Fishing Gifts for Anglers

Good fishing gifts are the ones that end up in the tackle bag, not the drawer. Most of this is kit we sell to anglers all year, plus a few keepsakes, sorted by budget so you can find the right fishing present quickly, whether they fish from the beach, the riverbank or a kayak.

Big fishing presents

For someone starting out, or an angler who wants a kit for holidays, a complete travel kit is the stand-out present. The Carbon Plus travel sea fishing kit pairs a 6ft, six-piece carbon rod with a Dinomax 130 reel already loaded with line, plus a waterproof tackle box, scales, lures, feathers, a ready-made sea rig and float kits. The Telescopic Plus travel kit has a 5ft telescopic rod and reel combo, tackle, guides and a backpack.

For fishing Christmas gifts, an advent calendar is a popular choice: 24 doors of useful tackle, made for sea, coarse or fly anglers (not suitable for children, as tackle can include hooks). See our fishing advent calendar guide to pick one. For a sea angler who already fishes, the Quantum Torrent FD 360 reel, the Zebco Saltfisher 370 surf and boat reel or the Fladen terminal tackle set, with over 500 pieces for making and mending rigs, will all get used. Buying for a child? The Water Rat junior combo is a real 6ft two-piece rod with a reel already spooled with line, a flashing LED reel and a fish species guide.

Fishing gifts under £30

For a gift they can wear, the Cornish pewter bass fish cufflinks are made in Cornwall and come gift boxed, and the pewter fishing boat pendant is cast in Botallack. Useful kit in this range includes the Zebco 40kg digital pocket scale, two head torches for night fishing (the rechargeable Lineaeffe 3 watt headlamp and the waterproof Zebco head lamp, batteries not included), the NGT Travelmaster six-piece travel rod and the Quantum waterproof carryall. If you want fishing gifts for dad that stay on the shelf, the “Fishing Friends” ornament of a man and child fishing side by side is a keepsake rather than kit.

Fishing stocking fillers under £10

Small fishing gifts that still get used: a Quantum waterproof tackle box with a rubber seal, a wide dial scale with tape measure that needs no batteries, a rig wallet with ten grip seal pouches, a Zebco disgorger for unhooking, a Black Cat fishing hat for cold mornings and a Gone Fishing sign for the shed door. For a lure angler, a Fiiish Black Minnow combo or a two-pack of 9cm or 12cm Storm Biscay minnows is ready to fish. Our fishing stocking fillers guide has more ideas.

How to choose a gift for an angler

First find out how they fish. Sea, coarse and fly anglers use different tackle: a beachcaster reel is far too heavy for a trout river, and a fly angler needs a fly reel. If you don't know their setup, choose something that works with any kit, such as a head torch, scales, a tackle box or a bag, rather than guessing at a rod or reel. If they already have everything, choose gifts that sit beside the kit, like the pewter cufflinks, a Down The Cove gift card or the Great Cornish Fish Book, are a safe bet. Our gifts for fishermen guide and the Christmas gifts for anglers guide go into more detail, and the gifts shop has presents for food smokers and coast lovers too.