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.
Sort your kit
Setups, hooks, rigs and bait.
Kit Builder
Tell us your budget and how you fish. Get three setups to play with.
Worth knowing: Picks come from every product we’ve reviewed, and new reviews are added automatically. Budgets are a rough split, not prices.
Open Ready to useHook Finder
Work out the hook pattern and size that suits your rig and venue.
Worth knowing: General rules of thumb, not a guarantee. Picks come from every hook we’ve reviewed, and new ones are added automatically.
Open Ready to useRig 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.
OpenOn the water
River levels and looking after fisheries.
Session Planner
Pick your water and date, then sort your methods, rigs, bait and kit for the trip.
Worth knowing: Try once without an account, then join free to plan again. Weather and venue rules depend on what’s available for your chosen water.
Open Beta: limited dataRiver 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.
OpenVenues
Find and prep for a water.
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 dataHow 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 dataVenue 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.
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