Pike · Esox lucius

Pike in the Lee Navigation

Largest measured pike: 76.4 cm

The largest pike measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Lee Navigation was 76.4 cm, recorded at Enfield Lock on 13 August 2024.

Across 483 measured pike, the median measured length was 27 cm.

Surveyors recorded one individual weight: 3.1 oz (0.087 kg).

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the Lee Navigation.

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Most recent observation16 September 2025Upstream Carthagena Lock · 15 fish

Largest measured pike: 76.4 cm
Median length: 27 cm
Fish measured: 483
Survey locations: 31

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured pike

The largest individual measurements in this river and species dataset. Equal measurements are retained as separate surveyed fish.

Length	Survey date	Survey location	Survey ID
76.4 cm	13 Aug 2024	Enfield Lock	166572
74.8 cm	7 Aug 2025	Enfield Lock	177751
74 cm	10 Jul 2025	Picketts Lock	177654
73.6 cm	10 Jul 2013	Picketts Lock	137225
73.3 cm	29 Aug 2023	Ponders End	163089
72 cm	7 Aug 2025	Enfield Lock	177751
71.6 cm	7 Aug 2025	Enfield Lock	177751
70.9 cm	27 Sept 2018	Enfield Lock ReedBeds	153759
70 cm	4 Sept 2008	Enfield Lock	114475
69.8 cm	22 Aug 2019	Ponders End	155207

Lengths are direct survey measurements. RiverFish does not estimate fish weights from length.

Explore the river

Where pike were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one pike record.

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

Map points are approximate and don’t show fishing access. Check local permissions before visiting.

Place surveyed	First recorded	Last recorded	Visits finding pike
Upstream Carthagena Lock	16 Sept 2025	16 Sept 2025	1
Enfield Lock	22 Oct 2002	7 Aug 2025	17
Ponders End	19 Jan 1993	5 Aug 2025	16
Picketts Lock	16 Mar 1993	10 Jul 2025	14
Hertford Basin	15 Dec 1992	8 Jul 2025	13
Enfield Lock TowPath	27 Sept 2018	27 Sept 2018	1
Enfield Lock ReedBeds	27 Sept 2018	27 Sept 2018	1
Rye House to Fieldes Weir	30 Jun 2011	30 Jun 2011	1
Fieldes Weir to Dobbs Weir lock	30 Jun 2011	30 Jun 2011	1
Stanstead Lock to Hardmead Lock	29 Jun 2011	29 Jun 2011	1
Rye House to Stanstead Lock	29 Jun 2011	29 Jun 2011	1
Hardmead Lock to Ware Lock	29 Jun 2011	29 Jun 2011	1
Hertford Lock to Ware Lock	28 Jun 2011	28 Jun 2011	1
Enfield Lock (OAP Fishing Match)	1 Aug 2007	4 Aug 2010	2
Tottenham Lock	7 Oct 2009	7 Oct 2009	1
Ware Priory	5 Nov 1992	20 Aug 2009	7
Dobbs Weir	12 Oct 2007	12 Oct 2007	1
Amwell Magna	24 Feb 1993	24 Feb 1993	1
Hardmead (Amwell End)	23 Feb 1993	23 Feb 1993	1
Fieldes Weir to Dobbs Weir	19 Apr 1978	18 Feb 1993	2
Crown Fishery (Dobb's Lock + Carthagena)	5 Feb 1993	5 Feb 1993	1
Small Lee, Prince of Wales fields	2 Feb 1993	2 Feb 1993	1
Turnford Marshes	26 Jan 1993	26 Jan 1993	1
Rye House	26 Apr 1978	22 Jan 1993	2
Waltham Abbey Marsh	26 Nov 1992	26 Nov 1992	1
Kings Meads Fields	10 Nov 1992	10 Nov 1992	1
Amwell Quarry	1 Oct 1992	1 Oct 1992	1
Tumbling Bay	22 Sept 1992	22 Sept 1992	1
Marshgate Drive (Dicker Mill Stream)	17 Sept 1992	17 Sept 1992	1
New Gauge	4 Jul 1978	4 Jul 1978	1
Stanstead Lock Upstream	5 Apr 1978	5 Apr 1978	1

Choose a point or table row to see the location. More survey visits can mean more records, but not necessarily more fish.

1978–2025

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded pike that year.

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Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 483 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 4 cm
Lower quarter: 18.9 cm
Median: 27 cm
Upper quarter: 49.1 cm
Largest: 76.4 cm

0–99 mm

100–199 mm

142

200–299 mm

112

300–399 mm

400–499 mm

500–599 mm

600–699 mm

700–799 mm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

Fish weighed by surveyors

Measured weight summary

One individual weight was recorded for this fish and river. This is a subset of the measured fish and may not represent the whole population.

Recorded weight: 3.1 oz (0.087 kg)

These are direct individual weights recorded by Environment Agency surveyors. Combined bulk weights are not included.

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Before you fish

Good to know

These are past survey records, so the fish present today may be different. Map points are approximate—check local access, permissions and fishing rules before visiting.

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