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Best northern pike lakes in United Kingdom

849 United Kingdom waters hold northern pike. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Aggressive ambush predator that patrols weed edges and cool water.

1. Loch Awe — 307 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
2. Loch Ness — 754 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
3. Loch Lomond — 623 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
4. Loch Shin — 162 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
5. Loch Shiel — 420 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
6. Loch Ericht — 512 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
7. Loch Tay — 508 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
8. Loch Maree — 367 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
9. Loch Lochy — 531 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
10. Loch Quoich — 281 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
11. Loch Ken or River Dee — 62 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
12. Loch Arkaig — 359 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
13. Loch Morar — 1017 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
14. Loch Katrine — 495 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
15. Windermere — 210 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
16. Loch Langabhat or Loch Langavat — 98 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
17. Ullswater — 205 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
18. Loch Laggan — 174 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
19. Loch Rannoch — 440 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
20. Fionn Loch or Dubh Loch — 144 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
21. Kielder Water — 171 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
22. Loch Monar — 260 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
23. Loch Laidon — 128 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
24. Loch Fannich — 282 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char
25. Loch Assynt — 282 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Arctic Char

…plus 824 more United Kingdom waters holding northern pike.

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When to fish northern pike in United Kingdom

• Spring 2–8 ft — Shallow, dark-bottomed bays that warm first; pike spawn in flooded vegetation.
• Summer 8–20 ft — Deep weedlines and cool water; the biggest fish slide deeper than most anglers fish.
• Fall 6–18 ft — Trophy time: big baits near the last green weeds and steep breaks.
• Winter 5–15 ft — Weedy flats near drop-offs; pike remain active all winter.

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