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.
North East
Survey sites 35
Survey events 146
Recorded taxa 12
Evidence period 30 Aug 2001 – 22 Jun 2026
Sites latest within 2 years 6
Sites latest over 10 years ago 11
EA waterbody IDs GB103022076510 · GB103022076960 · GB103022076970 · GB103022076980 · +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
8 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 Wansbeck 33 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 22 Jun 2026 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach River Wansbeck 34 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 22 Jun 2026 · 8 Oct 2025 Minnow River Wansbeck 30 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 22 Jun 2026 · 14 Oct 2025 Bullhead River Wansbeck 23 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 22 Jun 2026 · 14 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers River Wansbeck 28 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 22 Jun 2026 · 10 Oct 2025 European eel River Wansbeck 18 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 16 Jun 2025 · 8 Nov 2013 Atlantic salmon River Wansbeck 10 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 22 Jun 2026 · 25 Oct 2010 3-spined stickleback River Wansbeck 14 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 22 Jun 2026 · 14 Oct 2025 Only in the River Wansbeck survey set Lamprey sp. 13 sites · latest 16 Jun 2025 River lamprey > ammocoete 7 sites · latest 24 Jul 2013 Lampetra sp. 6 sites · latest 3 Jul 2017 European elvers 1 site · latest 22 Jul 2015 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 Grayling 21 sites · latest 9 Oct 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 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