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

RodnReel

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

SaltwaterTides

Old interface but very accurate and popular site.

ProTides

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

Tides4Fishing

This great graphic site offers solunars as well as tides in one easy interface.

NOAA Tides and Currents

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

Lunar

Solunar Calendar

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

Solunar theory

In 1926, a man named John Alden Knight came across an old wive's tale that had…

Moon Phase

Click here for the current Moon's phase.

Moon Fishing

Every fisherman dreams of a bigger catch! Is it possible to know beforehand…

Weather

FishWeather

A weather source for professional and serious amateur anglers

Magic Seaweed

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

NOAA Conditions

This is the NOAA Weather site and useful to anglers.

KLYSTRON

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

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