Key:fishing

Marks whatever fishing is allowed, prohibited or permitted by an entity at specific location.

Most used values

According to taginfo the most used values are yes, no and private. In the context of fishing these values have the following meaning:

• yes - the area is open for fishing by anyone with a fishing license or permit (if the area requires one). See access=permit for a useful combination if you know that the fishing location requires a fishing permit. Fishing permits are usually released locally or online (see permit_release).
• no - the area is prohibited for fishing
• private - the area is available for fishing after paying a tax or a fee to a third-party entity
• catch_and_release - fishing is allowed but it is mandatory to practice the wikipedia:catch and release. Usually a daily or seasonal permit is required (see access=permit).
• permit_release - emission of fishing permits for rivers where fishing is permitted on a daily or multi-day basis. It is usually a hut, a tourist information center, or a bar.

How to map

Adding fishing tag on water elements like lakes, ponds or other polygonal elements.

For water elements with regular non island geometry add the according fishing=* tag to the way.

For water elements with irregular island geometry create a multipolygon relation and add the according fishing=* tag  in the relation. Add the inner and outer roles for the specific geometries.

Tags to use in combination

• leisure=fishing - A public or private place for fishing
• access=permit - A permit is required to access the area
• shop=fishing - Store where you can buy fishing equipment
• natural=water - Any inland body of water, from natural such as a lake or pond to artificial like a moat or canal
• fishing:clothes=*
• fishing:parts=*
• office=guide + guide=fishing - Office of a fishing guide / fishing-charter operator