VIETNAM, CAMBODIA & LAOS FISHING MAP

Fishing Hot Spots

From Ha Long Bay, Da Nang and Nha Trang down to the Mekong Delta and Phu Quoc, across Cambodia's coast and Tonle Sap, and up the Mekong through Laos. Tap any star or dot to see what it is and what to fish there.

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Parks & rules

Data rule: Every hot spot sits on a named, mapped place: a marina or harbor from OpenStreetMap, the nearest point on a Natural Earth river or lake to the town, or a named bay, cape, lake or reservoir looked up through Nominatim. These are general positions, not pinpoints, and each star says which one it is. Boat ramps and marinas come from OpenStreetMap, and parks and reserves come from the World Database on Protected Areas: areas closed to fishing in solid red, other protected areas in dashed red. No hot spot sits inside or right next to a closed area. Every star shows its source when you tap it. BigJoe does not invent coordinates. The exact sources used on this map are listed under Map sources & checks below.
Select a Fishing Hot Spot on the map or from the list below.
★ Fishing Hot SpotBoat rampMarinaWreckObstructionRock (yellow = awash)Coral / rock bottomCanyonWeather/tide stationNo-fishing zone (solid red)Protected area, fishing with rules (dashed red)

Safety: these are planning references. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts and proper safety equipment before heading out.

Fishing Hot Spots by area

Harbors, beaches and Mekong river towns. Tap one to fly to it on the map.

The coast and the mighty Mekong

Vietnam has more than 3,000 km of coast, from the limestone islands of Ha Long Bay to the beaches of Da Nang, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc, with grouper, snapper, barracuda, trevally and Spanish mackerel offshore and squid fishing at night. Cambodia's short coast at Kampot, Kep and Sihanoukville adds crab, barramundi and island reefs. Inland, the Mekong River and Cambodia's great Tonle Sap lake are among the richest freshwater fisheries on earth, with catfish, carp and giant snakehead, all the way up through Laos to Vientiane and Luang Prabang.

Rules: marine protected areas like Hon Mun, the Cham Islands and Koh Rong limit fishing. The Mekong giant catfish and Irrawaddy dolphins are protected, so release any giant catfish and stay away from the dolphins. Fish with local guides.

On the bay, in the mangroves or on the ocean, the everyday struggles get left at the dock. For those few hours, it's just you, the water and peace.

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Map sources & checks

Coverage
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Mapped features come from public datasets and can be incomplete or out of date: a missing reef, ramp or wreck does not mean it is not there.
Map data
Hot spots
30 hot spots, each with its own source (tap any star to see it): every one is an OpenStreetMap/Nominatim named place (general position, not a pinpoint) cross-checked against GeoNames within 5 km.
Protected areas
53 protected areas from the official list above: no-take areas in solid red, others in dashed red. Marine protected areas like Hon Mun, the Cham Islands, Phu Quoc and Koh Rong limit fishing; check the rules before you fish.
Chart layers (Charts button)
GEBCO ocean depth and OpenSeaMap buoys, lights and markers. GEBCO and OpenSeaMap are useful references, not official navigation charts.
Weather & tides
See Weather & Tides for this area: Open-Meteo weather and marine models. Tides here are estimated from a global sea-level model, not official tide tables.
Dates
This page last updated November 5, 2026. Each dataset keeps its own retrieval date, shown above.

⚠️ Planning reference only, not for navigation. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts, and proper safety gear before heading out.

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