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 7
Survey events 51
Recorded taxa 12
Evidence period 30 Sept 1985 – 4 Nov 2025
Sites latest within 2 years 1
Sites latest over 10 years ago 4
EA waterbody IDs GB105030051570 · GB105030056780
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
12 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 Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 7 River Kennet 47 Latest evidence 4 Nov 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Perch Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 1 River Kennet 38 Latest evidence 18 Jun 1991 · 9 Oct 2025 Roach Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 2 River Kennet 36 Latest evidence 20 May 1997 · 8 Oct 2025 Bullhead Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 4 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 4 Nov 2025 · 14 Oct 2025 Stone loach Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 4 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 9 Jul 2024 · 8 Oct 2025 Minnow Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 1 River Kennet 11 Latest evidence 24 Apr 2012 · 14 Oct 2025 European eel Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 1 River Kennet 9 Latest evidence 7 Jun 2023 · 8 Nov 2013 Brook lamprey Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 2 River Kennet 7 Latest evidence 7 Sept 2011 · 14 Oct 2025 Rainbow trout Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 1 River Kennet 8 Latest evidence 13 May 1991 · 8 Oct 2024 3-spined stickleback Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 4 River Kennet 4 Latest evidence 25 Aug 2023 · 14 Oct 2025 European eels > elvers Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 1 River Kennet 5 Latest evidence 20 May 1997 · 10 Oct 2025 Brook lamprey > ammocoete Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment 2 River Kennet 1 Latest evidence 2 Sept 2014 · 6 Oct 2023 Only in the Witham Saltersford (upper) Subcatchment survey set No distinct positive taxon aggregate in this comparison.
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 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 Atlantic salmon 14 sites · latest 25 Oct 2010 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 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 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