Fishing garden is a particular kind of agricultural gardens. This paper takes the planning and design of fishing garden in Yanglei Township, Wen County, Henan Province as an example to discuss key points in the planning and design of agricultural eco-gardens which are based on the development of fishery for recreation, supported by agricultural picking, consider about its function of both production and sightseeing, highlight "water" landscapes. This garden has relatively rich soil, abundant water resources and good geothermal resources. With the flowing direction of water system as the main line, functional areas were designed along banks and, by combining with forms of the water system and changes of the landform, to form fishing garden landscapes with integration of motion and stillness. The whole garden is divided into 10 functional zones including central service area, water entertainment area, fishing area, lotus viewing area, reed eco-viewing area, barbecue area, camping area, natural leisure area, island sightseeing area and picking area, which can fulfill all leisure demands of tourists. Fishing garden is not common during the construction of new countryside in China, but it has the advantages of less investment, diversified benefits and beautifying the countryside, so it is suitable to be built in the countryside with abundant water resources to develop short-line tourism projects.