Fishing guides — how to read the forecast and when to go
How to read the bite forecast, when to go, and what to bring — everything the service explains in words rather than numbers.
How the forecast works
- Free fishing forecastA free bite forecast in your browser: barometric pressure, moon phase, solunar windows and weather for a specific water in the US, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland. No subscription, no app, no sign-up.
- Barometric pressure and fishingWhat barometric pressure is best for fishing? Learn why there is no universal number, how local readings differ, and how the forecast uses pressure trends alongside other conditions.
- How the forecast is calculatedHow the bite forecast model works: the species' daily rhythm, moon phase, pressure trend, wind and rain, water temperature and water body type. Every chart is drawn from the same model that computes your forecast.
When to go
- Fishing calendarWhat a bite calendar is and how to use it: fish activity day by day from weather, moon phase and season. How to read the good days and the best hours for your region — free, no subscription.
- Solunar calendarSolunar fishing calendar: major and minor feeding periods for a month ahead, from the moon's transit and rise, in your water's local time. Computed on the spot — no subscription, no app.
- Fishing by monthA month-by-month fishing calendar for the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland: when bass spawn, walleye open, salmon run and ice gets safe, where fish hold each month and what to fish with. Plus a free bite forecast for your own water.
- Ice fishingWhen the ice sets across the US, Canada and the UK, where walleye, perch, pike, lake trout and burbot hold from first ice to late ice, what they bite, and how thick ice must be to walk on. Plus a free bite forecast for your own water.