Data sources

Wet That Line is an independent app. It does not represent any government entity and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. Government information in the app and on our map comes from the official public sources below, shown as provided. Always check the source and your state's current fishing regulations before you go.

This list is built from our data records and covers every source in use. Questions about a source: support@wetthatline.app.

Federal government

• Bureau of Land Management: BLM national recreation points: boat ramps
• Federal Highway Administration: National Bridge Inventory (bridge locations)
• Great Lakes Commission (interstate agency): Boat access sites in IL, MI, OH and PA
• NOAA Office of Coast Survey: NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: boat ramp features
• National Park Service: Launches, water access, fishing areas, ramps and piers
• National Weather Service (NOAA): Weather forecast, wind, air temperature and pressure
• Recreation.gov: Federal recreation sites with fishing
• Recreation.gov: Fish species named in federal recreation site descriptions
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Inland navigation charts: boat ramps
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Permits issued for public boat ramps and fishing piers
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Recreation sites: water access, marinas and boat ramps
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District: Public fish attractors
• U.S. Census Bureau: Gazetteer: town names
• U.S. Census Bureau: TIGER/Line coastline and roads
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: EPA National Rivers and Streams Assessment fish counts 2008-09, 2013-14, 2018-19
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: National wildlife refuges open to sport fishing (50 CFR Part 32)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Refuge boat launches open to the public
• U.S. Geological Survey: Stream gauges: flow, water temperature, turbidity
• U.S. Geological Survey: USGS Aquatic GAP fish distribution model (species likely in a stream)
• U.S. Geological Survey (MARIS): State fish survey records from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Georgia DNR, New Jersey DEP, Iowa DNR, Maryland DNR and Ohio DNR
• U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Geographic Names (GNIS): lake and stream names
• U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Geographic Names (GNIS): named boat ramps, launches and fishing access
• U.S. Geological Survey Gap Analysis Project: Protected Areas Database (PAD-US): public land
• U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project: Protected Areas Database (PAD-US): Montana fishing access sites
• U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program: National Hydrography Dataset: lakes, rivers and streams
• U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species program: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species records
• USDA Forest Service: USFS developed recreation sites (boating + fishing sites)

State government

Alabama

• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR): Alabama ADCNR boat ramps, GIS layer
• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR): Alabama ADCNR public boat ramps
• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR): Alabama ADCNR public fishing lakes

Arkansas

• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission: Arkansas AGFC Family and Community Fishing Program ponds
• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission: Arkansas AGFC Family and Community Fishing Program ponds: species per pond
• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission: Arkansas AGFC fish attractors
• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission: Boating access, piers and bank fishing (via the Arkansas GIS Office)
• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission: Public fishing waters

California

• California Department of Fish and Wildlife: Fish planting locations
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife: Fish planting records (species)

Colorado

• Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Colorado Fishing Atlas boat ramps
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Colorado Fishing Atlas fishing sites
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Colorado Parks and Wildlife facilities: boat ramps
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Colorado Parks and Wildlife fish stocking report

Connecticut

• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: Connecticut DEEP Boat Launches

Delaware

• Delaware DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife / Division of Parks and Recreation: Delaware Fishing Access (FirstMap)

Florida

• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Freshwater Fish Hatcheries Stocking Programs: Florida FWC fish stocking efforts
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission – Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWC-FWRI): Florida FWC-FWRI boat ramp inventory

Georgia

• Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division: Georgia DNR Gateway to Fishing lakes
• Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division: Georgia DNR Recently Stocked Streams (trout, last stocking month)
• Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division: Georgia DNR WRD water access points

Idaho

• Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation: Idaho Parks & Recreation boat ramp / launch locations

Illinois

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Boat docks, boat ramps and fishing piers
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Fish stocking (ifishillinois.org)
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Urban fishing locations

Iowa

• Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Iowa DNR boat ramps
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Iowa DNR fishing amenities: boat ramps, fishing access, piers
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Iowa DNR trout streams: trout stocked + wild trout per stream

Kansas

• Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks: Kansas KDWP fish attractors
• Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks: Kansas KDWP public fishing waters (reservoirs, state fishing lakes, CFAP, no-fee)
• Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks: Kansas KDWP river access sites

Kentucky

• Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources: Kentucky KDFWR fish stockings (yearly Google My Maps)
• Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources: Kentucky fishing access sites

Louisiana

• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF): Louisiana LDWF bank fishing and piers
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF): Louisiana LDWF boat launches
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF): Louisiana LDWF community fishing sites
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF): Louisiana LDWF stocked ponds and sites
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF): Louisiana LDWF stocked ponds and sites: species per site

Maine

• Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands: Maine Boat Launches (GeoLibrary)
• Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: Maine IF&W fish stocking reports (PDF)

Maryland

• Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Maryland DNR water access sites
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Maryland Public Water Access 2020

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), Dept of Fish and Game: MassWildlife trout-stocked waters + stocking activity
• MassGIS, Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; data from the Department of Fish and Game Office of Fishing and Boating Access (OFBA): Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access sites (fresh water)

Michigan

• Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Michigan DNR - Michigan Fish Atlas
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Michigan DNR boating access sites
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Michigan DNR fish stocking report (+ FISHHydrography points)

Nebraska

• Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Nebraska public access boat ramps
• Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Nebraska public boating sites (public lakes)

Nevada

• Nevada Department of Wildlife: Nevada NDOW FishNV fishable waters (species per water)
• Nevada Department of Wildlife: Nevada NDOW stocking updates

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Fish and Game Department / NH Office of Planning and Development: NH Access Sites to Public Waters
• New Hampshire Fish and Game Department: NH Fish and Game stocked waters (FishStocking_view)

New Mexico

• New Mexico Department of Wildlife (NMDOW): New Mexico boat ramps
• New Mexico Department of Wildlife (NMDOW): New Mexico fishing access sites

New York

• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Fish stocking lists (data.ny.gov)
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: NY DEC Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds / Rivers and Streams
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: NY DEC boat launch sites + Public Fishing Rights parking areas

North Carolina

• North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC): North Carolina WRC boating access areas
• North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC): North Carolina WRC public fishing areas

Ohio

• Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Ohio DNR boater and stream access (Facility Guide)
• Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Ohio DNR fish stocking 1990-2022 (CSV)

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC): Oklahoma ODWC boat ramps

Oregon

• Oregon State Marine Board: Oregon HB 2549 public access sites (agencies' closure/reopening reports)
• Oregon State Marine Board: Oregon State Marine Board boating access sites

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island DEM: RI Fishing and Boating Access (2024)

South Carolina

• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources: South Carolina DNR freshwater fish attractors
• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR): South Carolina public water access

Tennessee

• Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency: Tennessee TWRA access sites (boat launches, fishing sites, paddling, marinas)
• Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency: Tennessee TWRA fish attractor locations

Utah

• Utah Geospatial Resource Center (UGRC): Utah boat ramps (SGID)

Virginia

• Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: VA DWR Boating Access Locations (freshwater)
• Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: VA DWR Fishing Piers
• Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: VA DWR Stocked Trout Lakes

Washington

• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW): Washington WDFW Water Access Sites
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW): Washington WDFW fish plants (stocked waters)

West Virginia

• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Section, GIS Unit: West Virginia Public Fishing Access Sites
• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Section, GIS Unit: West Virginia Public Fishing Lakes (stocked-water list)

Wyoming

• Wyoming Game and Fish Department: Wyoming Game and Fish Fishing Guide lakes + streams (fish frequently caught)
• Wyoming Game and Fish Department: Wyoming Game and Fish boat ramps, docks and fishing piers
• Wyoming Game and Fish Department: Wyoming Game and Fish river access points
• Wyoming Game and Fish Department: Wyoming Game and Fish stocking report

County, city and regional government

392 local governments publish public boat ramp and water access layers that we use for locations only. Each spot in the app names its source.

Not government

• GBIF.org: GBIF occurrence records with record licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0
• OpenStreetMap contributors: OpenStreetMap fishing spots (gap-fill)
• Wet That Line anglers: Catches and spot photos logged in the app