It’s a fishing day

Is it a fishing day? Sat, Nov 7, as of 4:06 pm

Yes, at 341of 507 spots

Best in the Southeast, where 63 of 71 spots are worth the trip. Every spot is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.

Small Craft Advisory at 45 spotsFrost Advisory at 15 spotsCoastal Flood Advisory at 14 spots
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The best spot in each state right now

What’s biting

Each species is scored at every spot where people fish for it, against its own water-temperature range, tide preference and season. 46 of 53 species have spots worth the trip today.

Striped bassMorone saxatilis

100 of 159 spots worth the trip

Best now at Elms Beach Park, MD100

Bites in 50–72° water

Spotted seatroutCynoscion nebulosus

80 of 118 spots worth the trip

Best now at Calcasieu Lake, LA100

Bites in 60–85° water

Largemouth bassMicropterus salmoides

63 of 139 spots worth the trip

Best now at Susquehanna Flats, MD96

Bites in 55–85° water

WalleyeSander vitreus

63 of 81 spots worth the trip

Best now at Marquette Park Beach, IN100

Bites in 50–72° water

Red drumSciaenops ocellatus

58 of 103 spots worth the trip

Best now at Mexico Beach, FL100

Bites in 65–85° water

Channel catfishIctalurus punctatus

55 of 123 spots worth the trip

Best now at Conowingo Dam Tailrace, MD96

Bites in 60–85° water

BluefishPomatomus saltatrix

54 of 127 spots worth the trip

Best now at Elms Beach Park, MD100

Bites in 60–80° water

Smallmouth bassMicropterus dolomieu

51 of 118 spots worth the trip

Best now at Broken Bow Lake, OK94

Bites in 55–78° water

CrappiePomoxis spp.

50 of 103 spots worth the trip

Best now at Broken Bow Lake, OK100

Bites in 50–80° water

White perchMorone americana

50 of 63 spots worth the trip

Best now at Mariner Point Park, MD100

Bites in 50–78° water

SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus

48 of 65 spots worth the trip

Best now at Pensacola Beach, FL100

Bites in 60–82° water

Common carpCyprinus carpio

44 of 147 spots worth the trip

Best now at Conowingo Dam Tailrace, MD96

Bites in 52–86° water

Rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss

40 of 85 spots worth the trip

Best now at Deschutes River, OR100

Bites in 45–68° water

Brown troutSalmo trutta

39 of 64 spots worth the trip

Best now at 31st Street Beach, IL100

Bites in 45–68° water

Summer flounderParalichthys dentatus

38 of 88 spots worth the trip

Best now at Hilton Pier Park, VA100

Bites in 58–75° water

Yellow perchPerca flavescens

34 of 69 spots worth the trip

Best now at 31st Street Beach, IL100

Bites in 45–70° water

Blue catfishIctalurus furcatus

31 of 54 spots worth the trip

Best now at Conowingo Dam Tailrace, MD96

Bites in 55–85° water

Black drumPogonias cromis

28 of 39 spots worth the trip

Best now at Calcasieu Lake, LA100

Bites in 55–85° water

Common snookCentropomus undecimalis

19 of 22 spots worth the trip

Best now at Cocoa Beach, FL100

Bites in 68–88° water

TarponMegalops atlanticus

17 of 27 spots worth the trip

Best now at St. Pete Beach, FL100

Bites in 74–90° water

SteelheadOncorhynchus mykiss

16 of 31 spots worth the trip

Best now at Rogue River, OR100

Bites in 40–55° water

Southern flounderParalichthys lethostigma

13 of 44 spots worth the trip

Best now at Myrtle Beach, SC100

Bites in 58–82° water

Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch

10 of 35 spots worth the trip

Best now at Marquette Park Beach, IN100

Bites in 44–58° water

Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha

9 of 40 spots worth the trip

Best now at Rogue River, OR100

Bites in 42–58° water

California halibutParalichthys californicus

8 of 25 spots worth the trip

Best now at Santa Cruz Main Beach, CA100

Bites in 55–72° water

Kokanee salmonOncorhynchus nerka

7 of 9 spots worth the trip

Best now at Dillon Reservoir, CO82

Bites in 45–59° water

Cutthroat troutOncorhynchus clarkii

7 of 7 spots worth the trip

Best now at Green River below Flaming Gorge, UT92

Bites in 39–62° water

Lake troutSalvelinus namaycush

6 of 18 spots worth the trip

Best now at Cayuga Lake, NY87

Bites in 40–52° water

Northern pikeEsox lucius

6 of 15 spots worth the trip

Best now at Lake Oahe, SD82

Bites in 50–70° water

Barred surfperchAmphistichus argenteus

5 of 19 spots worth the trip

Best now at Santa Cruz Main Beach, CA94

Bites in 50–68° water

Brook troutSalvelinus fontinalis

5 of 10 spots worth the trip

Best now at Au Sable River, MI90

Bites in 40–65° water

Chain pickerelEsox niger

4 of 18 spots worth the trip

Best now at Blackwater NWR, MD86

Bites in 45–80° water

Northern snakeheadChanna argus

3 of 10 spots worth the trip

Best now at Choptank River, MD74

Bites in 55–85° water

Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis

3 of 8 spots worth the trip

Best now at Salt Pond Beach Park, HI100

Bites in 72–84° water

BonefishAlbula glossodonta

3 of 8 spots worth the trip

Best now at Salt Pond Beach Park, HI100

Bites in 72–86° water

White bassMorone chrysops

2 of 15 spots worth the trip

Best now at Maumee River, OH74

Bites in 55–80° water

Landlocked salmonSalmo salar

2 of 6 spots worth the trip

Best now at Lake Champlain, VT85

Bites in 38–60° water

Spotted bay bassParalabrax maculatofasciatus

2 of 4 spots worth the trip

Best now at Newport Harbor, CA75

Bites in 62–80° water

RockfishSebastes spp.

1 of 18 spots worth the trip

Best now at Sitka, AK88

Bites in 45–58° water

LingcodOphiodon elongatus

1 of 15 spots worth the trip

Best now at Sitka, AK88

Bites in 45–58° water

Dolly VardenSalvelinus malma

1 of 10 spots worth the trip

Best now at Kenai River, AK72

Bites in 38–58° water

Sockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerka

1 of 8 spots worth the trip

Best now at Kvichak River, AK75

Bites in 40–60° water

Kelp bassParalabrax clathratus

1 of 7 spots worth the trip

Best now at Redondo Beach, CA92

Bites in 60–74° water

Arctic graylingThymallus arcticus

1 of 6 spots worth the trip

Best now at Kvichak River, AK75

Bites in 39–60° water

Pacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepis

1 of 5 spots worth the trip

Best now at Sitka, AK100

Bites in 37–55° water

White seabassAtractoscion nobilis

1 of 2 spots worth the trip

Best now at Monterey Bay, CA100

Bites in 58–72° water

MuskellungeEsox masquinongy

0 of 22 spots worth the trip

Best now at Deep Creek Lake, MD61

Bites in 55–78° water

Redtail surfperchAmphistichus rhodoterus

0 of 11 spots worth the trip

Best now at Gold Beach, OR58

Bites in 48–62° water

Pink salmonOncorhynchus gorbuscha

0 of 10 spots worth the trip

Best now at Whittier / Passage Canal, AK32

Bites in 42–60° water

Chum salmonOncorhynchus keta

0 of 8 spots worth the trip

Best now at Whittier / Passage Canal, AK32

Bites in 42–58° water

Spanish mackerelScomberomorus maculatus

0 of 4 spots worth the trip

Best now at Surfside Beach, SC68

Bites in 65–82° water

CobiaRachycentron canadum

0 of 4 spots worth the trip

Bites in 68–85° water

Atlantic spadefishChaetodipterus faber

0 of 1 spot worth the trip

Best now at Kiptopeke, VA0

Bites in 70–82° water

On the water this week

Fishing reports from 8 state agencies, newest first, quoted with the date they carry and linked to the source. We never write our own.

MarylandNov 4

Cooler water temperatures are turning up the fishing action for striped bass anglers casting paddletails and topwater lures in the shallower waters, especially near the edges of the Susquehanna Flats and structured shorelines along the Bay and tidal river shores. The best action occurs during the morning and evening hours when a good tide is running, and a flood tide is always an advantage.

Upper Chesapeake Bay · 4 more regions

5 species named: striped bass, spot, trout, flounder, tautog

Read at Maryland DNR
IndianaOct 30

12 species named: channel catfish, chinook salmon, coho salmon, crappie, lake trout, largemouth bass, muskellunge…

Read at Indiana DNR
TennesseeOct 11

8 species named: brown trout, crappie, cutthroat trout, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, striped bass…

Read at Tennessee TWRA
DelawareUndated

5 species named: crappie, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, striped bass, white perch

Read at Delaware DNREC
New YorkUndated

13 species named: brook trout, brown trout, chinook salmon, coho salmon, crappie, lake trout, largemouth bass…

Read at New York DEC
OregonUndated

12 species named: brown trout, channel catfish, chinook salmon, chum salmon, coho salmon, crappie, kokanee…

Read at Oregon ODFW

Planning a trip

Pick a place and your dates. You get the water there is usually like that time of year, what it suits, the spots to try, and the sun and moon for each day.

Every state

507 public piers, beaches, ramps, rivers and lakes across 50 states.

Alabama9Alaska24Arizona4Arkansas5California36Colorado14Connecticut5Delaware15Florida32Georgia6Hawaii8Idaho4Illinois4Indiana3Iowa3Kansas3Kentucky4Louisiana7Maine4Maryland80Massachusetts6Michigan9Minnesota6Mississippi4Missouri3Montana13Nebraska3Nevada3New Hampshire3New Jersey10New Mexico3New York18North Carolina18North Dakota3Ohio5Oklahoma3Oregon9Pennsylvania14Rhode Island3South Carolina15South Dakota3Tennessee10Texas22Utah5Vermont3Virginia23Washington9West Virginia4Wisconsin4Wyoming3

Every species

Arctic graylingAtlantic spadefishBarred surfperchBlack drumBlue catfishBluefishBonefishBrook troutBrown troutCalifornia halibutChain pickerelChannel catfishChinook salmonChum salmonCobiaCoho salmonCommon carpCommon snookCrappieCutthroat troutDolly VardenGiant trevallyKelp bassKokanee salmonLake troutLandlocked salmonLargemouth bassLingcodMuskellungeNorthern pikeNorthern snakeheadPacific halibutPink salmonRainbow troutRed drumRedtail surfperchRockfishSheepsheadSmallmouth bassSockeye salmonSouthern flounderSpanish mackerelSpotted bay bassSpotted seatroutSteelheadStriped bassSummer flounderTarponWalleyeWhite bassWhite perchWhite seabassYellow perch