Fishing forecast: best times to fish today

Every tide station on Shorebite has an hour-by-hour fishing forecast. Here are today's top-rated spots in each state. Open any of them for the best times, live wind and pressure, rain radar and the fish recorded in those waters.

How the bite score works

The score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most. Moving water: a tide running harder than usual for that spot scores higher, because moving water stirs up bait. Solunar periods: about two hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot, and an hour around moonrise and moonset. Low light: the hour around sunrise and sunset. Moon phase: days near the new and full moon bring bigger tides. On the spot's page we also fold in the National Weather Service wind forecast and the pressure trend: strong wind lowers the score, and slowly falling pressure before a front raises it.

A planning aid, not a guarantee. Always check your state's fishing rules, seasons and limits.

Northeast

Southeast & Gulf

West Coast

Alaska & Hawaii

Islands