Fishing
The Broads is a good area for fishing where bream, eel, perch, pike, rudd and tench can be found. The coarse fishing season runs from 16 June to 14 March and all that you need to fish is a current Environment Agency licence, available from post offices.
There are many places where you can fish from the bank or you can hire a day boat. There are fishing platforms suitable for wheelchair users at Rollesby Bridge and on one of the boardwalks at Filby Broad. There are also platforms along the River Bure near Cockshoot Broad, for use by members of the Norwich and District Anglers' Association.
Please remember never to discard fishing tackle, as it can easily harm wildlife. If you are fishing from a Broads Authority free mooring, you must give way to boats wishing to moor, and please do not fish from a moving boat.
Angling on the Broads
Angle on the Broads (pdf document) [5804kb] is a guide produced by the Broads Angling Strategy Group and the Environment Agency. It provides comprehensive information to help you enjoy and appreciate the wonderful opportunities the area has to offer anglers. The guide is available from all Broads Information Centres.
