Skip to content
FishingHQSearch

Where fishing happens

Fishing places

Every coast, river, lake and named mark FishingHQ holds — what the ground is, what swims there, what the hazards are, and who to ask before you fish it.

Being listed here is not permission to fish.

Access, fishing rights, seasons, licences, local bylaws and permitted methods vary and can change. Check the current rules and permission for the specific water before fishing. FishingHQ describes what the ground is and names who holds the answer; it does not hold the answer itself, and it does not tell you where to go and catch a fish.

Find the authority for a jurisdiction · What FishingHQ does and does not cover

The Black SeaCape VerdeCyprusBritain and IrelandAustraliaMediterraneanNorway and the Nordic coastUnited StatesCaribbeanNew ZealandOrkneyCanary IslandsOuter HebridesJapanCanadaSouth AfricaAlaskaThe Amazon basinThe Danube basinThe Gulf of MexicoThe Great Barrier ReefSkye and the Inner HebridesLanzaroteTenerifeThe Baltic SeaThe Bay of BiscayThe Great LakesGalicia and the Iberian ria coastThe Channel shingle coastsThe Pacific Northwest coastFrancePortugalBalearic IslandsKoreaThe Ryukyu IslandsThe Mekong systemThe Coral TriangleThe Indian subcontinent coastsThe Himalayan mahseer riversThe MaldivesThe Agulhas CurrentLake Victoria and the Rift Valley lakesThe western Indian Ocean coastThe West African coastThe Humboldt CurrentPatagoniaHawaiiFiji and MelanesiaGreenland and the high ArcticChesil BeachThe Severn EstuaryPortland Bill and the Portland RaceThe River TweedLough CorribThe Strait of MessinaThe Moroccan Atlantic coastFloridaShetlandThe Strait of GibraltarEngland and WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandThe Republic of IrelandThe Moroccan Mediterranean coastMoroccan mountain and reservoir fresh waterThe Solway FirthEast Lothian and the Firth of Forth coastThe Cornish and Devon coastsThe Welsh coast and AngleseyNorth American freshwater fishingNorth American saltwater fishingSouth American fishingPacific island fishingEast Asian fishingSouth-East Asian fishingSouthern African fishingEast and West African fishingCentral and eastern European river fishingThe Hampshire chalk streamsThe River WyeLoch LomondLough NeaghThe Norfolk BroadsThe River ThamesThe River EbroLake GenevaThe DanubeLake VänernThe IJsselmeerThe Norfolk and Suffolk sandbank coastThe north-east England coastThe Atlantic coast of IrelandScottish sea lochsThe Yorkshire coastThe Firth of ClydePembrokeshire and the south-west Wales coastMorecambe Bay and the north-west England coastThe River TrentThe Lake District lakesThe Thames EstuaryThe Wash and the Lincolnshire coastThe Solent and the Hampshire coastThe Moray FirthStrangford Lough and the Ards coastThe Causeway and Antrim coastCardigan Bay and the sarnauThe Gower and Carmarthen BayThe Isles of ScillyThe River TayThe Shannon systemLough ErneThe English canal networkThe English trout reservoirsThe Welsh sewin riversThe Wadden SeaBrittany and the French Atlantic coastThe Croatian AdriaticThe Aegean and CreteThe RhineThe Finnish lake districtAngleseyThe Isle of ManThe River SpeyThe Fens and their drainsThe Soča and Slovenia's Adriatic riversThe Egyptian Red Sea coastSri LankaMalta and GozoThailandThe Yucatán and Mexican Caribbean coastCubaMauritius and RéunionSpainItalyGreeceGermanySwedenDenmarkIcelandThe NetherlandsPolandCzechia and SlovakiaHungaryAustriaRomaniaThe Baltic statesThe Western BalkansBulgariaHoly Island and the Lindisfarne causewayTynemouth North PierHartlepool HeadlandFiley BriggFlamborough Head and the North LandingSpurn PointCromer PierOrford Ness and Shingle StreetSouthend PierDungeness PointDeal PierHastings and the StadeHurst Spit and Hurst CastleBembridge LedgeChesil CoveKimmeridge LedgesBrixham breakwaterSlapton Sands and TorcrossPlymouth BreakwaterLizard PointThe Taw and Torridge estuaryBrean DownNew Brighton and Perch RockWalney IslandSt Bees HeadSt Abbs HeadNorth Berwick and the Bass RockFife NessGirdle Ness and Cove BayPeterhead breakwaterChanonry PointDuncansby Head and the Pentland FirthLoch Broom and UllapoolKyle RheaThe Gulf of CorryvreckanLoch EtiveLoch FyneThe Mull of GallowayLuce Bay and SandheadThe Menai Strait and the SwelliesHolyhead breakwaterSouth StackSarn BadrigRamsey SoundSt Govan's HeadRhossili and Worms HeadMumbles PierNash PointPortrush and Ramore HeadRathlin Island and the SoundThe Strangford narrowsDonaghadee pierDundrum Bay and NewcastleCranfield and Carlingford LoughThe Trent at CollinghamGunthorpe weir pool, River TrentThe Severn at BewdleyThe Wye at Symonds YatThe Test at StockbridgeThe Thames at TeddingtonThe Old Bedford River and the DelphHickling BroadRutland WaterWindermereThe Grand Union CanalLoch AweLoch LevenThe Tay at StanleyThe Spey at AberlourThe Towy at LlandeiloLlyn TegidThe Lower BannLough MelvinBamburgh and Budle BaySeahouses harbourBeadnell BayCraster and Cullernose PointBoulmerAmble and the Coquet estuaryDruridge BayNewbiggin BayBlyth South Harbour breakwaterSt Mary's Island, Whitley BaySouth Shields and the Tyne piersWhitburn and SouterSunderland Roker PierSeahamRedcarSaltburnThe Tees estuarySouth GareStaithesRunswick BayRobin Hood's BayRavenscar and the Peak rocksScarborough Marine DriveScarborough South Bay pierCayton BayBridlington North PierHornseaWithernseaThe Humber estuaryCleethorpesMablethorpeSutton on SeaChapel St LeonardsSkegnessThe Boston DeepsHunstantonBrancaster and the north Norfolk marshesBlakeney PointSheringhamHappisburghSea PallingGreat Yarmouth north beachGorleston pierLowestoft Claremont PierKessinglandSouthwold PierDunwichSizewellAldeburghThe Deben estuaryThe Orwell and Stour estuariesWalton-on-the-Naze pierClacton PierThe Blackwater estuaryCanvey Island sea wallHolehaven CreekThe Medway estuaryThe SwaleReculverHerne BayWhitstable and the StreetRamsgate harbourSandwich BayFolkestone harbour armCamber SandsBexhillEastbourne PierBeachy Head and the ledgesNewhaven west armBrighton MarinaWorthing PierLittlehampton and the ArunSelsey BillChichester HarbourHayling IslandSouthsea and EastneyPortsmouth Harbour entranceCalshot SpitLymington RiverRyde PierYaverland and Sandown BaySt Catherine's PointThe NeedlesChristchurch Harbour and Mudeford RunPoole Harbour entrance and SandbanksSwanage PierLyme Regis CobbWest Bay and Bridport harbourSidmouthExmouth and the Exe estuaryTeignmouthTorquay harbourBerry HeadStart PointThe Dart estuaryMount BattenThe Tamar estuaryFoweyMevagissey harbourFalmouth and Castle BeachThe HelfordPorthlevenPenzance and MouseholeSennen CoveCape CornwallHayle estuaryNewquay and Towan HeadTrevose HeadThe Camel estuaryBude breakwaterHartland PointWoolacombe and Baggy PointIlfracombe pierLynmouthPorlock WeirMineheadWatchet harbourHinkley Point and StolfordWeston-super-MareClevedon PierPortisheadAust and the Severn crossingsPoint of Ayr and TalacreRhylColwyn BayLlandudno PierThe Great OrmeThe Conwy estuaryTrearddur BayCemaes BayPoint LynasPenmon PointLlanddwyn IslandCaernarfon and the Menai south entranceTrefor pierAberdaronPwllheliCricciethPorthmadog and the Glaslyn estuaryBarmouth and the Mawddach estuaryAberdyfi and the Dyfi estuaryAberystwythNew QuayCardigan and the Teifi estuaryStrumble HeadWhitesands Bay and St David's HeadSolvaBroad Haven and Little HavenMilford Haven waterwayFreshwater WestStackpole QuaySaundersfootAmrothPendine SandsThe Towy and Taf estuariesBurry PortWhiteford Point and the Burry InletPort Eynon PointOxwich BaySwansea BayPort Talbot breakwaterSker Point and Rest BayPorthcawl breakwaterAberthawBarry Island and Nells PointPenarth PierThe Usk and NewportPortstewart StrandThe Bann mouth at CastlerockPortballintraeBallycastleCushendun and Torr HeadCarnloughGlenarmLarne LoughIslandmagee and the GobbinsWhiteheadBelfast LoughBangor and BallyholmeGroomsportBallywalterPortavogieArdglassAnnalongKilkeelEyemouthTorness and SkaterawDunbar harbourPort SetonPortobelloThe Forth bridges and QueensferryKinghorn and PettycurAnstrutherSt Andrews and the Eden estuaryThe Tay estuary and Broughty FerryArbroathMontrose and the South EskStonehavenThe Ythan estuaryFraserburghBanff and the Deveron mouthBuckieLossiemouthFindhorn BayNairnThe Cromarty FirthThe Dornoch FirthHelmsdaleWickThurso Bay and ScrabsterThe Kyle of TongueDurness and Balnakeil BayLoch Inchard and KinlochbervieLoch LaxfordLochinver and Loch InverGruinard BayLoch EweGairlochLoch TorridonApplecross and the Inner SoundLoch Carron and PlocktonLoch DuichLoch HournLoch Nevis and MallaigArisaig and the Sound of SleatLoch SunartArdnamurchan PointLoch LinnheOban Bay and the Sound of KerreraLoch Craignish and the Dorus MorLoch LongThe Kyles of ButeDunoon and the Holy LochLargs and the Cumbrae channelCampbeltown LochThe Mull of KintyreTroon and AyrGirvanLoch Ryan and StranraerPortpatrickKirkcudbright BayThe Isle of WhithornScapa FlowThe Brough of BirsaySumburgh HeadStornoway harbourThe Sound of HarrisLuskentyreLoch MaddyTobermory and the Sound of MullElgol and Loch ScavaigThe Trent at Burton JoyceThe Trent at Newark DykeThe tidal Trent at DunhamThe Severn at ShrewsburyThe Severn at WorcesterThe Severn at Tewkesbury and the Avon confluenceThe Wye at HerefordThe Wye at MonmouthThe Thames at CavershamMarlow weir pool, River ThamesThe Thames at WindsorThe Kennet at NewburyThe Itchen at WinchesterThe Hampshire Avon at RingwoodThe Dorset Stour at BlandfordThe Wharfe at Bolton AbbeyThe Ure at RiponThe Yorkshire Ouse at YorkThe Yorkshire Derwent at MaltonThe Ribble at ClitheroeThe Lune at LancasterThe Eden at ApplebyThe Tyne at HexhamThe Coquet at RothburyThe Great Ouse at ElyThe Great Ouse at BedfordThe Nene at PeterboroughThe Witham at LincolnThe Welland at SpaldingThe AncholmeThe Sixteen Foot DrainThe Forty Foot DrainThe Middle Level Main DrainThe Relief ChannelThe Counter DrainBarton BroadWroxham BroadOrmesby BroadThe ThurneThe Waveney at BecclesGrafham WaterChew Valley LakeBlagdon LakeBewl WaterPitsford WaterDraycote WaterFarmoor ReservoirLadybower ReservoirCarsington WaterKielder WaterWimbleball LakeUllswaterConiston WaterBassenthwaite LakeDerwent WaterEsthwaite WaterThe Leeds and Liverpool CanalThe Trent and Mersey CanalThe Shropshire Union CanalThe Oxford CanalThe Kennet and Avon CanalThe Gloucester and Sharpness CanalThe Bridgewater CanalThe Cotswold Water ParkLoch NessLoch TayLoch EarnLoch MareeLoch ShinLoch AssyntLoch RannochLoch KenThe Lake of MenteithThe River Dee at BanchoryThe River Don at KemnayThe Findhorn at ForresThe Spey at GrantownThe Tay at DunkeldThe Tummel and Loch FaskallyThe Teith at CallanderThe Clyde at LanarkThe AnnanThe Nith at DumfriesThe ThursoThe HelmsdaleThe Oykel and the Kyle of SutherlandThe Beauly and the NessLoch Insh and the Spey lochsThe Usk at AbergavennyThe Teifi at LampeterThe Dyfi at MachynllethThe Conwy at LlanrwstThe Dee at LlangollenThe ClwydLlyn BrenigLlyn ClywedogLlyn TrawsfynyddLlyn AlawLlandegfedd ReservoirThe Elan Valley reservoirsThe Montgomery CanalThe Llangollen CanalThe Upper BannThe BlackwaterThe MaineThe River BushThe Foyle at StrabaneLough BegLough MacneanThe Erne at EnniskillenThe QuoileKeem Bay, Achill IslandClew BayKillary HarbourGalway BayThe Inis Mór cliffsLoop HeadKilkee and the Pollock HolesBallybunion strandBrandon BayPortmagee channel and ValentiaThe Kenmare RiverBantry BayMizen HeadBaltimore and SherkinCork Harbour and Roches PointDunmore EastHook HeadCarne and the Rosslare shoreWexford Harbour and the SlobsWicklow HeadThe Great South Wall, Dublin BayHowth pierCarlingford LoughMalin HeadKillybegs harbourLough MaskLough ConnThe Moy at BallinaLough Derg on the ShannonThe Shannon at AthloneThe Grand Canal, Dublin reachPeel breakwaterPort St Mary and Alfred PierCalf SoundLangness PointDouglas HeadPointe du RazThe Baie de DouarnenezThe Golfe du MorbihanThe Bay of Mont-Saint-MichelThe Côte Sauvage, QuiberonThe Bassin d'ArcachonThe Gironde estuaryThe Étang de ThauThe CalanquesThe Loire at NantesLac du DerThe Rhône at LyonThe Ría de ArousaThe Ría de VigoCabo Fisterra and the Costa da MorteCabo PeñasZurriola and the Urumea mouth, San SebastiánThe Ebro at MequinensaThe Ebro deltaPeniche and BalealCabo da Roca and GuinchoSesimbra and Cabo EspichelThe Ria FormosaSagres and Cabo de São VicenteThe Tagus estuaryLos Hervideros, LanzarotePuerto del Carmen harbour, LanzarotePunta de Teno, TenerifeLos Gigantes, TenerifeLa Restinga, El HierroLofoten and VestfjordenSørøyaTrondheimsfjordHardangerfjordThe Stockholm archipelagoThe Bohuslän coastVänern's western basinThe Kalix riverMøns Klint and the Stevns cliffsThe south Funen coastSkagen and GrenenHvide Sande channelThe Skjern riverFanøÞingvallavatnThe Laxá í AðaldalThe Reykjanes coastSaimaaPäijänneFehmarnThe Rügen BoddenSyltThe Rhine at CologneThe Elbe at HamburgThe OosterscheldeThe GrevelingenmeerThe MarkermeerThe Amsterdam canalsTexelThe east coast of GotlandCap de CreusCabo de GataFormentera and Es FreusThe north coast of MenorcaThe Portofino promontoryPunta del Faro, MessinaThe Venice lagoonThe Po deltaThe Po at MantuaLago di GardaCape SounionThe west coast of NaxosThe south coast of CreteThe Amvrakikos GulfThe Kornati islandsCape KamenjakThe Soča at Most na SočiThe Slovenian coast at PiranDwejra, GozoDelimara PointThe Gulf of Lion shelf edgePacific islandsNorth AmericaCaribbean and Central AmericaSouth AmericaAtlantic islandsBritain and IrelandContinental EuropeNordic and BalticMediterranean and Black SeaAfricaAsia and the Indo-PacificAustralia and New Zealand
148 fishing regions and 552 publicly documented places. Positions are approximate by design — they are capped at about a hundred metres and describe where a named public place is, not where fish are and not a mark. Everything plotted here is also listed below.

Browse by part of the world

Every area below lists everything FishingHQ holds there, in full, without a map and without JavaScript. The granular place tier is currently European — the regions and destinations are worldwide.

Other ways in

  • Location explorer — places near a town, ordered by distance, filtered by quarry, discipline and water. Your position never leaves your browser.
  • All fishing regions — the full alphabetical list of destination records.
  • Habitats — the kinds of water rather than the named places, if what you are really asking is what an estuary is like.
  • Authority finder — who to ask about licences, closures and permission, by jurisdiction.

FishingHQ describes geography. It does not hold access agreements, permits, ownership or current closures, and it does not track them — see what we do and do not cover.

Share this page