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Esox lucius · England

Where pike varieties has been recorded

Environment Agency surveys have recorded pike varieties at 463 sites across 175 waters, between 1978 and 2025. These are monitoring records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, nor that you may fish for it.

Waters

Rivers with the most records

Ordered by how many surveyed sites on each water recorded it. Waters with their own page are linked.

  1. Lee Navigation (Hertfordshire and North London)22 siteslatest 21 Aug 2024
  2. Colne (Hertfordshire and North London)20 siteslatest 23 May 2023
  3. Roding17 siteslatest 15 Aug 2024
  4. Lee (Hertfordshire and North London)14 siteslatest 23 Jun 2011
  5. River Trent (West Midlands)12 siteslatest 16 Sept 2016
  6. Grand Union Canal10 siteslatest 21 Apr 1988
  7. Great Stour - main river10 siteslatest 4 Jul 2024
  8. Flood Relief9 siteslatest 16 Apr 2009
  9. Medway - main river9 siteslatest 23 Jul 2024
  10. River Derwent (Yorkshire)8 siteslatest 19 Oct 2008
  11. River Douglas8 siteslatest 1 Jul 2024
  12. River Tern8 siteslatest 26 Sept 2019
  13. River Sow7 siteslatest 2 Jul 2015
  14. Severn - Confl Vyrnwy to Bewdley (main river)7 siteslatest 29 Aug 2017
  15. Beane6 siteslatest 18 Aug 2011
  16. River Thame6 siteslatest 8 Jul 2010
  17. River Wharfe (Yorkshire)6 siteslatest 16 Jul 2014
  18. Stort (Hertfordshire and North London)6 siteslatest 17 Aug 2011
  19. Beult5 siteslatest 8 May 2007
  20. Eden5 siteslatest 12 Jun 2007
  21. Ouse (Solent and South Downs)5 siteslatest 26 Oct 2011
  22. River Leam5 siteslatest 17 May 2016
  23. River Tame5 siteslatest 12 Aug 2009
  24. Rmc5 siteslatest 30 Jun 2007
  25. River Frome (West Midlands)5 siteslatest 2 Sept 2015
  26. River Kennet5 siteslatest 1 Oct 2025
  27. River Nidd (Yorkshire)5 siteslatest 4 Aug 2011
  28. River Ure (Yorkshire)5 siteslatest 31 Jul 2008
  29. Wey Combined5 siteslatest 16 Jul 2008
  30. Colnebrook4 siteslatest 14 Jun 2011
  31. Darent - main river4 siteslatest 9 Jul 2007
  32. Main Avon Sites (Wessex)4 siteslatest 13 Sept 2017
  33. Main River Parrett4 siteslatest 14 Aug 2013
  34. River Anker4 siteslatest 27 Apr 2023
  35. River Don4 siteslatest 3 Jul 2012
  36. River Ouse (Yorkshire)4 siteslatest 27 Jul 2011
  37. River Stour (West Midlands)4 siteslatest 12 Aug 2010
  38. Ash (Hertfordshire and North London)3 siteslatest 15 Sept 2011
  39. Downholland Brook3 siteslatest 19 Oct 2015
  40. Glaze3 siteslatest 12 May 2016
  41. Main river sites3 siteslatest 14 Jun 2016
  42. North Stream3 siteslatest 15 Sept 2010
  43. River Penk3 siteslatest 12 Jul 2016
  44. River Alt3 siteslatest 31 Aug 2005
  45. River Calder3 siteslatest 20 Sept 2007
  46. Rother - main river3 siteslatest 23 Jun 2009
  47. Stort Navigation (Hertfordshire and North London)3 siteslatest 10 Jun 2011
  48. Warwickshire Avon3 siteslatest 8 Jul 2009
  49. Weaver3 siteslatest 2 Aug 2010
  50. Above Tinwell2 siteslatest 7 May 2013
  51. Alleviation of Low Flow (ALF) study2 siteslatest 27 Jun 2000
  52. Avon (Hampshire)2 siteslatest 2 Oct 2025
  53. Badsey Brook2 siteslatest 25 May 2017
  54. Bow Brook2 siteslatest 3 Jul 2013
  55. Broxbourne Mill Stream2 siteslatest 29 Jul 2009
  56. Cray2 siteslatest 2 Oct 2007
  57. Cripsey Brook2 siteslatest 16 Jul 2024
  58. Duke of Northumberland2 siteslatest 6 Oct 2010
  59. Eel Survey2 siteslatest 18 Aug 2009
  60. Fivehead River2 siteslatest 16 Jun 2005
  61. Gade2 siteslatest 3 Sept 2010
  62. Gowy2 siteslatest 16 May 2008
  63. Main Culm2 siteslatest 10 Sept 2009
  64. North Level Main Drain2 siteslatest 11 Apr 2012
  65. River Mease2 siteslatest 10 Jun 2010
  66. Rib2 siteslatest 19 Aug 2010
  67. River Aire (Yorkshire)2 siteslatest 28 Jun 2010
  68. River Cherwell2 siteslatest 15 Aug 2015
  69. River Hull eel surveys2 siteslatest 13 Jul 2011
  70. River Itchen (West Midlands)2 siteslatest 23 Sept 2008
  71. River Perry2 siteslatest 10 May 2010
  72. River Ribble2 siteslatest 13 May 1993
  73. River Roden2 siteslatest 13 May 2009
  74. River Swilgate2 siteslatest 8 Sept 2016
  75. River Worfe2 siteslatest 18 Jun 2013
  76. River Yarrow2 siteslatest 5 Jul 2023
  77. Wallers Haven2 siteslatest 9 Sept 2011
  78. West Fen Catchwater2 siteslatest 17 May 2012
  79. Anton1 sitelatest 9 Sept 2010
  80. Arborfield1 sitelatest 16 Jun 2008

Distribution

By ecology region

  • Hertfordshire and North London137 sites
  • West Midlands92 sites
  • Kent, South London and East Sussex50 sites
  • Yorkshire46 sites
  • Cumbria and Lancashire30 sites
  • Wessex28 sites
  • Thames24 sites
  • Solent and South Downs16 sites
  • Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire14 sites
  • Greater Manchester Merseyside and Cheshire13 sites
  • East Midlands8 sites
  • East Anglia3 sites
  • Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly2 sites

Regions are the Environment Agency’s own ecology areas. Survey effort is not even across them, so a higher count can reflect more monitoring rather than more fish.

Provenance

Source and licence

  • SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
  • LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
  • Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
  • Not assertedCurrent presence, abundance, access, permission or fishing quality
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