View all rivers, stillwaters and canals across Isle of Wight on the interactive map. Filter by species, water type and access.
Isle of Wight offers 2 mapped fishing waters on PiscaMaps, including 2 rivers. Species found across Isle of Wight's waters include Common Carp, Dace, Trout, Eel, Carp, Crucian Carp, Barbel, Bream.
The South East EA region includes Hampshire's world-famous chalk streams — the Test and Itchen are the spiritual home of dry-fly trout fishing. Rivers across Kent, Sussex and Berkshire offer coarse fishing for chub, roach, perch and pike, with salmon and sea trout present in several rivers.
A valid Environment Agency (EA) rod licence is required to fish all rivers, canals and most stillwaters in Isle of Wight. Licences are available from gov.uk. Club membership or a day ticket is required on most waters in addition to the rod licence.
Click a river for species information, close season dates, access notes and a location map.
18 species recorded across Isle of Wight's rivers:
| Common Carp | 2 waters |
| Dace | 2 waters |
| Trout | 2 waters |
| Eel | 2 waters |
| Carp | 1 water |
| Crucian Carp | 1 water |
| Barbel | 1 water |
| Bream | 1 water |
| Chub | 1 water |
| Roach | 1 water |
| Rudd | 1 water |
| Tench | 1 water |
Carp are a popular target across Isle of Wight's waters — always use a landing net and unhooking mat and return fish promptly.
Barbel fishing is well regarded in Isle of Wight's rivers, particularly through summer and autumn when water temperatures are higher.
Brown trout are present in Isle of Wight's rivers — many are catch-and-release only and may be subject to game fishing close seasons (typically 1 October to 14 March).
Salmon are present in some of Isle of Wight's rivers. A migratory salmonid licence is required in addition to the standard rod licence.