Tide (re)Play
Replay Charleston's August 28 full-moon tide with the wind and pressure recorded that day. Scrub through the day and watch the flood work up the harbor.
Field Notes
How captains read tides, weather, and the water to find fish. Notes from the NC Crystal Coast and wherever the data reaches.
Football Season
While the tailgaters fill Kenan Stadium, the north wind schools bait along the banks and the false albacore arrive by the thousands. A fly rod, a Clouser knockoff, and one shot at the blitz.
September Flood Tides
Dove opener kicks off fall, but the same window opens the marsh hens, and the flood tides that let you chase tailing redfish and pole for rails. A cast-and-blast love letter to the mud chicken, and yes, it's all about the tide.
Summer low tide
Low tide is a fall and winter staple. In the summer heat, with the sounds pushing 90 degrees, I look somewhere else: cooler holes, channels, and deeper grass beds with a little more depth and flow.
Why I Built TidalMap
I was tired of chasing wind, weather, water, and satellite images across a half-dozen apps just to plan a day of fishing, so I built the one I needed for my weekends. A note on what frustrated me, and what TidalMap does about it.
Exploring New Water: Only Go As Fast As You Want to Hit Something
Pushing off the dock in water you've never run is exciting and terrifying in equal measure. How I mitigate the risk: talking to locals, reading the context clues, and the golden rule: only go as fast as you want to hit something.
How to find a flood tide fishing spot
A flood tide is a magical window when higher-than-average water lets redfish up onto the marsh flats after crabs. Here are the tools I use to figure out when and where to find one, without leaning on your zodiac sign or the fish's.