Fishing Weather, Spot by Spot
Salty Forecast covers tides, wind, water temperature, live radar and offshore swell — everything you check before running the boat. That's every Florida coast: the Panhandle and the Big Bend, the whole Gulf side, the Keys, and back up the Atlantic from Miami to the Georgia line. West along the Gulf it carries on through Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana to the Texas coast, from Sabine Pass down to South Padre, plus the Hill Country rivers and the big inland lakes. And there's Georgia — the coast at Tybee and St. Simons, Atlanta's tailwater trout, and Blue Ridge and Lake Lanier up north. Pick your water:
Emerald Coast
- Perdido KeyPerdido Pass, Old River, and the westernmost sand in Florida.
- Pensacola BeachThe Gulf Pier, Pensacola Pass, and Santa Rosa Sound.
- Navarre BeachFlorida's longest pier and the quiet end of Santa Rosa Sound.
- Fort Walton · Okaloosa IslandThe Okaloosa pier, Choctawhatchee Bay, and East Pass.
- DestinThe 'World's Luckiest Fishing Village' and East Pass.
- Miramar BeachOpen Gulf surf and the coastal dune lakes of South Walton.
- Panama City BeachSt. Andrews Pass, the jetties, and 27 miles of Gulf beach.
- St. Andrews · Panama CitySt. Andrew Bay's grass flats, the pass, and the Shell Island shore.
- Mexico BeachQuiet open Gulf and the artificial reefs off a small town.
Forgotten Coast
Big Bend
- Keaton BeachBig Bend grass flats and some of Florida's best scalloping.
- SteinhatcheeThe Steinhatchee River, Deadman Bay, and the scallop capital.
- Horseshoe BeachOne of the last quiet fishing towns on the Big Bend.
- SuwanneeWhere the Suwannee River meets the Gulf.
- Cedar KeyOld Florida island town on the Nature Coast's outer keys.
Nature Coast
Tampa Bay & Pinellas
- Clearwater BeachPasses, piers, and Gulf beaches on Pinellas' barrier islands.
- St. Pete BeachBoca Ciega Bay flats and Gulf-front structure below St. Pete.
- Tarpon SpringsAnclote Key, the sponge docks, and the top of the Pinellas flats.
- St. PetersburgTampa Bay flats, the Skyway, and the longest fishing pier in the world.
Sarasota Coast
- Anna Maria IslandBean Point, the passes, and Tampa Bay's southern mouth.
- Bradenton BeachSarasota Bay grass flats and Longboat Pass on southern AMI.
- SarasotaSarasota Bay flats, Big Pass, and nearshore reefs.
- Siesta KeySummer beach snook and Little Sarasota Bay flats.
- VeniceThe Venice Jetty, the pier, and shark-tooth beaches.
- Longboat KeyLongboat Pass, New Pass, and a beach on the tarpon migration route.
Lemon Bay & Charlotte Harbor
- Manasota KeyLemon Bay flats and the Gulf beaches north of Stump Pass.
- Stump Pass · Englewood BeachEnglewood Beach's home pass — snook, reds, and Lemon Bay flats.
- Placida · Gasparilla SoundGasparilla Sound, the Placida trestle, and Charlotte Harbor.
- Boca GrandeThe world's tarpon capital — Boca Grande Pass and Gasparilla Island.
- Punta GordaThe head of Charlotte Harbor where the Peace and Myakka rivers come in.
Paradise Coast
- Sanibel IslandPine Island Sound flats and the passes off Sanibel & Captiva.
- Fort Myers BeachMatanzas Pass and the Estero Bay backcountry.
- NaplesGordon Pass, Doctors Pass, and Paradise Coast beaches.
- Marco IslandThe gateway to the Ten Thousand Islands backcountry.
- Matlacha · Pine IslandThe bridge between Cape Coral and Pine Island, and the water on both sides of it.
- Everglades CityChokoloskee Bay, Indian Key Pass, and the top of the Ten Thousand Islands.
The Florida Keys
- Key LargoReef, flats, and Gulf Stream at the top of the Keys.
- IslamoradaThe self-proclaimed Sportfishing Capital of the World.
- MarathonSeven Mile Bridge tarpon and Middle Keys reef.
- Big Pine KeyQuiet Lower Keys backcountry flats and reefs.
- Key WestFlats, harbor tarpon, and blue water at the end of the road.
First Coast
- Fernandina BeachAmelia Island, St. Marys Inlet, and the Georgia-line marsh.
- MayportThe St. Johns River mouth, the jetties, and Hanna Park.
- Jacksonville BeachOpen Atlantic surf and the Jacksonville Beach Pier.
- Ponte Vedra BeachQuiet, uncrowded Atlantic beach south of Jacksonville.
- St. AugustineMatanzas & Tolomato rivers and the Atlantic surf.
Volusia Coast
Space Coast
- Port CanaveralJetty Park, the Canaveral Bight, and a short run to blue water.
- Cocoa BeachThe Cocoa Beach Pier, the surf, and the Banana River behind it.
- Satellite BeachQuiet residential Atlantic beach south of Patrick Space Force Base.
- Melbourne Beach · IndialanticThe Indialantic boardwalk, barrier-island surf, and the lagoon.
- Sebastian InletArguably the best land-based snook fishing in Florida.
Treasure Coast
- Vero BeachUncrowded Atlantic beach and the widest part of the lagoon.
- Fort PierceThe Fort Pierce Inlet jetties and the north end of the lagoon.
- Jensen BeachHutchinson Island beaches and the Indian River flats.
- StuartThe 'Sailfish Capital' — St. Lucie Inlet and the river system.
- Hobe SoundJupiter Island's protected beaches and the Hobe Sound refuge.
Gold Coast
- JupiterJupiter Inlet, the Loxahatchee, and blue water a mile out.
- Palm BeachLake Worth Inlet, the Palm Beach drop-off, and the pier.
- Boynton BeachBoynton Inlet and the reef line a few hundred yards off the sand.
- Boca RatonBoca Inlet, Lake Boca, and the close-in reef.
- Fort LauderdalePort Everglades, the New River, and a two-mile run to blue water.
- Haulover InletBakers Haulover — a famously rough cut and a serious tarpon fishery.
- Miami BeachGovernment Cut, South Beach, and Biscayne Bay's ocean side.
- Key BiscayneCape Florida, Stiltsville, and the top of the Biscayne flats.
Alabama Coast
- Orange BeachPerdido Pass, a deep-water charter fleet, and the white sand of Alabama's Gulf.
- Gulf ShoresGulf State Park's pier, a wide public beach, and easy family water.
- FairhopeMobile Bay's eastern shore — a bluff, a long pier, and jubilee nights.
- MobileMobile Bay below the city, and one of America's great river deltas just above it.
- Dauphin IslandA barrier island at the mouth of Mobile Bay, and a famous spring bird stopover.
Mississippi Coast
- PascagoulaA river mouth on the Mississippi Sound, and one of the last free-flowing rivers.
- Ocean SpringsBiloxi Bay, Davis Bayou, and an arts town with water on three sides.
- BiloxiThe Sound out front, Deer Island for cover, and barrier islands on the horizon.
- GulfportSound-front sand, a working harbor, and the boat ride out to Ship Island.
- Bay St. LouisA quiet bay, the long bridge across it, and the west end of this coast.
Louisiana Coast
- SlidellLake Pontchartrain's north shore, the Rigolets, and marsh at the edge of town.
- Hopedale · DelacroixWhere the road ends at the Biloxi Marsh, in redfish water with a real reputation.
- New OrleansThe lakefront, City Park, Bayou St. John, and levee-top miles above the river.
- VeniceThe end of the road at the mouth of the Mississippi, with blue water close by.
- Grand IsleLouisiana's only inhabited barrier island, and the state's most famous fishing town.
- LafitteBarataria marsh below New Orleans, where bayou fishing starts a short drive from town.
- CocodrieEnd of the road on Terrebonne Bay, with marsh in every direction from there.
- CameronCalcasieu Pass, the jetties, and the mouth of a lake known for heavy trout.
- Lake CharlesGateway to Big Lake, the ship channel, and the marsh country south of the city.
Georgia Mountains
- Blue RidgeGeorgia's trout town — the Toccoa tailwater and Lake Blue Ridge.
- Marble HillFoothills trout water — Amicalola Creek, Dawson Forest, and the upper Etowah.
- ClaytonRabun County gorge country — Tallulah, the Chattooga, and waterfalls in every direction.
- Lake BurtonDeep, cold mountain water at the top of the Tallulah chain in Rabun County.
- Lake ChatugeA mountain lake split by the Carolina line, with Hiawassee and Bell Mountain above.
- HelenTubing the Chattahoochee headwaters, Unicoi's trails, and waterfalls a short drive upstream.
- DahlonegaGold-rush town at the foot of the mountains, where the approach trail begins.
- EllijayApple country where the Cartecay and Coosawattee run out of the mountains together.
- Carters LakeGeorgia's deepest lake — steep, clear water with an undeveloped shoreline all around.
Georgia Inland
- Lake LanierMagnum spotted bass and open-water stripers on Georgia's big lake.
- AtlantaBig-city trout on the Chattahoochee tailwater, right through town.
- Lake OconeeA Piedmont power lake where generation schedules make the current.
- Lake HartwellBlueback herring water on the upper Savannah, straddling the Carolina line.
- Lake AllatoonaAtlanta's closest big lake — deep, clear, rocky, and famously stingy.
- Clarks Hill · AugustaSeventy thousand acres above Augusta — long creek arms and herring-fed bass.
- AthensCollege-town outdoors — the North Oconee greenway, Sandy Creek, and busy river trails.
- Lake SinclairA warm Georgia Power lake outside Milledgeville, with dock brush down every cove.
- MaconThe Ocmulgee through the middle of town — paddling, river park trails, and mounds.
- West Point LakeA Corps lake on the Chattahoochee at LaGrange, long and open to the wind.
- ColumbusDowntown whitewater on the Chattahoochee, a long riverwalk, and shoal bass nearby.
- Lake BlackshearCypress-lined Flint River water near Cordele, shallow and stumpy end to end.
- Lake SeminoleWhere the Flint and Chattahoochee meet — grass, hydrilla, and famous bass water.
Georgia Coast
- Tybee IslandThe Savannah River mouth, the Tybee pier, and seven-foot tides.
- SavannahMiles of spartina marsh, oyster rakes, and the biggest tides in the Southeast.
- DarienThe Altamaha delta — shrimp boats, black water, and marsh in every direction.
- BrunswickThe Marshes of Glynn, two big sounds, and a working shrimp port.
- St. Simons IslandThe village pier, St. Simons Sound, and Gould's Inlet at the east end.
- Jekyll IslandJekyll Creek behind the island, the north-end pier, and St. Andrew Sound.
- Richmond HillOgeechee River marsh below Savannah, draining hard into Ossabaw Sound twice daily.
- St. MarysCumberland Sound, the St. Marys River, and the ferry to Georgia's wildest island.
Texas Gulf Coast
- Sabine PassSabine Lake, the long rock jetties, and marsh right on the Louisiana line.
- GalvestonThe jetties at Bolivar Roads, the seawall surf, and the biggest bay system in Texas.
- Texas CityFive miles of rock into upper Galveston Bay, with bank access the whole way out.
- Freeport · SurfsideSurfside jetties, the Brazos river mouth, and the grass beds of Christmas Bay.
- MatagordaEast Bay shell reefs, the Colorado river mouth, and miles of empty peninsula surf.
- Port O'ConnorPass Cavallo, San Antonio Bay, and back lakes you can only reach on high water.
- RockportAransas and Copano bays, Redfish Bay grass, and a century of guiding tradition.
- Port AransasThe Aransas Pass jetties, Mustang Island surf, and a genuine tarpon history.
- Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi Bay, the north Laguna Madre, and wind you have to plan around.
- South Padre IslandThe Lower Laguna Madre's clear flats and the Brazos Santiago jetties.
- Bolivar PeninsulaCrystal Beach sand, the ferry ride, and East Bay marsh behind the dune line.
- Kemah · Clear LakeClear Lake's sailing fleet, the Kemah boardwalk, and upper Galveston Bay out the channel.
- Surfside BeachOne of the few real surf breaks in Texas, plus the Freeport jetty rocks.
- Port LavacaLavaca Bay reefs and the top of Matagorda Bay, without the weekend crowd.
- Aransas PassShallow mangrove maze, marked kayak trails, and Redfish Bay flats too skinny for most boats.
- Padre Island SeashoreMiles of undeveloped national seashore — drivable sand, open surf, and quiet Laguna flats behind.
Texas Hill Country
- Canyon LakeDeep, clear Hill Country water — and Texas's trout tailwater below the dam.
- New BraunfelsThe Comal and the Guadalupe — the tubing capital of Texas, and cold water year-round.
- San MarcosSpring-fed water clear enough to count the fish, and a river town built around it.
- WimberleyCypress-shaded creek water, the Blanco River, and Hill Country back roads worth the drive.
- FredericksburgEnchanted Rock's granite, Pedernales water, and roads that run through wildflowers every spring.
- Lake BuchananThe top of the Highland Lakes — big open water, stripers, and spring white bass runs.
Texas Inland
- Tesla Site · ThompsonsWeather for the Crystal Sun build — and the Brazos Bend bass water next door.
- HoustonBayou greenways, Memorial Park loops, and a heat index that runs the calendar.
- AustinBarton Springs, the greenbelt, Lady Bird Lake loops, and rivers made for floating.
- DallasWhite Rock loops, the Katy Trail, and lake weekends all around the Metroplex.
- San AntonioMission Reach paddling, Hill Country trails, and tube season on the spring-fed rivers.
- Lake ConroeTwenty thousand acres of pine-country reservoir an hour north of Houston.
- Lake ForkThe trophy bass lake of Texas — flooded timber, slot limits, and state records.
- Sam RayburnEast Texas tournament water — vast hydrilla flats, timber, and open-lake wind.
- Toledo Bend185,000 acres on the Sabine, with the Texas-Louisiana line down the middle.
- Lake AmistadA desert canyon reservoir on the Rio Grande, shared with Mexico at Del Rio.
- Falcon LakeSouth Texas brush-country bass — legendary in the wet years, humbling in the dry ones.
- Fort WorthTrinity Trails along the river, lake weekends northwest of town, and long riding seasons.
- WacoCameron Park bluffs, singletrack above the Brazos, and flat water through the middle of town.
- Lake TexomaA striper lake on the Red River, big enough to have its own weather.
- Lake LivingstonBig, shallow Trinity River water spread across the East Texas piney woods.
- LubbockFlat, open country on the Llano Estacado, where the wind decides your day.
- AmarilloPalo Duro Canyon country — red rock, big high-plains sky, and four real seasons.
- El PasoA mountain range inside the city, sun almost every day, and dry desert air.
- Big Bend · TerlinguaChisos high country, Rio Grande canyons, and some of the darkest night skies anywhere.
Tides from NOAA CO-OPS, forecasts from Open-Meteo, water temperature and swell from NOAA NDBC buoys. Salty Forecast is free for everyone.