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 8
Survey events 35
Recorded taxa 24
Evidence period 20 Jan 1976 – 23 Aug 2024
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 7
EA waterbody IDs GB109054039780 · GB109054039800
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
21 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.
Pike River Swilgate 3 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace River Swilgate 8 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Brown / sea trout River Swilgate 2 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 8 Aug 2014 · 14 Oct 2025 Chub River Swilgate 6 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach River Swilgate 7 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2024 · 8 Oct 2025 Perch River Swilgate 4 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2024 · 9 Oct 2025 Gudgeon River Swilgate 6 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2024 · 1 Oct 2025 Bleak River Swilgate 4 River Kennet 27 Latest evidence 9 Aug 2022 · 25 Sept 2025 Barbel River Swilgate 2 River Kennet 22 Latest evidence 8 Aug 2014 · 25 Sept 2025 Atlantic salmon River Swilgate 2 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 7 Sept 2021 · 25 Oct 2010 Bullhead River Swilgate 4 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2024 · 14 Oct 2025 Minnow River Swilgate 3 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 9 Aug 2022 · 14 Oct 2025 Tench River Swilgate 1 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 8 Aug 2014 · 13 Nov 2024 Stone loach River Swilgate 5 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2024 · 8 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers River Swilgate 7 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 23 Aug 2024 · 10 Oct 2025 European eel River Swilgate 3 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 9 Aug 2022 · 8 Nov 2013 Ruffe River Swilgate 1 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 8 Aug 2014 · 5 Nov 2022 3-spined stickleback River Swilgate 5 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 8 Sept 2016 · 14 Oct 2025 Pike varieties River Swilgate 2 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 8 Sept 2016 · 1 Oct 2025 Silver bream River Swilgate 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 11 Jun 2004 · 4 Nov 2022 Golden goldfish River Swilgate 1 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 14 May 2009 · 12 Nov 2009 Only in the River Swilgate survey set European elvers 5 sites · latest 7 Sept 2021 Flounder 3 sites · latest 7 Sept 2021 European glass eels 2 sites · latest 7 Sept 2021 Only in the River Kennet survey set Grayling 21 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Common bream 19 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Roach x common bream hybrid 12 sites · latest 25 Oct 2018 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 Mirror carp 4 sites · latest 4 Nov 2008 Common carp varieties 3 sites · latest 22 Oct 2015 Rudd 3 sites · latest 4 Nov 2022 Brook lamprey > ammocoete 1 site · latest 6 Oct 2023 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