Discover the Advanced Features of Fishing Maps

Fishing Maps is an essential addition to your game fishing kit, enhancing your experience and community knowledge with a suite of science-based tools. Leveraging the power of oceanographic expertise, satellite data, and advanced modeling, Fishing Maps provides fishers with comprehensive insights into how FSLE, SST, fronts, currents, and chlorophyll interact to produce the dynamic plankton and baitfish patches that billfish and tuna exploit.

FSLE
Sea Surface Temperature (SST)
Sea Surface Height & Currents

User-Friendly, Offline Capable, and Forward-Looking Features

Fishing Maps is Easy to Use

Access your maps effortlessly using our Fishing Maps Mobile app (available on Google Play). Watch the video tutorials to guide you every step of the way.

Coming Soon: Recommended fishing zones

Do you want coordinates for recommended fishing zones? Fishing Maps Mobile allows you to just click on the fish icon to get our automated prediction of the best fishing zones based on current conditions. You can still choose your own locations based on the maps, or check your choices against our predictions, or just use our predictions as your go-to spots for the day.

Fishing Maps has Offline Navigation

Fishing Maps is not just maps, it’s Geolocated Maps for Offline Navigation. View the most recent 4 days of maps on your computer at night, view the latest updated maps for your trip with Fishing Maps Mobile in the morning, and use offline navigation on your phone or tablet to get to the FSLE filament, SST front, and chlorophyll range that you want to target.

Android phone users: Fishing Maps Mobile is a full-featured offline navigation app for mobile available on the Google Play Store. Locate your position, track your trip, measure distances, drop waypoints, import GPX files,  add notes to markers, and easily switch between and overlay FSLE, SST, chlorophyll, fronts, currents, and thermocline depth with markup that will show on all the maps. 

I-Phone users: FSLE, SST, chlorophyll, current, and thermocline depth maps import seamlessly into the Avenza Maps Plus app. 

Fishing Maps is Forward Looking

Fishing Maps is not a static product. Maps are regularly updated and improved, building on Sam McClatchie’s programming and analysis capabilities. From Front Detection, to New Satellite Products, to Prediction of Fishing Zones, Fishing Maps will continually bring improvements to deliver the highest quality, most useful maps available.

We help fishers interpret the maps, which is often the hardest part

Sam McClatchie has worked as an oceanographer since 1985 (!!), presenting scientific results to many different audiences, from scientists to fishers. Fishing Maps offers you unparalleled depth of knowledge, accurately interpreting  the maps for you with clear examples, so you can easily understand what they mean.

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Cloud-Free SST

Experience precise sea surface temperature maps without cloud interference, ensuring accurate and reliable data for fishing.

3-Hour SST

Updated sea surface temperature maps every three hours, providing you with the most current information for your fishing trips.

Ocean Currents

Visualize real-time ocean currents to understand water movement and predict fish behavior, enhancing your fishing strategy.

Chlorophyll

Identify nutrient-rich waters with chlorophyll maps, helping you locate areas where fish are likely to gather and thrive.

Bathymetry

Use detailed bathymetric maps to understand underwater topography and find prime fishing hotspots with ease.

Fish TempRange

Discover optimal temperature ranges for different fish species to improve your catch rates and plan more successful fishing trips.

Know WHERE the
HOTspots are!

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Testimonials From Our Anglers

That’s been the hottest spot for the last 2 days.

Manuel Greenland

Your maps were spot on.

Nick Sheehan