When to Fish

If you're lucky enough to be able to perfectly time your fishing trips, you can dramatically improve your catch. A wide range of factors come in to play when picking the best time to wet your lines.

This section provides anglers a one-stop gateway to the best tide, current, moon phase, solunar and weather condition resources on the internet.

Check Local Tides arrow right_32

Use the map to the right to find a tide station. As you zoom in, markers with multiple locations will expand to show you more markers. Hover your cursor over the marker to get the name of the station.

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  1. Move the magnifying glass on the graph. 
  2. Change the date with the + and - buttons. 
  3. Choose a new location with the Map button. 
  4. Automatically remembers your location.

Tides

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RodnReel

Tides, currents, sunrise, sunset, moon phases and forecasts.
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SaltwaterTides

Old interface but very accurate and popular site.
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ProTides

Map-based and very technically accurate. Defaults to St. Pete.
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Tides4Fishing

This great graphic site offers solunars as well as tides in one easy interface.
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NOAA Tides and Currents

NOAA's tides and water flow data -- the source of all tide charts.

Lunar

Moon cycles courtesy KidsPlanet.com

Truly understanding Solunar Tables

What fishing web site is complete without solunar tables? When we first started…
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Moon Phase

Click here for the current Moon's phase.
InFisherman Solunar Tables

Solunar Calendar

Printable table based on your area code create a trip-planning tool.

Weather

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FishWeather

A weather source for professional and serious amateur anglers
Magic Seaweed surfing, wind, swell, and tidal conditions

Magic Seaweed

A surfing enthusiast's site that supplies anglers real-time wind and swell data.
National Oceanagraphic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA Conditions

This is the NOAA Weather site and useful to anglers.
Klystron 9 Weather forecasts for fishing trip-planning

KLYSTRON

Local weather resource with state-of-the-art radar systems. Be safe!

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