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 21
Survey events 96
Recorded taxa 14
Evidence period 19 May 1975 – 13 May 2026
Sites latest within 2 years 1
Sites latest over 10 years ago 13
EA waterbody IDs GB102076073991 · GB102076073992 · GB102076074030
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
11 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 Petteril 21 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 13 May 2026 · 14 Oct 2025 Dace River Petteril 3 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 23 May 2022 · 9 Oct 2025 European eel River Petteril 17 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 22 May 2018 · 8 Nov 2013 Grayling River Petteril 3 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 4 Jul 2018 · 9 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon River Petteril 8 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 13 May 2026 · 25 Oct 2010 Bullhead River Petteril 5 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 18 Jun 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers River Petteril 9 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 13 May 2026 · 10 Oct 2025 Tench River Petteril 1 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 6 Jul 2004 · 13 Nov 2024 Stone loach River Petteril 5 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 20 Jun 2024 · 8 Oct 2025 Minnow River Petteril 2 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 20 Jun 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback River Petteril 4 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 14 Jun 2022 · 14 Oct 2025 Only in the River Petteril survey set European elvers 8 sites · latest 20 Jun 2024 Lamprey sp. 6 sites · latest 30 Apr 2013 Lampetra sp. 2 sites · latest 14 Jun 2022 Only in the River Kennet survey set Pike 47 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Chub 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 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 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