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Discover the best fishing locations worldwide. Filter by country, species and water type. 49 researched spots across 19 countries.

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Fishing spots in Australia

  • Sydney Harbour Kingfish — Sydney, NSW, Australia. Saltwater, Intermediate. Target species: yellowtail kingfish, bream, flathead, tailor.
  • Cairns Black Marlin Grounds — Cairns, QLD, Australia. Saltwater, Advanced. Target species: black marlin, Spanish mackerel, coral trout, yellowfin tuna.
  • Darwin Harbour Barramundi — Darwin, NT, Australia. Saltwater, Intermediate. Target species: barramundi, threadfin salmon, mangrove jack, queenfish.
  • Murray River Cod Country — Yarrawonga, VIC/NSW, Australia. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: Murray cod, golden perch.
  • Hervey Bay Flats & Bay — Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia. Saltwater, Beginner. Target species: golden trevally, longtail tuna, whiting, flathead.

Fishing spots in United States

  • Islamorada Tarpon Flats — Florida Keys, FL, United States. Saltwater, Advanced. Target species: tarpon, bonefish, permit, snook.
  • Venice Marsh Redfish — Venice, LA, United States. Saltwater, Beginner. Target species: redfish, speckled trout, yellowfin tuna.
  • Madison River — Ennis, MT, United States. Fly Fishing, Intermediate. Target species: brown trout, rainbow trout.
  • Kenai River Salmon — Soldotna, AK, United States. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: king salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout.

Fishing spots in Canada

  • Bow River — Calgary, AB, Canada. Fly Fishing, Intermediate. Target species: brown trout, rainbow trout.
  • Campbell River — Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Saltwater, Intermediate. Target species: chinook salmon, coho salmon, halibut.
  • Miramichi River — Miramichi, NB, Canada. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: Atlantic salmon, brook trout.

Fishing spots in New Zealand

  • Lake Taupō — Taupō, Waikato, New Zealand. Freshwater, Beginner. Target species: rainbow trout, brown trout.
  • Tongariro River — Tūrangi, Waikato, New Zealand. Fly Fishing, Intermediate. Target species: rainbow trout, brown trout.
  • Bay of Islands — Northland, New Zealand. Saltwater, Advanced. Target species: striped marlin, yellowtail kingfish, snapper.

Fishing spots in United Kingdom

  • River Test — Stockbridge, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: brown trout, grayling.
  • River Tweed — Kelso, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: Atlantic salmon, sea trout, grayling.
  • River Spey — Aberlour, Speyside, United Kingdom. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: Atlantic salmon, sea trout.

Fishing spots in Germany

  • Rhine at Karlsruhe — Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: carp, pike, wels catfish.
  • Müritz Lakes — Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Freshwater, Beginner. Target species: northern pike, zander, perch.

Fishing spots in France

  • River Loire — Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: wels catfish, zander, northern pike.
  • Brittany Bass Coast — Finistère, Brittany, France. Saltwater, Intermediate. Target species: European bass, pollack, mackerel.

Fishing spots in Spain

  • Ebro at Mequinenza — Aragón, Spain. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: wels catfish, common carp, zander.
  • Strait of Gibraltar — Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain. Saltwater, Advanced. Target species: bluefin tuna, albacore, amberjack.

Fishing spots in Italy

  • River Po — Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: wels catfish, common carp, zander.
  • Lake Garda — Lombardy / Veneto, Italy. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: lake trout, northern pike, whitefish.

Fishing spots in Norway

  • Lofoten Skrei Grounds — Lofoten, Nordland, Norway. Saltwater, Intermediate. Target species: Atlantic cod, Atlantic halibut, coalfish.
  • Alta River — Alta, Finnmark, Norway. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: Atlantic salmon.

Fishing spots in Sweden

  • Lake Vänern — Värmland, Sweden. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: landlocked salmon, lake trout, northern pike.
  • Stockholm Archipelago — Stockholm, Sweden. Saltwater, Beginner. Target species: northern pike, perch, zander.
  • River Mörrum — Blekinge, Sweden. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: Atlantic salmon, sea trout.

Fishing spots in Finland

  • Lake Saimaa — South Savo, Finland. Freshwater, Beginner. Target species: northern pike, zander, perch.
  • Tornio River — Lapland, Finland. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: Atlantic salmon, grayling, whitefish.

Fishing spots in South Africa

  • Cape Point & False Bay — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Saltwater, Advanced. Target species: yellowtail, snoek, yellowfin tuna.
  • Sodwana Bay — KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Saltwater, Intermediate. Target species: king mackerel, giant trevally, sailfish.

Fishing spots in Argentina

  • Río Grande — Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: sea-run brown trout.
  • Jurassic Lake — Lago Strobel, Santa Cruz, Argentina. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: rainbow trout.
  • Paraná River — Paso de la Patria, Corrientes, Argentina. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: golden dorado, surubí, pacú.

Fishing spots in Brazil

  • Rio Negro — Amazonas, Brazil. Freshwater, Advanced. Target species: peacock bass, arowana, piranha.
  • Pantanal Wetlands — Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: golden dorado, pacú, pintado catfish.

Fishing spots in Mexico

  • Cabo San Lucas — Baja California Sur, Mexico. Saltwater, Intermediate. Target species: striped marlin, dolphinfish, yellowfin tuna.
  • La Paz & Espíritu Santo — Baja California Sur, Mexico. Saltwater, Advanced. Target species: roosterfish, dolphinfish, yellowtail.
  • Ascension Bay — Quintana Roo, Mexico. Saltwater, Advanced. Target species: bonefish, permit, tarpon.

Fishing spots in Japan

  • Tokyo Bay — Tokyo, Japan. Saltwater, Intermediate. Target species: Japanese sea bass, yellowtail amberjack, flathead.
  • Lake Yunoko & Nikko — Tochigi, Japan. Fly Fishing, Beginner. Target species: brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout.

Fishing spots in Russia

  • Kola Peninsula Rivers — Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: Atlantic salmon, brown trout, Arctic char.
  • Kamchatka Rivers — Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: rainbow trout, king salmon, char.

Fishing spots in Poland

  • Masurian Lake District — Warmia-Masuria, Poland. Freshwater, Beginner. Target species: northern pike, zander, perch.
  • River Vistula — Mazovia, Poland. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: zander, wels catfish, asp.

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