How captains read tides, weather, and the water to find fish. Notes from the NC Crystal Coast and wherever the data reaches.
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.
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.
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.