There isn’t one answer to this question as it very much depends on your home insurance policy; the Insurer and whether you have specifically asked them to extend to insure your fishing equipment. In the majority of home insurance policies there may be some cover for hobby equipment whist locked away in the house or garage. Some policies however will not extend to outbuildings or sheds, or if they do, they limit the value at risk.  It  is also worth checking where the cover extends to, so for example, some home insurance policies will cover equipment whilst at home but they may exclude it whilst it is in your car or van en route to the fishing lake or river and importantly may not insure it whilst it is being used for fishing or overnight if you are staying in a hut or bivvie. It is for these reasons that it isn’t possible for us to definitively answer yes to this question or indeed no. What we can add however is that where you have specialist hobby equipment whether this is fishing equipment, cycling or skiing for example, it is often desirable to chose to insure this under a specialist policy where you have clarity over the value insured and the extent of insurance. With Angling Protect we ask that you declare the value you require insuring and we are clear that cover extends from the home to the vehicle whilst in transit and then whilst you are fishing – including full overnight cover.