North Ayrshire offers 54 mapped fishing waters on PiscaMaps, including 44 rivers, 10 stillwaters. Species found across North Ayrshire's waters include Brown trout, Sea trout, brown trout, sea trout, roach, Salmon, Salmon parr, Dace.
There is no rod licence requirement in Scotland — instead, access rights under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 grant anglers the right to fish most rivers and still waters, providing they act responsibly. Most fisheries are managed through riparian owners, angling clubs or estate beats.
Unlike England and Wales, there is no rod licence requirement in Scotland — however, most waters require permission from the landowner or angling club.
Click a river for species information, close season dates, access notes and a location map.
35 species recorded across North Ayrshire's rivers, lakes:
| Brown trout | 28 waters |
| Sea trout | 26 waters |
| brown trout | 12 waters |
| sea trout | 10 waters |
| roach | 5 waters |
| Salmon | 5 waters |
| Salmon parr | 5 waters |
| Dace | 5 waters |
| pike | 4 waters |
| perch | 4 waters |
| Trout | 4 waters |
| Eel | 4 waters |
Brown trout are present in North Ayrshire'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 North Ayrshire's rivers. A migratory salmonid licence is required in addition to the standard rod licence.
View all rivers, stillwaters and canals across North Ayrshire on the interactive map. Filter by species, water type and access.