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 14
Survey events 35
Recorded taxa 21
Evidence period 22 Jun 1993 – 27 Aug 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 1
Sites latest over 10 years ago 12
EA waterbody IDs GB109054044540 · GB109054044660
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
19 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 Sowe 5 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 16 Jun 2022 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike River Sowe 3 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 17 Jun 2003 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch River Sowe 10 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 27 Aug 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub River Sowe 6 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 10 Jun 2014 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach River Sowe 7 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 5 Aug 2014 · 8 Oct 2025 Dace River Sowe 2 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 10 Jun 2014 · 9 Oct 2025 Gudgeon River Sowe 10 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 27 Aug 2025 · 1 Oct 2025 Bleak River Sowe 1 River Kennet 27 Latest evidence 13 Sept 2016 · 25 Sept 2025 Stone loach River Sowe 14 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 27 Aug 2025 · 8 Oct 2025 Common bream River Sowe 3 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 17 Jun 2003 · 25 Sept 2025 Grayling River Sowe 1 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 5 May 2011 · 9 Oct 2025 Bullhead River Sowe 10 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 27 Aug 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Minnow River Sowe 10 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 27 Aug 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback River Sowe 13 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 16 Jun 2022 · 14 Oct 2025 Tench River Sowe 3 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 5 Aug 2014 · 13 Nov 2024 European eels > elvers River Sowe 7 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 16 Jun 2022 · 10 Oct 2025 European eel River Sowe 1 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 5 May 2011 · 8 Nov 2013 Common [wild] carp River Sowe 1 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 5 Aug 2014 · 24 Oct 2018 Rudd River Sowe 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 29 May 2003 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the River Sowe survey set Crucian carp 2 sites · latest 14 Aug 2013 10-spined stickleback 1 site · latest 29 Jul 1998 Only in the River Kennet survey set Barbel 22 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Atlantic salmon 14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010 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 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 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