 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 17 Sept 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub River Dove (West Midlands) 11 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 16 May 2019 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch River Dove (West Midlands) 9 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 16 May 2019 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach River Dove (West Midlands) 9 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 22 Jun 2011 · 8 Oct 2025 Grayling River Dove (West Midlands) 22 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Gudgeon River Dove (West Midlands) 8 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 16 May 2019 · 1 Oct 2025 Bullhead River Dove (West Midlands) 22 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Bleak River Dove (West Midlands) 1 River Kennet 27 Latest evidence 4 May 2006 · 25 Sept 2025 Barbel River Dove (West Midlands) 5 River Kennet 22 Latest evidence 16 May 2019 · 25 Sept 2025 Common bream River Dove (West Midlands) 3 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 11 Jun 2013 · 25 Sept 2025 Minnow River Dove (West Midlands) 8 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 17 Sept 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach River Dove (West Midlands) 10 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 16 May 2019 · 8 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey River Dove (West Midlands) 10 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 4 Sept 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon River Dove (West Midlands) 3 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 14 May 2008 · 25 Oct 2010 Tench River Dove (West Midlands) 1 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 13 May 1983 · 13 Nov 2024 Roach x common bream hybrid River Dove (West Midlands) 1 River Kennet 12 Latest evidence 19 Sept 2008 · 25 Oct 2018 European eel River Dove (West Midlands) 3 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 11 Jun 2013 · 8 Nov 2013 European eels > elvers River Dove (West Midlands) 6 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 16 Sept 2024 · 10 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback River Dove (West Midlands) 5 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 20 Jun 2017 · 14 Oct 2025 Rainbow trout River Dove (West Midlands) 1 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 4 Jul 2006 · 8 Oct 2024 Brook lamprey > ammocoete River Dove (West Midlands) 7 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 8 Aug 2013 · 6 Oct 2023 Common [wild] carp River Dove (West Midlands) 2 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 4 Oct 2007 · 24 Oct 2018 Mirror carp River Dove (West Midlands) 2 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 8 Sept 2009 · 4 Nov 2008 Pike varieties River Dove (West Midlands) 1 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 28 Aug 2008 · 1 Oct 2025 Common carp varieties River Dove (West Midlands) 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 8 Sept 2009 · 22 Oct 2015 Rudd River Dove (West Midlands) 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 19 Sept 2008 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the River Dove (West Midlands) survey set Brook lamprey ammocoetes 7 sites · latest 4 Sept 2023 Lampetra sp. 4 sites · latest 17 Sept 2024 Lamprey sp. 3 sites · latest 19 Sept 2019 Lamprey sp. > ammocoete 3 sites · latest 9 Sept 2025 River lamprey 2 sites · latest 3 Oct 2013 River lamprey > ammocoete 2 sites · latest 3 Oct 2013 Lamprey sp. ammocoetes 1 site · latest 3 Aug 2006 Rudd varieties 1 site · latest 8 Aug 2007 Spined loach 1 site · latest 11 Jun 2013 Only in the River Kennet survey set Ruffe 9 sites · latest 5 Nov 2022 Silver bream 3 sites · latest 4 Nov 2022 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