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.
Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
Survey sites 6
Survey events 50
Recorded taxa 21
Evidence period 5 May 1987 – 26 Apr 2019
Sites latest within 2 years 0
Sites latest over 10 years ago 5
EA waterbody IDs GB105030056410 · GB105030056460
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
17 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 West Fen Catchwater 6 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 26 Apr 2019 · 9 Oct 2025 Dace West Fen Catchwater 5 River Kennet 41 Latest evidence 12 Jun 2008 · 9 Oct 2025 Perch West Fen Catchwater 6 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 26 Apr 2019 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach West Fen Catchwater 6 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 26 Apr 2019 · 8 Oct 2025 Gudgeon West Fen Catchwater 6 River Kennet 31 Latest evidence 8 Jun 2009 · 1 Oct 2025 Bleak West Fen Catchwater 3 River Kennet 27 Latest evidence 2 May 2013 · 25 Sept 2025 Common bream West Fen Catchwater 4 River Kennet 19 Latest evidence 26 Apr 2019 · 25 Sept 2025 Tench West Fen Catchwater 6 River Kennet 13 Latest evidence 4 May 2016 · 13 Nov 2024 Roach x common bream hybrid West Fen Catchwater 4 River Kennet 12 Latest evidence 26 Apr 2019 · 25 Oct 2018 Ruffe West Fen Catchwater 6 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 4 May 2016 · 5 Nov 2022 European eels > elvers West Fen Catchwater 6 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 3 May 2016 · 10 Oct 2025 European eel West Fen Catchwater 1 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 17 Jun 2002 · 8 Nov 2013 Stone loach West Fen Catchwater 1 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 1 May 2013 · 8 Oct 2025 Silver bream West Fen Catchwater 5 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 26 Apr 2019 · 4 Nov 2022 Pike varieties West Fen Catchwater 2 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 17 May 2012 · 1 Oct 2025 Rudd West Fen Catchwater 2 River Kennet 3 Latest evidence 2 May 2013 · 4 Nov 2022 3-spined stickleback West Fen Catchwater 1 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 13 May 1996 · 14 Oct 2025 Only in the West Fen Catchwater survey set Spined loach 6 sites · latest 2 May 2013 Golden rudd 1 site · latest 12 Jun 2008 Rudd varieties 1 site · latest 17 May 2012 Tench varieties 1 site · latest 19 Mar 2012 Only in the River Kennet survey set Brown / sea trout 47 sites · latest 14 Oct 2025 Chub 41 sites · latest 9 Oct 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 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