Tools

Handy tools for sorting your fishing

Straight answers built on stuff we’ve actually checked. Anything marked beta still has gaps, and we tell you exactly what they are.

Flagship tool

Who Runs That Fishery?

Find who controls a lake, river stretch or canal — tickets, night fishing, rules and nearby tackle shops.

Look up a water

Sort your kit

Setups, hooks, rigs and bait.

Beta: limited data

Kit Builder

Tell us your budget and how you fish. Get three setups to play with.

Worth knowing: We’ve only covered a handful of products so far, so lots of slots say research needed. Prices are your own guesses.

Open Ready to use

Hook Finder

Work out the hook pattern and size that suits your rig and venue.

Worth knowing: General rules of thumb, not a guarantee. Only a couple of hooks and rigs are covered so far.

Open Beta: limited data

Pimp My Bait

Simple ways to prep your bag mix, plus a recipe card you can save.

Worth knowing: Only CC Moore Live System PVA Bag Mix is covered so far.

Open Ready to use

Rig Doctor

Snap your rig for instant advice on each component and the baits that suit it, plus a pre-cast checklist.

Worth knowing: Photo advice is a helping hand — it can't confirm a rig is safe, so always check points, knots and lead release by hand.

Open

On the water

River levels and looking after fisheries.

Beta: limited data

River Ready

Live river levels from Environment Agency gauges in England.

Worth knowing: England only. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland aren’t connected yet. Levels aren’t a safety check.

Open

Venues

Find and prep for a water.

Beta: limited data

Venue Bait Finder

Bait rules and what’s been reported at a venue.

Worth knowing: Covers every fishery on the site, updated as new ones go live. We won’t guess a best bait.

Open Beta: limited data

How to Fish a Venue

Rules, facilities and prep notes for a venue, all in one place.

Worth knowing: Covers every fishery on the site, updated as new ones go live. Only checked info is shown.

Open Beta: limited data

Venue Rule Checker

Barbed hooks? Tiger nuts? A one-screen rules check for your lake.

Worth knowing: Covers every fishery on the site, updated as new ones go live. Always double-check with the fishery.

Open Beta: limited data

AI Lake Picker

Tell us your species, method and trip — get a Stanwick lake with reasons.

Worth knowing: Stanwick Lakes only. AI-written from our checked facts; always check with the fishery.

Open

My gear bag

Everything you save from the tools ends up here.

Fisheries directory

Checked venues only. Suggest one or claim yours.