What are fishing communities?

Communities for anglers to share catches, ask for tips, and find fishing spots. Discord has servers for freshwater and saltwater fishing, while regional forums offer more specialized local advice and general fishing communities thrive on Facebook and Reddit.

Where do most fishing communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (55% of 29 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

59% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical fishing community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 132K members and the median is 70K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (83%). Others that show up often include requires application, newsletter, and online/offline events.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Fishing topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Fishing Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 29 fishing communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: fishing listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-13

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Communities: 29
Platforms: 4
Avg members: 132K
Median members: 70K

Where Fishing Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
16(55%)
Reddit
7(24%)
Discord
5(17%)
Facebook
1(3%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
24(83%)
Chat communities
5(17%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (83%).

Independent Platforms leads with 55%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (24%).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
4(14%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
2(7%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
6(21%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
7(24%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

10 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (132K vs 70K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Fishing Differs From Other Categories

Fishing is less free-to-join, larger, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Fishing	Hive Index average
Free to join	59%	85%
Median members	70K	25K
Average members	132K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	41%	15%
Live chat	17%	38%
Discord share	17%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
83%
Requires Application
41%
Newsletter
21%
Online/Offline Events
21%
Live Chat
17%

Niche Features

Courses
10%
Paid Community
7%
Member Perks
3%

Forum appears on 83% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 17

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	16	55%	4	24%
Reddit	7	24%	2	12%
Discord	5	17%	9	53%
Facebook	1	3%	2	12%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 53% of clicks but only 17% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
9(53%)
Forum / feed-based
8(47%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
9(53%)
Forum
8(47%)
Online/Offline Events
2(12%)
Requires Application
1(6%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Medium
8(47%)
Huge
2(12%)
Massive
2(12%)
Large
1(6%)

Top-clicked listings

Fishing Cove
3(18%)
North American Fly Fishing Forum
3(18%)
The Fly Fishing Community
2(12%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Trends

Founded year

Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Fishing. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
•Last updated 2026-05-13

FAQ

: Communities for anglers to share catches, ask for tips, and find fishing spots. Discord has servers for freshwater and saltwater fishing, while regional forums offer more specialized local advice and general fishing communities thrive on Facebook and Reddit.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (55% of 29 listings).
: 59% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 132K members and the median is 70K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (83%). Others that show up often include requires application, newsletter, and online/offline events.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Fishing topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.