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 10
Survey events 54
Recorded taxa 15
Evidence period 11 Sept 2001 – 14 Aug 2024
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 5
EA waterbody IDs GB108043015830
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
14 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 Ebble 10 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 14 Aug 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 Dace River Ebble 2 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 11 Sept 2013 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub River Ebble 1 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 19 Sept 2008 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach River Ebble 1 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 11 Sept 2013 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon River Ebble 1 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 14 Aug 2024 · 1 Oct 2025 Grayling River Ebble 6 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 30 Jul 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon River Ebble 4 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 14 Aug 2024 · 25 Oct 2010 Bullhead River Ebble 4 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 14 Aug 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 Minnow River Ebble 4 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 14 Aug 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers River Ebble 8 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 14 Aug 2024 · 10 Oct 2025 Rainbow trout River Ebble 4 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 9 Aug 2018 · 8 Oct 2024 Stone loach River Ebble 4 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 14 Aug 2024 · 8 Oct 2025 European eel River Ebble 1 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 29 Jul 2014 · 8 Nov 2013 Brook lamprey River Ebble 1 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 21 Aug 2008 · 14 Oct 2025 Only in the River Ebble survey set European glass eels 1 site · latest 11 Sept 2013 Only in the River Kennet survey set Pike 47 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Perch 38 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 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 Common [wild] carp 5 sites · latest 24 Oct 2018 Pike varieties 5 sites · latest 1 Oct 2025 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