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I also love it for finding a spot with the best combination of tidal current flow and temperature range. It’s my go-to app for determining water quality data in a specific area. The app uses your current location to display a map or list of close-by data buoys, from which you can drill down for tide information, water temperature data, turbidity, and salinity (where available).
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The app’s wind forecast and tide and tidal current prediction features also help in laying out a general plan of attack.Ĭost: Free (In-app purchases for specific chart products apply.) Just about anything and everything you want to know about water, wind, and wave conditions at buoys around the country are accessible in the NOAA Buoy Data app. I can see where the big ones hit last week without having to access my onboard GPS unit. I use the app to save waypoints when I’m out fishing, then to plan my next trip when I get home. Navionics has done a good job of moving robust vector cartography into a mobile format. One of those advantages is having your fishing hotspot waypoints in your pocket at all times. There’s no all-in-one substitute for an on-board GPS unit, but there are some distinct fishing advantages to keeping a navigation suite on your smartphone or tablet. Pick a date and time, and the app will display velocity and direction, hour by hour, so you can make plans for your fishing excursions.Ĭost: $3.99 A full-fledged charting app in the palm of your hand–the Navionics Boating app.
While Marine Cast does provide excellent National Weather Service marine forecasts, it’s the pages of excellent wind forecast maps that make this app great. No one likes to fish in snotty, windy weather, but if you’re a fly or ultra light-tackle angler, the wind can make the difference between a fishable day and one where you get blown out. MarineCast features these colorful wind vector forecasts. Reasonable Android Alternative: Tide Chart Free Looks like a windy day on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Start planning your angling trips around the best tides and currents and I guarantee you’ll catch more fish. The best part of this interface is how you can move a magnifying glass along the tide graph to show tide, tidal current, sunrise/sunset, and moon data based on the exact time and date of your trip.
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What I like best about Tide Graph Pro is its user interface. Tide Graph ProĪny angler worth his or her salt knows that the most successful fishermen out there are the ones who plan their fishing trips around the best tides and tidal currents. Tide Graph Pro provides a plethora of tide, tidal current, and astronomical data, all at your fingertips. With that theme in mind, let’s take a look at five great apps that can improve your angling by helping you become a better planner.
But I do use a handful of apps that help me plan my trip so that I get to my favorite fishing spot when the conditions (sun, moon, tide, weather, etc.) are perfect for catching.
Truth is, though, I hardly ever find myself using any of them.
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If you’re an angler, it’s certainly no secret that you can find and download literally hundreds of different smartphone and tablet apps that promise to help you catch more fish.