Fishing from the ocean itself includes several types, such as: from the rocky shore, from the beach, from a breakwater, and deep-sea fishing.
海釣依釣魚地點的不同，又分為磯釣、灘釣、防波堤釣、船釣等數種，目前以磯釣人數最多。磯釣是在面向大洋的礁岩或岩質海岸上，使用粗大堅固的釣具，放長線釣大魚。