About this site

Best Time For Fishing shows the best times to fish, tide charts, and the best fishing days of the month for thousands of spots on the U.S. coast.

Where the tide numbers come from

Tide predictions come from NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, through its Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS). Your browser asks NOAA for the numbers directly, so the tables are as fresh as NOAA's own.

Where the fishing times come from

The best fishing times are figured on this page, in your browser, from the position of the moon and sun at your spot. How we pick the best times explains the method in plain language.

Please read this

Tide predictions are estimates. Wind and weather can make the real water level higher or lower than predicted. Fishing times are estimates too. Nothing on this site is for navigation. Check official NOAA publications and local conditions before going out on the water.

Times shown

All times are local times at the fishing spot, the same times NOAA uses for its tide tables.