RiverFish

River Thames species evidence

Pike

Esox lucius

Environment Agency freshwater surveys recorded pike at 77 monitoring locations on the River Thames between 20 September 1993 and 16 October 2025.

Most recent record16 October 2025Hannington Bridge · 3 fish recorded
Positive sites
77
Positive surveys
660
Survey-recorded lengths
5,116
Record period
1993–2025

Where recorded

Pike-positive monitoring locations

The map shows only EA monitoring locations with at least one pike record in this freshwater snapshot.

Select a point to inspect the monitoring record.

Positions are deliberately rounded. These are monitoring locations, not fishing access points.

Monitoring locationFirst recordedLatest recordedSurveys recording pike
Hannington Bridge29 Aug 200316 Oct 202511
Castle Eaton23 May 200216 Oct 202514
Cricklade23 May 200214 Oct 202513
Godstow to Osney19 Jun 200126 Sept 202519
Eynsham- kings14 Jun 200126 Sept 202518
Northmoor- Pinkhill12 Jun 200125 Sept 202518
Rushey to Shifford7 Jun 200124 Sept 202520
Buscot to Grafton5 Jun 200123 Sept 202518
Roundhouse to St Johns(margins)26 Jun 200222 Sept 202519
Hambleden - Hurley (margin)24 Jul 200125 Jul 202517
Shiplake-marsh - (Margin)24 Jul 200224 Jul 202516
Shiplake - Marsh (Weirpool)22 Jul 200324 Jul 202511
Caversham-sonning - (Margin)17 Jul 200123 Jul 202517
Whitchurch to Mapledurham (Margin)12 Jul 200122 Jul 202517
Cleeve-Goring - (Margin)3 Jul 200121 Jul 202517
Cleeve - Goring (Weirpool)15 Jul 200321 Jul 20257
Days weirpool11 Jul 200920 Jul 20258
Days - Benson (Margin)24 Sept 199320 Jul 202529
Clifton Weir Stream17 Jul 200819 Jul 202510
Clifton Hampden - Days (Margin)23 Sept 199319 Jul 202529
Culham - Clifton Hampden (Margin)22 Sept 199318 Jul 202529
Abingdon - Culham (Margin)21 Sept 199315 Jul 202530
Sandford - Abingdon - (Margin)20 Sept 199310 Jul 202530
Iffley - Sandford (Margin)11 Jul 19999 Jul 202524
Godstow Weirpool23 Oct 201329 Sept 20237
Culham Weirpool15 Jul 201022 Jul 20239
Water eaton2 Oct 200218 Oct 202210
Hambleden - Hurley (Weirpool)23 Jul 200327 Jul 202210
Whitchurch (Weirpool)12 Jul 200124 Jul 202215
Caversham (Weirpool)17 Jul 200327 Jul 20198
Abingdon Weirpool14 Jul 201021 Jul 20199
Port Meadow (Day/Night)22 Jun 201816 Jul 20195
Canal confluence to Marina25 Jun 201815 Jul 20194
Days - Benson (daytime)11 Jul 201811 Jul 20181
Sandford Weir stream7 Jul 20093 Jul 20166
Sutton Pools7 Oct 20147 Oct 20141
Days Lock5 Jul 20145 Jul 20141
Mapledurham Mill Channel16 Apr 201416 Apr 20141
Shifford Lock Cut18 Oct 201318 Oct 20131
Radcot - Rushey17 Oct 201317 Oct 20131
St John's Lock Cut16 Oct 201316 Oct 20131
Hailstone farm18 Mar 200421 Aug 20132
Sonning - shiplake (Margin)17 Jul 200912 Jul 20135
Goring weir pool13 Jul 20099 Jul 20134
Goring to Whitchurch (Margin)20 Jul 20089 Jul 20136
Benson Weirpool26 Jul 20127 Jul 20132
u/s of Waterhay Bridge15 May 201315 May 20131
Cerney Wick Brook31 Mar 200410 Apr 20132
Sonning Weirstream31 Jul 201231 Jul 20121
Rushey Weir Pool12 Oct 200425 Oct 20115
Sonning Weir17 Jul 200923 Jul 20112
Buscot weir pool24 Sept 20035 Oct 20105
Eynsham weirpool1 Oct 200316 Oct 20093
Marsh - Hambleden (Margin)24 Jul 200824 Jul 20081
Loddon - Confluence to St Pats Stream24 Jul 200824 Jul 20081
Mapledurham - Caversham (Margin)22 Jul 200822 Jul 20081
Shifford to Newbridge - Windrush Confluence23 Oct 200723 Oct 20071
Newbridge - Windrush Confluence - to Northmoor23 Oct 200723 Oct 20071
Eynsham Weir Stream17 Mar 20067 Sept 20073
St Patricks stream16 Nov 200616 Nov 20061
Northmoor Wier pool26 Sept 200317 Oct 20063
Godstow weirstream1 Oct 200326 Sept 20052
Days - Benson (Middle)24 Sept 19939 Jul 200511
Clifton Hampden - Days (Middle)23 Sept 19938 Jul 200511
Culham - Clifton Hampden (Middle)22 Sept 19937 Jul 200512
Abingdon - Culham (Middle)21 Sept 19936 Jul 200512
Sandford - Abingdon - Middle20 Sept 19935 Jul 200512
Iffley - Sandford (Middle)11 Jul 19994 Jul 20056
Lower Mill Estate23 Mar 200423 Mar 20041
Waterhay bridge18 Mar 200418 Mar 20041
400yds d/s hannington B-small trib on RB24 Sept 200224 Sept 20021
Hambleden - Hurley (middle)24 Jul 200125 Jul 20022
Shiplake-Marsh - (Mid-River)24 Jul 200224 Jul 20021
Caversham-sonning - (Mid River)17 Jul 200123 Jul 20022
Whitchurch - Mapledurham (Middle)12 Jul 200118 Jul 20022
Cleeve-Goring - (Mid River)3 Jul 200117 Jul 20022
Roundhouse to St Johns(mid-river)26 Jun 200226 Jun 20021

Select a map point or table row to connect the location. A longer site history may reflect more survey effort, not more fish.

1993–2025

Surveys recording pike by year

Each bar counts EA surveys containing a record. Zero years are shown; counts are not treated as a population trend.

Measured during EA surveys

Environment Agency survey-recorded lengths

This distribution describes 5,116 fish measured during EA surveys—not average catch size or fishery records.

Minimum
70 mm
25th percentile
278 mm
Median
461 mm
75th percentile
597 mm
Maximum
1150 mm

Lengths are grouped into 100 mm bands. Only 1 measured fish have weights, so weight data is not summarised.

Interpretation

Evidence, not a fishing guide

These records establish observations during particular surveys. They do not establish present-day abundance, likely catches, legal access or stretch quality.

Page eligibility: manual whitelist; 77 positive sites and 660 positive surveys.

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