18 regions · 200 shore marks · 25 species

Anglers End

Sea fishing around Great Britain, from the shore: what's biting, where to go, the rules, and how to rig up.

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200 marks · 18 regions

Fish around Great Britain

Tap a dot for the mark's own page, or an area for its region: rules, minimum sizes, headline fish and local tips.

Skip the mapMap of 200 sea fishing marks around Great BritainShetland
  • Beach
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  • Estuary or shore
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Before you keep a fish

  • 42cmBass. Up to three a day, each 42cm or more. Catch and release only from 1 February to 31 March. Some estuaries are bass nursery areas with boat restrictions.
  • 0Tope. It's illegal to land a rod-caught tope in England: unhook it in the water. Common skate, white skate and angel shark are protected too.
  • cmSizes vary by region. Mackerel is 20cm in the Irish Sea but 30cm in the North Sea. Check the region page before you keep anything.
  • £0No selling. Recreational anglers may never sell bass, or any other rod-caught fish, without a commercial licence.

Rules last checked 18 October 2026. The full rules and every region's minimum sizes are on the Rules page.

Arty, the Anglers End gull

Your guide

Meet Arty

Arty is a reformed harbour rogue. He spent years on the harbour wall pinching bait and chips, and learned which tides, baits and marks catch fish. These days he keeps his beak out of your bait box and shares what he knows instead.

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Before you go

  • Tide times for the nearest port: EasyTide (UK Hydrographic Office).
  • Wind and sea state: Met Office inshore waters forecast.
  • Access to piers, harbours and ports changes. Check with the owner or harbour office before your first visit.