Can I still go fishing now? The Government is yet to confirm whether fishing will be allowed once the nation goes into a second lockdown on Thursday. Fishing had previously been classed as non-essential activity as people were only able to take one form of exercise a day - with the sport considered "not a very physical activity" by a Government spokesperson. Yet, Boris Johnson revealed on May 10 that people will be allowed to go fishing from Wednesday, May 13, as part of slightly relaxing the lockdown measures.