Key:fishing
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Specifies whatever fishing is allowed at specific location. ![]() |
Group: restrictions |
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Status: de facto![]() |
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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 fishingprivate
- the area is available for fishing after paying a tax or a fee to a third-party entitycatch_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 fishingaccess=permit
- A permit is required to access the areashop=fishing
- Store where you can buy fishing equipmentnatural=water
- Any inland body of water, from natural such as a lake or pond to artificial like a moat or canalfishing:clothes=*
fishing:parts=*
office=guide
+guide=fishing
- Office of a fishing guide / fishing-charter operator