TideAhead Fishing Reports
U.S. Harbor Fishing Guides
8 Harbors
Alaska & Pacific Northwest
A current-driven inland sea fishery for salmon, lingcod, and seasonal halibut within reach of a major city.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9447130
The Columbia River meets the Pacific here, creating famous salmon water and access to Oregon's reef and halibut fisheries.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9439040
A renowned Alaska launch for Pacific halibut, salmon, and reef fish in Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9455558
Salmon, halibut, and reef fishing among the channels of Southeast Alaska.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9450460
Road-accessible salmon water with quick access to Southeast Alaska halibut grounds.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9452210
A deep-water Alaska port for salmon, halibut, and reef-fish trips.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9455090
Urban salmon access beside the powerful tides of upper Cook Inlet.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9455920
An Oregon coast base for bay fishing, salmon, lingcod, and seasonal halibut.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9435380
8 Harbors
California
A large urban estuary where halibut, introduced striped bass, salmon, and coastal reef species overlap.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9414290
A harbor-to-offshore fishery spanning breakwaters, kelp, Catalina, and bluewater banks.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9410660
A year-round sport-fishing hub with bay, kelp, island, and long-range bluewater options.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9410170
A northern California harbor serving salmon, halibut, and rocky-reef fisheries.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9419750
A working North Coast harbor with bay, salmon, halibut, and reef options.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9418767
A deep coastal bay with beaches, kelp, canyon edges, and offshore pelagic water.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9413450
Harbor, beach, kelp, island, and offshore fishing in the Santa Barbara Channel.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9411340
A Southern California launch for bay bass, halibut, kelp, islands, and offshore tuna.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 9410580
6 Harbors
Pacific Islands
A tropical pelagic fishery where ahi, mahi-mahi, and ono may be found close to steep island drop-offs.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 1612340
A windward Hawaii port near steep pelagic water and productive coastal ledges.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 1617760
Maui access to shoreline structure, fast island channels, and pelagic water.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 1615680
Kauai's main harbor offers quick access to deep Pacific pelagic habitat.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 1611400
A deep South Pacific harbor surrounded by tuna and other pelagic habitat.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 1770000
Guam's principal harbor opens onto reef edges and deep western Pacific water.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 1630000
9 Harbors
Gulf Coast
One launch area connects a major bay, long jetties, Gulf beaches, and offshore reef fishing.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8771450
A South Texas base for shallow grass-flat fishing, passes, surf, jetties, and offshore trips.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8775870
Louisiana's barrier-island fishing hub links marsh, bay, pass, beach, and offshore habitat.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8761724
A productive estuary with causeway, bay, barrier-island, beach, and artificial-reef options.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8737048
Lower Laguna Madre flats, jetties, surf, and Gulf fishing from one South Texas port.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8779770
A Texas port linking river, jetty, beach, nearshore, and offshore fisheries.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8772440
River, sound, barrier-island, and reef fishing on the Mississippi coast.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8741533
A western Florida harbor with bay, pass, pier, beach, and reef fishing.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8729840
Clear bay water, a Gulf pass, beaches, and extensive artificial-reef access.
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Nearest guide station: NOAA 8729108
11 Harbors
Florida, Southeast & Chesapeake
A broad shallow estuary with grass flats, mangroves, bridges, passes, and nearshore Gulf access.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8726520
Inshore tarpon and snook water sits minutes from reef fishing and the Gulf Stream's pelagic edge.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8723214
A river-to-ocean fishery built around tidal creeks, a deep inlet, long jetties, and Atlantic reefs.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8720218
A high-tide-range Lowcountry fishery spanning tidal creeks, harbor structure, jetties, and reefs.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8665530
The lower Chesapeake meets the Atlantic around bridge structure, shoals, beaches, and offshore wrecks.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8638610
A Chesapeake launch centered on striped bass, tidal rivers, bridge structure, and seasonal migratory fish.
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Nearest guide station: NOAA 8575512
Flats, channels, reefs, wrecks, and Gulf Stream fishing from the Lower Keys.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8724580
A deep Atlantic port serving beaches, reefs, wrecks, and Gulf Stream pelagics.
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Nearest guide station: NOAA 8721604
A tidal-river and marsh fishery with beach, sound, and nearshore Atlantic access.
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Nearest guide station: NOAA 8670870
An Outer Banks gateway to sounds, inlets, Cape Lookout, wrecks, and bluewater.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8656502
Bay, inlet, surf, wreck, and offshore-canyon fishing on Maryland's Atlantic coast.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8570283
8 Harbors
Northeast
A major urban harbor on the migration path of striped bass, bluefish, fluke, and sea bass.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8518750
A historic harbor opens onto Massachusetts Bay, migratory bass water, offshore banks, and a giant-tuna fishery.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8443970
Rocky islands and cold Gulf of Maine water support striped bass, groundfish, and offshore pelagics.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8418150
A New Jersey hub for back-bay, inlet, surf, wreck, and seasonal migratory fishing.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8534720
Urban Long Island Sound access for striped bass, bluefish, fluke, and sea bass.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8465705
A current-rich eastern Sound fishery around rivers, islands, reefs, and rips.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8461490
A historic harbor beside productive bay currents, rocky reefs, and open Atlantic water.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8452660
Cold Gulf of Maine water around islands, ledges, channels, and offshore grounds.
Common Targets
Nearest guide station: NOAA 8413320