The expansion of no-take marine reserves (NTMRs) aims to mitigate fisheries declines and support biodiversity. While the effects of NTMRs on biodiversity are clear, the contribution of NTMR data to fisheries models that can inform management remains understudied. Here we conducted a systematic review to (1) synthesise current knowledge on using NTMR data in strategic and tactical fisheries models, (2) highlight knowledge gaps and opportunities for using NTMR data in fisheries modelling, and (3) create a bridge between NTMR monitoring and fisheries modelling. We identify four main opportunities: (1) fish abundances and biomass measured in NTMRs can be used as a reference for unfished populations; (2) data collected inside NTMRs many reduce bias in life history parameter estimates when reserves represent unfished conditions; (3) measuring the export of adult biomass and larvae to fished areas assists in modelling NTMR impacts on fisheries; and (4) data from NTMRs can reveal insights into fish behaviour that has implications for estimating catchability. There are constraints to using NTMR data in fisheries models, including limited application to mobile species, poaching, a lack of older, well-designed, -enforced and -monitored NTMRs, and the costs of maintaining surveys inside NTMRs. Despite these caveats, we find there are many opportunities to use NTMR data in fisheries models. We recommend prioritising research that (1) integrates growth and reproductive life history data into fisheries models, (2) quantifies the effects of predator-prey dynamics on fisheries models; and (3) takes advantage of opportunities to inform catchability estimates from studies of fish behaviour.