Best Fishing Advent Calendars

More than 100 pieces of carp terminal tackle are spread over 24 doors. The barbless hooks come in wide gape and curve shank patterns, joined by Ronnie and quick-change swivels, line aligners for pop-ups and D-rigs, anti-tangle sleeves, lead clips, tail rubbers, tubing and tungsten stops. Bait screws, PVA bags and fake corn look after the hookbait.

It's made for the carp angler who ties their own rigs. Everything arrives as loose parts, which suits a tinkerer at any level, and it's a handy way for someone fairly new to carp fishing to fill an empty rig box with the basics.

I like the way the bits pile up through December. A few swivels one morning, a pack of hooks or some tungsten the next, and by Christmas Eve the rig box is stocked. A dark evening or two is all they need to tie a fresh batch for the first session of the new year.

Before ordering, make sure they fish for carp and enjoy tying rigs, as nothing inside comes made up. Door one is due on 1 December, so leave time for the post.

This deluxe carp calendar has 25 doors, so the countdown runs right through to Christmas Day. Behind them are ready-tied rigs, Teflon-finished hooks, tungsten components and PVA products, plus some kit from outside the rig box: indicator bobbins, rig tools and a head torch.

Experienced carp anglers are the target here. A seasoned angler gets through hooks and PVA over a year, so a top-up is always useful, and the ready-tied rigs give them something new to try without an evening of tying.

December then becomes a slow unpacking of next season's kit. One morning brings a pack of rigs, the next some tungsten or a bag of PVA, and the last door opens on Christmas Day. By then the rig wallet is full and the head torch is waiting for the first night on the bank in the new year.

Make sure they fish for carp, as a match or predator angler would find little to use, and get it to them by the end of November. It's undated too, so if it stays sealed this year, it will do just as well next December.

Match and coarse tackle fills the 25 doors of this calendar. On the feeder side there are method and window feeders, an open end feeder, feeder links, bent feeder booms and a silicone method mould. Ready-tied hooks to nylon come as size 16 for bream, size 14 with a pellet band and size 12 for carp, with floats, float stops, floating fake corn and baiting tools alongside.

It's for the match, feeder, float or general coarse angler. A club regular will find a use for most of it, and someone just getting into feeder fishing gets a starter kit without having to work out which hook sizes and feeders to buy.

I like how a new-season kit comes together over the month. A method feeder one morning, a pack of pellet band hooks the next, then floats and stops. By Christmas Day there's enough to load the mould, bait up and get fishing at the first match of the year.

First, be sure they fish match or coarse rather than for predators or at sea, and have it with them before 1 December. Being undated, an unopened one can simply go in the cupboard until next year if plans change.

Westin's team picked the soft and hard lures behind these 24 doors with perch, zander and pike in mind. The mix includes a BullTeez Shadtail and a HypoTeez Shadtail, two Gunnar the Goby models, a Dropbite Spin Tail Jig, a Jerkbite MR, an Mvibe spinnerbait and a Ripplr creature bait.

It suits the lure angler who fishes rivers and lakes for whichever predator is feeding. A beginner gets a spread of lure types to learn with, and someone with years behind them may still find a Westin pattern or two they haven't tried.

Each morning adds one more lure to the pile: a shad one day, the jerkbait or spinnerbait another. By Christmas Day the soft shads, hard baits and spinnerbaits have become a varied predator box for the season ahead.

Check they fish lures for predators, and have it there before 1 December. Of the Westin calendars, I see this as the straightforward mixed one. The Premium Predator steps up to premium lures in custom colours, while the Premium XL Pike is for someone who only chases big pike.

Savage Gear's Advent Calendar 2026 opens on a lure or a piece of tackle every day of the countdown. The 4Play version holds 24 different gifts, led by hard 4Play lures in a range of sizes and types, with more surprises mixed in. A few of the colours are exclusive to it.

There are two versions, each for a different angler. The 4Play is for pike, perch and zander on lures, while the Seatrout is built for sea trout fishing on the coast. Either suits an experienced lure angler who likes something new, or a keen beginner building a lure box from scratch.

Through December the doors add up to a proper lure collection. With different sizes and types in the 4Play mix, by Christmas Day they'll have options for pike, perch and zander, ready for the first trip of the new season. I like that the surprises keep each morning a bit of a mystery.

Pick the version that fits how they fish: 4Play for freshwater predators, Seatrout for the coast. Neither is much use to a carp or match angler. Production is limited each season, so order early enough for it to be there before 1 December.

Big soft lures for big pike are all you'll find in Westin's Premium XL Pike Advent Calendar 2026, 24 of them. There are six patterns: BullTeez Curltail, BullTeez Shadtail, Original Perch, Ricky the Roach Shadtail, ShadTeez and ShadTeez Slim. Ricky the Roach gets five doors, the BullTeez Curltail three, and the other four patterns four each.

This one is for the dedicated pike angler, someone who already fishes big soft lures and wants a deeper supply of them. A seasoned pike angler will get the most from it, while a perch or zander angler would find these lures more than they need.

I like that repeats are the point here. Several of each pattern turn up through December, so by Christmas Day they've got backups of every lure, sorted and ready for the rest of the pike season.

Check they're a committed pike angler, and order so it arrives before 1 December; the box is 54 x 54 x 5.5cm. Among Westin's calendars, this is the pike specialist's choice. For a mix that also covers perch and zander, the Predator or Premium Predator fits better, and the Ready To Strike suits someone who'd rather skip the rigging.

Each of the 24 doors on Westin's Ready To Strike Advent Calendar 2026 holds a soft lure that's already rigged. The line-up takes in BullTeez Curltail, Ricky the Roach and Stanley the Stickleback, along with four ShadTeez Slim R 'n R lures and three each of the Gunnar the Goby R2F and HypoTeez Shadtail R 'n R. Some are multi-jointed, some slim, and all wear Westin signature colours.

Pike, zander and perch anglers are the audience. With no rigging to do, it's a kind choice for someone newer to lure fishing, and an experienced angler will like having lures they can take out and cast without any fuss.

Through December, each morning's lure is ready to go, with no hooks or weights to sort. By Christmas Day they've a box of 24 soft lures they can fish straight from the packet on the first trip of the new year.

Make sure they fish soft lures for predators, and allow for delivery before 1 December; the box is 54 x 48 x 5.4cm. Among the Westin calendars, this suits someone who'd rather not rig their own. The Premium XL Pike is for big pike only, while the Predator and Premium Predator add hard baits to the mix.

Fox Rage and Salmo split the 24 boxes of this calendar between them, with a single lure behind each one. Some are special editions and others are original classics from both ranges, so the haul mixes fresh patterns with established ones.

It's aimed at anglers who fish lures for perch and pike. An old hand will enjoy the special editions, and someone in their first season or two with a lure rod gets a broad starter set from two brands at once.

Opening a box each morning turns December into a slow build. One day it's a Salmo, the next a Fox Rage, and by Christmas Day there are 24 lures to sort into a tackle box for the new season. At 425mm wide, 80mm deep and 490mm tall, it can stand on a shelf or the kitchen table all month.

Check they fish lures for perch and pike, as a carp, match or sea angler won't get much from it. Only a limited number are made each year, so order with time to spare and have it delivered before 1 December.

Premium soft and hard lures fill all 24 doors of Westin's Premium Predator Advent Calendar 2026, many in exclusive custom colours. The range covers creaturebaits, shadtails, crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, poppers and glidebaits, with a Crecraw and a Crecraw Ripplr, an Odanata Ned creaturebait, a Tommy the Trout Inline and a Dropbite Spintail Jig among them.

It's built for all-round predator fishing, so it suits someone who chases perch, pike and zander and likes a lure for every mood. An angler with a few seasons of lure fishing will get the most from it, though a keen improver would learn plenty working through the box.

December becomes a tour of the Westin range. Some mornings bring a Gunnar the Goby R2F or one of the two Mvibe spinnerbaits, others a Jerkbite in DR, MR or SR form, or a regular or Silent Swim Glidebait. By Christmas Day the box runs from poppers on the surface to jigs near the bottom.

Be sure they fish lures for predators, and have it delivered before 1 December; the box is 53 x 49 x 5.2cm. Of the Westin calendars, this is the one for someone who wants every style of lure. The standard Predator is a simpler mix, and the Premium XL Pike suits someone who only fishes big soft lures for pike.

One lure family fills this Westin calendar: the Swim. Behind the 24 doors are Swim Glidebaits in suspending, sinking and low-floating forms, Silent Swim Glidebaits that suspend or sink, and two suspending Swim Tails at 10cm and 12cm. Every colour is a signature shade made solely for the calendar, and Westin's angling team chose the set.

It suits a perch, zander or pike angler who already fishes lures and wants to get into glidebaits, or one who's already a fan. I'd steer a complete beginner towards a mixed box first, as a full set of one lure style suits someone who knows how they like to fish.

Over the month the glidebaits gather in sizes from 6.5cm to 13.5cm. The 12cm group is the largest, with seven suspending and two Silent suspending Glidebaits, while the 8cm models come as two suspending and one sinking. By Christmas they've a full glidebait box for the new season.

Check they fish lures for predators, and get it to them before December begins; the box is 50 x 47 x 4cm. Among the Westin calendars, this is the one for a glidebait fan. The Predator or Premium Predator suits someone after a mix of lure types, and the Ready To Strike is for pre-rigged soft lures.

Twenty-four lures picked for sea bass sit behind the doors of Westin's Premium Seabass Advent Calendar 2026. Inside are Herrix Jigs, Magic Minnow Weedless lures, Sandy Andy Jigs in standard and weedless forms, Sandy Fixed Sbass lures and an Sbass Popper, so soft plastics, metals and hard lures all feature.

It suits a bass angler who fishes lures along the coast, from harbour walls to surf beaches. The colours are limited editions based on Japanese schemes, chosen for different water and light, which a keen bass angler will enjoy, and someone newer to bass lures gets a ready-made set to start with.

December is quiet for most bass anglers, so a new lure every morning keeps the coming season in mind. By Christmas Day the jigs, weedless soft plastics and the popper add up to a full box for the first bass of the new year.

Check they fish for bass with lures, as nothing here suits fresh water, and order so it's there before 1 December. Among the Westin calendars, this is the sea one; the Predator, Premium Predator, Original Swim, Premium XL Pike and Ready To Strike are all for freshwater predators. The box is 51 x 49 x 3cm.

There's chocolate rather than tackle behind these 25 doors: foil-wrapped milk chocolates, made in the UK from Swiss chocolate. The fishing touch is on the front, where you add a photo, a name and a message. A shot of them holding a fish they're proud of turns it into an angler's calendar.

That makes it a gift for any angler, whether they fish for carp, roach, pike or bass, and at any level from first season to old hand. Their tackle doesn't come into it; all you need is a good photo. It's suitable for vegetarians, and it contains milk and soya.

December looks a little different with this one. No lures or rigs pile up. Instead there's a chocolate each morning and that fish looking back at them from the worktop, a cheerful nudge towards the new season while the rods are put away.

It's made to order, so allow about a week for it to arrive and order well ahead of 1 December. There's no fishing tackle inside, so choose a lure or rig calendar if they'd rather have kit. It also isn't suitable for anyone with a nut allergy.