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.
Wessex
Survey sites 4
Survey events 21
Recorded taxa 18
Evidence period 6 Oct 2005 – 29 Jun 2017
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 3
EA waterbody IDs GB108052021120
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
16 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 Sowy River 3 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 29 Jun 2017 · 9 Oct 2025 Chub Sowy River 2 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 29 Jun 2017 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch Sowy River 4 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 29 Jun 2017 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace Sowy River 1 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 8 Jul 2014 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Sowy River 3 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 29 Jun 2017 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon Sowy River 2 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 9 Jul 2014 · 1 Oct 2025 Common bream Sowy River 2 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 8 Jul 2014 · 25 Sept 2025 Tench Sowy River 2 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 14 Jul 2011 · 13 Nov 2024 Ruffe Sowy River 4 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 9 Jul 2014 · 5 Nov 2022 Roach x common bream hybrid Sowy River 1 River Kennet 12 Latest evidence 8 Jul 2014 · 25 Oct 2018 European eel Sowy River 1 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 6 Oct 2005 · 8 Nov 2013 Stone loach Sowy River 1 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 23 Jun 2010 · 8 Oct 2025 Silver bream Sowy River 4 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 8 Jul 2014 · 4 Nov 2022 European eels > elvers Sowy River 2 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 29 Jun 2017 · 10 Oct 2025 3-spined stickleback Sowy River 2 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 14 Jul 2011 · 14 Oct 2025 Rudd Sowy River 2 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 14 Jul 2011 · 4 Nov 2022 Only in the Sowy River survey set Motherless minnow / Sunbleak 2 sites · latest 29 Jun 2017 European elvers 1 site · latest 6 Jul 2011 Only in the River Kennet survey set Brown / sea trout 47 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Bleak 27 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Barbel 22 sites · latest 25 Sept 2025 Grayling 21 sites · latest 9 Oct 2025 Atlantic salmon 14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010 Bullhead 11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Minnow 11 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 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 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