🧭 Tide NavigatorTIDES · WEATHER · SPOTS · SPECIES · ANALYTICS · AI

Know the best time to fish — anywhere in the world

Live tides, weather, wind, water temperature, barometric pressure, moon phase and solunar feeding times — distilled into one simple 0–100 fishing score, per-species catch probability, and 20 environmental trend charts. Free, instant, and no sign-up.

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🎯 Fishing score & catch probability · 📈 20 analytics · 🗺️ Ranked spots · 🧰 Ramps, charters & bait · 📓 Catch log · 🌗 Dark/Light

Everything you need before you cast

Tide Navigator pulls live weather and marine data for your exact spot and turns it into decisions you can act on — not just numbers.

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Fishing score & best windows

A weighted 0–100 score for right now and every hour today, with plain-language "best play" advice and the strongest bite windows highlighted.

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Catch probability by species

See the odds for each species that's actually in season and legal where you are — powered by real state-aware regulation and season data.

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Live tides & marine

Modeled tide height and direction, wave height, swell, ocean current, and sea-surface temperature — with a link to the nearest official NOAA station.

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Moon & solunar

Moon phase and illumination baked right into the calendar, plus major/minor solunar feeding periods — the times fish are most active.

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Weather, wind & pressure

Temperature, wind speed and direction, gusts, barometric pressure trend, cloud cover, and UV — with hourly wind and water-temp heat strips.

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Ranked fishing spots

Nearby spots scored and plotted on the map with their live fishing rating right on each marker, so you can pick the best water at a glance.

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Nearby services in one place

Bait & tackle shops, boat ramps, charters & guides, campgrounds, parking, and seafood restaurants — all on interactive maps.

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Fish guide & regulations

Which species are active now, a region-aware guide, a spawning calendar, and quick-reference size & bag limits with official rule links by state.

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Catch log

A private journal that saves the exact conditions behind every catch — tide, weather, moon and score — so you learn what actually works. No account needed.

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20 environmental analytics

Trends for water temp, wind, pressure, tide, waves, current, moon, solunar and more — plus real 30-day history from the weather archive.

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Compare up to 4 locations

Line up four spots side by side — score, best window, tide, wind, pressure, water temp and target species — to decide where to go.

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AI forecast & coach

An optional AI fishing coach answers plain questions like "can I catch snook tonight?" and compares conditions in seconds.

How it works

Three steps, about ten seconds, no account.

Search your spot

Type any city, address, pier, or lake worldwide — or tap to use your current location.

Read your score

See the live fishing score, best windows, catch probability, tides, weather, moon and solunar — and a straight-talk read on what to do.

Plan & go

Rank nearby spots, line up bait, ramps and charters, check the limits, then log your catch to learn what works.

Built for saltwater and freshwater

The score adapts to where you fish — because tide-driven flats and a quiet lake aren't graded the same way.

🌊 Saltwater

  • Tide movement and timing weighted heaviest
  • Wave height, swell, and ocean current
  • Sea-surface temperature by species range
  • Great for redfish, snook, seatrout, flounder, stripers

🏞️ Freshwater

  • Water temperature and clarity front and center
  • Barometric pressure and its trend
  • Wind, cloud cover, and light timing
  • Great for bass, crappie, walleye, trout, catfish

Fishing forecast FAQ

The questions anglers ask most.

What is the best time of day to go fishing?

For most species the strongest bite is around dawn and dusk and during a moving tide near solunar major and minor feeding periods. Bright, high-sun midday hours are usually the slowest. Tide Navigator scores every hour so you can see your best windows at a glance.

Is Tide Navigator free?

Yes — completely free, with no account or sign-up. It runs in your browser using free public weather and marine data.

How is the fishing score calculated?

It combines tide movement and timing, wind, water and air temperature, barometric pressure and its trend, cloud cover, light timing (dawn/dusk vs midday), moon phase, and solunar feeding periods into a single 0–100 rating — weighted differently for saltwater and freshwater spots.

Does it work for saltwater and freshwater?

Both. Saltwater spots are scored on tide, current, waves, and sea-surface temperature; freshwater spots use water temperature, clarity, wind, and pressure. You can also switch the water type manually.

Are the tide predictions accurate?

Modeled tide predictions are excellent for planning. For boating in unfamiliar water or near hazards, always confirm against official NOAA tide tables — Tide Navigator also links you to the nearest real NOAA tide station.

Why does falling barometric pressure matter for fishing?

A falling barometer usually signals an approaching front. Many species sense the pressure change through their swim bladder and feed actively in the hours before the weather arrives, which is why a falling trend is one of the strongest bite triggers. After the front passes and pressure rises sharply, the bite often slows for a day or two.

What is solunar theory?

Solunar theory holds that fish and wildlife feed most actively during "major" periods (when the moon is overhead or underfoot) and shorter "minor" periods (moonrise and moonset). New and full moons produce the strongest tides and the most pronounced feeding windows. Tide Navigator factors these periods into every hourly score.

Do I need an account or app download?

No. Tide Navigator runs entirely in your web browser — nothing to install, no sign-up, and no personal details required. Your saved spots and catch log are stored only on your own device.

What wind is best for fishing?

A light breeze of roughly 3–10 mph is ideal: it puts a ripple on the surface that breaks up the fish's view of you and concentrates baitfish along the windblown shoreline. Dead calm can make fish spooky, while sustained wind above about 15–20 mph makes casting and boat control difficult and muddies shallow water.

How does water temperature affect the bite?

Fish are cold-blooded, so water temperature drives their metabolism and willingness to feed. Each species has a preferred range; when water is too cold they become lethargic and hold deep, and when it is too warm they seek cooler, more oxygenated water. Tide Navigator shows sea-surface temperature for saltwater spots to help you judge activity.

Is Tide Navigator a safety or navigation tool?

No. It is a planning aid built from public forecast models. It is not a substitute for official marine forecasts, tide tables, or navigation charts, and it must never be used to judge whether water is safe to enter. Always follow lifeguards, warning flags, and posted advisories.

How does the catch probability work?

For your searched location, Tide Navigator looks at which species are actually in season and legal there (from state-aware regulation and season data), then combines the live fishing score with each species' water-temperature fit to estimate a percentage chance for each. It's a conditions-based planning estimate — not a guarantee — and it always matches the "which fish are active now" list for that state.

What trends and analytics does it show?

The Analytics section has 20 environmental trends: fishing score, water temperature, wind, barometric pressure, tide, wave height, current speed, moon phase, solunar activity, sunrise/sunset, water level, weather history, best fishing days, seasonal patterns, historical similar days, species activity, a condition-score breakdown, marine advisories, spot ranking, and a 7-day outlook. Several use real 30-day history pulled from a free public weather archive.

Is there an Android app? Where's the APK?

Yes — you can download the Android app directly: Download Tide Navigator (APK). After it downloads, tap the file and allow "install from this source" if your phone asks. You can also skip the download entirely and add the web app to your home screen (see below) — it runs full-screen just like an installed app and updates automatically.

How do I add Tide Navigator to my home screen?

On Android (Chrome): open tidenavigator.com, tap the ⋮ menu in the top-right, then tap "Add to Home screen" (or "Install app") and confirm. An icon is added to your app drawer/home screen.

On iPhone or iPad (Safari): open tidenavigator.com in Safari, tap the Share icon (the square with an up-arrow) at the bottom, scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen," then tap Add. (iPhones don't install APK files, so this is the way to get the app icon on iOS.)

Either way it opens full-screen with no browser bar, works offline for the parts that don't need live data, and there's nothing to sign up for.

Understanding fishing conditions

The science behind a good fishing day — and how to read it yourself.

Every fishing forecast comes down to one question: are the fish likely to be feeding, and can you reach them? A dozen environmental factors push the answer up or down, and no single one tells the whole story. The guides below explain how each factor works and how Tide Navigator weighs them so you can plan smarter trips — whether you're wading a saltwater flat, casting from a pier, or working a freshwater lake.

Barometric pressure and the bite

Barometric (atmospheric) pressure is one of the most reliable predictors of fish activity, and it's also one of the most misunderstood. Fish have a swim bladder — a gas-filled organ that controls buoyancy — and they are sensitive to the pressure changes that come with shifting weather. What matters most is not the absolute reading but the trend over the last several hours.

When pressure is falling, a front is usually approaching. Fish often sense this and feed aggressively in the window before the weather turns, making a falling barometer one of the strongest bite triggers there is. When a front has just passed and pressure is rising sharply, fish frequently become inactive and hold tight to cover for a day or two — the classic "post-front slowdown." Steady pressure produces dependable, if unspectacular, feeding. Tide Navigator tracks the six-hour pressure trend and flags falling pressure as a positive and a fast rise as a caution.

Tides, currents, and solunar timing

For saltwater fishing, moving water is everything. A tide that is actively incoming or outgoing pushes bait along current seams, points, jetties, and dock lines, and predators stack up to ambush it. Slack tide — the brief pause at high or low water when the current stops — usually brings the slowest fishing of the cycle. This is why serious anglers plan trips around the stage of the tide rather than the clock.

Layered on top of the tide is solunar theory: the idea that feeding peaks during "major" periods when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot, and shorter "minor" periods at moonrise and moonset. The effect is strongest around the new and full moon, when the sun and moon align to produce the largest tidal ranges — bigger tides mean stronger current and more feeding. Tide Navigator overlays solunar windows on the tide so you can find the hours when both line up.

Wind: friend and foe

Wind gets a bad reputation, but a moderate breeze is often an asset. A light 3–10 mph wind puts a ripple on the surface that hides you from the fish and pushes plankton — and the baitfish that eat it — against the downwind shoreline. Fishing the windblown bank can be far more productive than the sheltered side.

Too much of a good thing turns quickly, though. Sustained wind above roughly 15–20 mph makes casting and boat control difficult, stirs up sediment that muddies shallow water, and can make small water dangerous. Wind direction matters too — an onshore wind that piles bait toward the beach fishes very differently from an offshore wind that flattens the surf. Tide Navigator scores wind speed against an ideal light-breeze band and shows the current direction so you can pick the right side of the structure.

Water temperature and oxygen

Fish are cold-blooded, so water temperature sets the pace of their metabolism and their appetite. Every species has a comfort range: below it they go sluggish and hold in the deepest, most stable water they can find; above it they retreat to cooler, better-oxygenated areas — shade, depth, current, or inflows. The most active feeding usually happens when water sits in the species' preferred band.

Warm water also holds less dissolved oxygen, which is why summer fishing is often best at first light, after dark, or around moving water and cooler depths. In freshwater, seasonal turnover in spring and fall mixes the water column and can briefly scatter fish before they settle into predictable patterns. Tide Navigator displays sea-surface temperature for saltwater spots and factors temperature into the score for both water types.

Light, time of day, and the best windows

Most gamefish are ambush predators that use low light to their advantage. The dawn and dusk transitions — plus the hour or so on either side — are prime because reduced light lets predators approach bait undetected, and many species feed hardest then. Bright, high-sun midday hours are typically the slowest, especially in clear, shallow water, which pushes fish to deeper edges, shade, and structure.

Overcast skies effectively extend the low-light advantage across the whole day, which is why a cloudy day can fish well from morning to evening. The best single windows are where low light, a moving tide, and a solunar period overlap — exactly the combination Tide Navigator highlights in its hourly forecast.

Water clarity

Clarity decides how fish hunt and what they'll eat. In clear water, fish rely on sight, spook easily, and respond best to natural colors, lighter line, and longer casts. In stained or muddy water — often after heavy rain, runoff, or strong wind — fish switch to vibration and scent, so darker, high-contrast, rattling, or scented baits worked slowly tend to outproduce subtle presentations. A moderate stain can actually help by making wary fish less cautious. Tide Navigator estimates clarity from recent rainfall so you can match your approach before you arrive.

Saltwater versus freshwater

The core principles are the same, but the emphasis shifts. Saltwater fishing lives and dies by the tide and current, with wave height, swell, and sea temperature rounding out the picture — species like redfish, snook, striped bass, flounder, and snapper key on moving water around structure. Freshwater fishing leans more on water temperature, clarity, wind, seasonal patterns, and cover — bass, crappie, walleye, pike, catfish, and trout each have their own preferences for depth and structure. Tide Navigator uses separate weighting for each water type and lets you switch manually for brackish or lagoon spots that don't fit neatly into either bucket.

About Tide Navigator

Tide Navigator is a free fishing-conditions dashboard built for anglers who want a fast, honest read on whether it's worth heading out. It pulls live weather and marine data for any location worldwide and turns it into a single, easy-to-read 0–100 fishing score, alongside a tide chart, wind, pressure trend, moon phase, and solunar bite windows.

The score is not a black box. It's a transparent, weighted model that combines tide movement and timing, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure and its six-hour trend, air and water temperature, cloud cover, light timing, moon phase, and solunar feeding periods — with different weightings for saltwater and freshwater. For every rating the app explains exactly which factors are working in your favor, which are working against you, and how to make the most of the conditions.

Beyond the forecast, Tide Navigator helps you find nearby bait and tackle shops, fishing piers, boat ramps, marinas, seafood spots, and charter operators on an interactive map, look up state fishing regulations, and keep a private photo catch log. It runs entirely in your browser with no account and no sign-up.

Data sources: weather and marine data come from the free Open-Meteo forecast APIs; place search uses OpenStreetMap and other open geocoders; and species-range checks use iNaturalist. Forecasts are model-based estimates for planning — see the disclaimer below.

Privacy Policy

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Tide Navigator is designed to respect your privacy. We do not require an account, and we do not ask for your name, email, or any personal identifying information to use the app.

Information stored on your device

Your saved spots (pins), settings, preferences, and catch-log entries — including any photos you add — are stored locally in your own web browser using standard browser storage. This information stays on your device, is not transmitted to us, and can be cleared at any time by using the app's controls or clearing your browser data.

Location

If you use the "use my location" feature, your browser asks for permission and the coordinates are used only to fetch a local forecast and nearby places. Location is not stored on our servers.

Third-party services

To provide forecasts and maps, the app sends the location you search (not your identity) to third-party providers including Open-Meteo (weather and marine data), OpenStreetMap-based geocoders (place search), and iNaturalist (species information). Optional AI features you choose to enable send the image or text you submit to their respective providers. Each provider handles data under its own privacy policy.

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Analytics

The site may use privacy-respecting, aggregate analytics to understand overall usage. Any such data is aggregated and is not used to identify you.

Children

Tide Navigator is a general-audience fishing tool and is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes and contact

We may update this policy from time to time; material changes will be reflected by the date above. Questions about privacy can be sent using the contact details below.

Terms of Use & Disclaimer

By using Tide Navigator you agree to the following. The app is provided free of charge, "as is," for general informational and planning purposes only.

Not a safety or navigation tool. All forecasts, scores, tide predictions, and conditions are model-based estimates. They are not a substitute for official marine forecasts, tide tables, navigation charts, or local advisories, and they must never be used to make water-safety decisions. Weather and water conditions can change rapidly and can be dangerous. Rip currents in particular are a serious drowning hazard — always follow lifeguards, warning flags, and posted signs, and when in doubt, stay out of the water.

Fishing regulations. You are responsible for knowing and following the fishing licenses, size and bag limits, seasons, and other regulations that apply where you fish. Regulation links in the app are provided for convenience and may not be current; always confirm with the relevant official state or local authority.

No warranty. We make no guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or availability of the data or the app, and we are not liable for any loss, injury, or damage arising from its use. Third-party data and services are subject to their own terms.

AI features. Fish identification and any other AI-assisted features can be wrong. Never rely on them for safety, and always independently confirm a fish's identity before keeping or eating it.

Contact

Questions, corrections, feedback, or a bug to report? We'd love to hear from you. Reach out any time at contact@tidenavigator.com and we'll do our best to respond.

Tide Navigator is an independent project built by anglers, for anglers. Your feedback directly shapes what we build next.

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Tide Navigator — Free Fishing Forecast, Tide Charts, Weather & Bait Shop Finder for Any US Location

Get live weather, tide predictions, wind, moon phase, and a weighted fishing-conditions score for saltwater and freshwater spots anywhere in the world. Find nearby bait shops, fishing piers, boat ramps, seafood restaurants, and fishing charters on an interactive map — free, no account required.

Find the best time to fish today

Tide Navigator's fishing conditions score weighs tide movement, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure trend, water temperature, moon phase, and solunar bite windows to tell you whether right now is an excellent, good, fair, or poor time to fish — for any city, lake, river, or coastline in the world.

Live tide chart and tide times

See the current tide stage, the next high tide and low tide times, and a full tide chart for the next several days at your chosen saltwater location, alongside wave height, swell, and sea temperature.

Bait shop and fishing spot finder near me

Search for bait and tackle shops, fishing piers, boat ramps, marinas, seafood restaurants, and fishing charter operators near any location, with distance, address, phone number, and one-tap directions.

Freshwater and saltwater fishing regulations by state

Look up fishing license requirements and official state regulation links for all 50 states, plus a region-specific freshwater and saltwater species guide.

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Find the best time to fish

Search any city, beach, lake, pier, or ZIP above to get a live fishing score, tide chart, weather, moon phase, and solunar feeding times for your exact spot. Or jump straight to a popular one:

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Live fishing score

A 0–100 rating for right now and every hour today — weighing tide, wind, pressure, light, moon & solunar — so you know your best windows.

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Tides & conditions

A tide chart with the next highs and lows, plus wind, water temp, waves, pressure trend, moon phase and sunrise/sunset.

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Spots & bait shops

Find nearby fishing spots, bait & tackle shops, boat ramps, seafood spots and charters on a map — then check the regulations.

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Quick tips while you're here

  • The bite is usually strongest around dawn and dusk and during a moving tide.
  • A falling barometer ahead of a front often turns fish on; bright, flat, high-sun midday is the slowest.
  • New and full moons bring bigger tides and stronger solunar feeding periods.
  • Set the water type (saltwater vs freshwater) to match your spot for the most accurate score.

Nearby piers · parks · beaches · boat ramps · fishing spots

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Bait & tackle · fishing · outdoor · marine & boat shops

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Nearby Services

Everything you need for a trip in one place — pick a category:

🛥️ Boat ramps & launches nearby

Radius: 10 mi
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New to Fishing? Let's get you started.

No wrong answers here — tell me a bit about where you're starting from, and I'll put together advice specifically for you, using real conditions at your searched location where I can.
HOW MUCH FISHING HAVE YOU DONE?
WHAT DO YOU WANT HELP WITH FIRST?
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Absolute Beginner Checklist

This part doesn't need AI — it's the same for every beginner, every time.
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Your first rod & reel setup

A medium-power spinning combo in the 6.5-7ft range is the most forgiving, versatile starting point for almost any kind of fishing. Spinning reels backlash far less than baitcasters, which matters a lot while you're still learning to cast. Spool it with 10-12 lb monofilament — easy to handle, forgiving of beginner mistakes, and cheap to replace.
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The one knot to learn first

Learn the Palomar knot before anything else. It's simple, and it's one of the strongest knots for tying hooks and lures to your line — a bad knot loses more fish than bad bait ever will. Full details are in the guides below.
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Learn Fishing — Guides

Written guides plus real diagram/video links for the visual stuff (knots, casting, rigging) that's much easier to *see* than read.
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Tide Education

Moving tide = feeding time
Tides are the daily rise and fall of the sea, driven by the moon's (and sun's) gravity. Most coasts get two highs and two lows a day. What matters for fishing isn't high or low itself — it's moving water. A moving tide sweeps bait and disoriented prey past ambush points, so predators feed hardest during the incoming and outgoing, especially the middle two hours when current is strongest. Slack tide (the brief pause at the top and bottom) is usually the slowest bite.

Fish structure that funnels or breaks that current: inlets, cuts, bridge pilings, points, oyster bars and dock lines. On an incoming, work up-current of structure and let your bait wash to the fish. Spring tides (around the new and full moon) move the most water and can supercharge the bite; neap tides (half moons) move the least. The dashboard tide card and best-window tool already flag when the water's moving for you.
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Moon Phase Guide

Best days: around new & full moon
The moon affects fishing two ways. First, tides: new and full moons create the strongest (spring) tides and the most current. Second, solunar feeding: fish tend to feed around the moon's overhead and underfoot passes (major periods) and at moonrise/moonset (minor periods) — the app calculates these for your location.

Rough playbook by phase: New moon — strong tides, dark nights push more feeding into dawn/dusk. Full moon — strong tides and bright nights; fish often feed heavily overnight and can be slower midday, so fish early. Quarter (half) moons — weaker neap tides, gentler bite. The best days often sit in the few days on either side of the new and full moon, when strong tides line up with major solunar windows. Check the Moon card and the Calendar tab's moon strip to plan around it.
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Weather Guide to Fishing

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Falling barometer = best bite
Barometric pressure is the big one. A falling barometer ahead of a front is often the best bite of the week — fish feed aggressively before the weather turns. Once the front passes and pressure rises fast (bluebird skies), the bite typically goes tough for a day; slow down and downsize.

Clouds & light: overcast, low-light dawn and dusk spread fish out and make them bold. Bright, high sun pushes them to shade, depth and structure. Wind is a friend in moderation — a light chop breaks up the surface and stacks bait on the windblown shore; too much makes it unsafe and unfishable. Rain: a little can trigger feeding and wash food in; heavy rain muddies the water and drops the bite. Temperature sets the pace — fish are cold-blooded, so a warming trend in cool water wakes them up, while extreme heat sends them deep. Your dashboard already scores all of these together.
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Video Center

There's no free API for embedding or searching YouTube without a Google API key, so rather than name specific channels (which get renamed, go private, or shut down over time) this links you straight to live, always-current YouTube search results for each topic.

🎓 Fishing tips & how-to

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Fishing Tournaments & Challenges

There's no free, unified API that lists fishing tournaments happening near a given location — tournament schedules are scattered across national organizations, state agencies, local tackle shops, and Facebook groups with no common directory. Rather than invent tournament listings that could send you to a real place expecting an event that isn't actually happening, here are real, live-search links pre-filled with your location.
⚠️ Regulations change often and vary by exact zone. Bag & size limits below are typical recent reference values — always verify current rules with the official link on each card before keeping fish. Some species/zones are catch-and-release only.
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Catch Probability — right now

Estimated from your current fishing score, each species' season & regulation status, and water temperature — drawn from the same state-aware species data as "Which Fish Are Active Right Now" below. A conditions-based planning estimate, not a guarantee.
Search a location to see catch probabilities.
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Which Fish Are Active Right Now

Built from real season windows and regulation status already in this app's species data — not a separate migration database. Migration/resident is inferred from whether a species has a year-round or partial-year season; water temperature match uses your location's actual current water temperature against a general gamefish activity range (60–85°F), since precise ideal-temp data isn't available per species at this scale.

Species near your area ·

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Marine calendar · every 3 hours

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Hour-by-hour index · next 24h

🥚 Spawning Calendar

Typical spawning months for your region's species — spawning fish often feed aggressively and stack in predictable areas, but many are protected or catch-and-release during the spawn, so always check the regulations. 🥚 = spawning.

Score Breakdown

Why your SCORE landed where it did
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Analytics & Trends

Twenty environmental analytics for your searched location. Forecast, moon/solunar, species and spot data load instantly; the 30-day history panels pull real past weather from the Open-Meteo archive and fill in a moment after you search.
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Fishing Score Trend

Daily fishing score over the last 30 days
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Tide Trend

High/low tide range and upcoming changes
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Water Temperature Trend

Daily, weekly and monthly water temperature
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Wind Trend

Speed and direction changes over time
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Barometric Pressure Trend

Rising, falling and stable pressure analysis
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Wave Height Trend

Wave history and forecast
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Current Speed Trend

Water current changes
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Moon Phase Calendar

Moon phases with fishing ratings
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Solunar Activity

Major/minor feeding periods
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Sunrise/Sunset Trend

Daylight duration and low-light windows
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Water Level Trend

River, lake or coastal water level changes
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Weather Pattern History

Temperature, rain and cloud cover (30 days)
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Best Fishing Days

Highest-rated upcoming days
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Seasonal Fishing Trend

Compare spring, summer, fall and winter
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Historical Similar Days

Past days with nearly identical conditions
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Species Activity Forecast

Activity by species for current conditions
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AI Condition Score Breakdown

What's driving today's score
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Marine Advisory

Wind advisories, surf and storm warnings
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Spot Condition Ranking

Top nearby spots ranked by conditions
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7-Day Outlook

Best upcoming fishing opportunities

Live activity map

📍 The colored circles are your top nearby fishing spots. The number on each is its fishing score right now (0–100) — based on current conditions plus the spot's structure. 🟢 great · 🟡 fair · 🔴 poor. Tap a circle for its rating, distance and directions.
Your position: not tracking Distance to spot: – Speed: – Data updated: – Auto-refresh: every 10 min
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Rain Radar Animation

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Live · RainViewer.com — free, public radar mosaic.
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Satellite Cloud Imagery

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NASA GIBS true-color satellite imagery (MODIS/Terra) — one real image per day, not continuous video. Scrub or press Play to step through the last 7 days and watch cloud cover change day to day.
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Hurricane Tracker

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Live · National Hurricane Center (NOAA), updated every 2 minutes. Full NHC tracker ↗
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Lightning Tracker

No free real-time lightning-strike API exists for embedding — the alerts above are real active NWS warnings. For a live strike map: Blitzortung.org Live Map ↗
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Beach, Pier, Boat Ramp & Marina Cameras

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Compare up to 4 locations

Enter up to four spots to see their live fishing score, best window, tide, wind, pressure, water temperature and target species side by side. Your current location is filled in first.

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AI-Powered Comparisons

Every comparison below uses real weather/tide/solunar data — either live conditions for your current search or your pinned locations. Nothing here is simulated catch data or community statistics, since no free source for that exists.
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AI Bait Recommendation

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AI Lure Color Suggestion

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AI Weather Explanation

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AI Fishing Coach

Ask anything about technique, gear, bait, or safety. Runs on this app's tip library by default — add an AI key in ⚙️ Settings for conversational answers.
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AI Knot Assistant

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AI Catch Likelihood

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AI Equipment Recommendations

🎫 Fishing license & regulations by state

Pick a state for its official license & regulations links, a quick-reference of common size/bag limits, and frequently asked questions. Defaults to your current search location's state when available.

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📓 Catch Log & Fish Tools

Your fishing journal plus two AI tools. Tap a section to open or close it.

Log a catch with a photo and it auto-captures the conditions at that moment — tide, moon, pressure, weather and the fishing score. Saved privately in this browser only — nothing is uploaded to any server.

Conditions snapshot attaches automatically when you log — search a location to capture live data.

Pick a target species and we'll find nearby fishing spots — piers, jetties, marinas, lakes and designated areas — matched to where that fish lives, centered on your current location.

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