Shallow water fishing is one type of the many types of fishing. Shallow can mean many different things; shallow lakes, shallow rivers, and most common to fishermen is the shallow ponds with high concentrations of moss. There are many different baits and fishing lures for shallow water fishing such as.

Skinny water is a slang term commonly used by anglers and fishing guides to describe shallow water that is usually inaccessible to most boats. Specially designed boats are used to navigate through “skinny water” which can be only a few inches deep to reach prime fishing spots.

Beach seine fishing is another prominent traditional method, which can be practiced along the coastline, and during this methods, anglers always drop a large net, which is deployed from the shores and dawn back to capture fish in shallow waters.