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 122
Survey events 494
Recorded taxa 26
Evidence period 26 Sept 1994 – 9 Sept 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 47
Sites latest over 10 years ago 54
EA waterbody IDs GB103024072690 · GB103024072700 · GB103024072720 · GB103024072730 · +31 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
18 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 Wear (North East) 106 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon River Wear (North East) 73 River Kennet 14 Latest evidence 4 Sept 2025 · 25 Oct 2010 Chub River Wear (North East) 21 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Bullhead River Wear (North East) 50 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 European eel River Wear (North East) 50 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 8 Nov 2013 Stone loach River Wear (North East) 49 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon River Wear (North East) 26 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 1 Oct 2025 Dace River Wear (North East) 16 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 12 Jun 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 Minnow River Wear (North East) 43 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Grayling River Wear (North East) 24 River Kennet 21 Latest evidence 4 Sept 2025 · 9 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers River Wear (North East) 38 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 26 Sept 2017 · 10 Oct 2025 Perch River Wear (North East) 4 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 18 Jun 2019 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach River Wear (North East) 2 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 26 Jun 2002 · 8 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback River Wear (North East) 33 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 9 Sept 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Barbel River Wear (North East) 13 River Kennet 22 Latest evidence 12 Sept 2013 · 25 Sept 2025 Common [wild] carp River Wear (North East) 1 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 16 Jun 2003 · 24 Oct 2018 Mirror carp River Wear (North East) 1 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 16 Jun 2003 · 4 Nov 2008 Rudd River Wear (North East) 1 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 11 Jun 2025 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the River Wear (North East) survey set Lamprey sp. 25 sites · latest 9 Sept 2025 River lamprey > ammocoete 8 sites · latest 13 Jul 2011 River lamprey 6 sites · latest 13 Aug 2012 European elvers 5 sites · latest 5 Jun 2019 Lampetra sp. 4 sites · latest 17 Jul 2017 Brown / sea trout x salmon hybrid 2 sites · latest 7 Jul 2016 Flounder 2 sites · latest 20 Aug 2013 Koi carp 2 sites · latest 8 Jun 2005 Only in the River Kennet survey set Pike 47 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Bleak 27 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 Pike varieties 5 sites · latest 1 Oct 2025 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