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