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.
Yorkshire
Survey sites 48
Survey events 193
Recorded taxa 19
Evidence period 6 Oct 1999 – 2 Oct 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 3
Sites latest over 10 years ago 18
EA waterbody IDs GB104027068070 · GB104027068080 · GB104027068090 · GB104027068100 · +6 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
10 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 Esk 47 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 2 Oct 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon River Esk 43 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 2 Oct 2025 · 25 Oct 2010 Grayling River Esk 2 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 24 Sept 2011 · 9 Oct 2025 Stone loach River Esk 14 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 2 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025 European eel River Esk 12 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 25 Sept 2024 · 8 Nov 2013 Minnow River Esk 9 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 2 Oct 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers River Esk 10 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 2 Oct 2025 · 10 Oct 2025 Bullhead River Esk 1 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 24 Sept 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback River Esk 3 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 17 Oct 2018 · 14 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey > ammocoete River Esk 1 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 4 Oct 2017 · 6 Oct 2023 Only in the River Esk survey set Brown / sea trout x salmon hybrid 11 sites · latest 24 Sept 2024 Lamprey sp. 10 sites · latest 30 Aug 2011 Lampetra sp. ammocoetes 7 sites · latest 2 Oct 2025 Lampetra sp. 3 sites · latest 11 Oct 2023 Lampetra sp. > ammocoete 3 sites · latest 2 Oct 2025 European elvers 2 sites · latest 5 Oct 2018 River lamprey > ammocoete 2 sites · latest 17 Oct 2017 River lamprey ammocoetes 2 sites · latest 17 Oct 2017 Brook lamprey ammocoetes 1 site · latest 4 Oct 2017 Only in the River Kennet survey set Pike 47 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Chub 41 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Dace 41 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Perch 38 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Roach 36 sites · latest 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon 31 sites · latest 1 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 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 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 Rudd 3 sites · latest 4 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