Netting is an important fishing material, which directly affects the efficiency and safety of fishery production. In this study, the performance, modification research and application status of three high performance netting materials for fishing: ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene netting, copper alloy netting and polyester netting, were summarized. The advantages and disadvantages of their comprehensive properties such as impact resistance, wear resistance and antifouling performance, as well as the modification research on creep properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene netting and crystallization properties of polyester netting, were analyzed. The development of the three kinds of netting in fishery field was introduced to provide theoretical reference for further research and development and application of new materials for fishing. In addition, this paper also discussed the future research direction and key difficulties in application technology of high-performance netting materials for fishing, and suggested strengthening the basic research and industrial application technology research of netting materials.