Fishing Tips

The Cobia is a saltwater fish that puts up a big fight for the fisherman. It is very sought after and popular gamefish specie. Preferring tropic and warmer temperate waters, the Cobia can be found along the Atlantic Coast of Florida.   It can be difficult to outmatch the Cobia. They have extreme strength and ...

I deal with fishermen every day and one common thread I see is the desire of each and every one of us to locate some special ingredient that will catch more and bigger fish for us. Our competitive nature encourages us to improve our fishing in order to be just a little bit better than everyone else. This can be a personally rewarding and sometimes...

Usually there isn't a bunch of discussion among offshore anglers about whether or not they use stainless steel hooks. They'll talk about things like hook model and size but the price of stainless steel hooks scares a lot of people into going with quality hooks in a less expensive material like cadmium.The actual hook that you use in your offshore...

Tuna bend hooks are a small trick that really can improve your catch ratio!These pictures illustrate a test that I conducted matching tuna bend hooks against parallel shanked hooks. This will give you an example of how you can (and should) conduct a similar test of your own to determine which style hooks you should be using yourself. This test was...

Note the purpose of embedding your hook into the back of the lure head is to create a method to hold the hook in a steady position while it is being trolled. This eliminates it from fouling in the skirt or leader and makes the lure run perfectly. But it is important to note that your hook assembly must be able to pull free once a fish is hooked. Ot...

When I speak at fishing clubs I often make a statement that shocks everyone there. I tell them that their teasers will be much more important in catching fish than their favorite lures. By the way that's coming from a guy that makes a living selling lures. A teaser doesn't have to be some mysterious voodoo do-dad that you purchase from a guy in a b...

Freshwater Fishing and Offshore Fishing are Two Entirely Different Animals! With many new anglers trying offshore fishing every day often these newer anglers ask me some of the same basic questions. First they tell me that they were pretty good freshwater fishermen but now they want to try those same skills in the offshore game. Their questions alm...

The Dorado have arrived in numbers and that the sailfish bite has been very strong this year, read full fishing reports and updates on hurricane Odile here, http://www.itravel-cabo.com/fishing-reports.aspx Tight Lines!

On March 17, 2011 Fishing Status was born. In the last 3 years, Fishing Status has grown from a tiny website about fishing the Outer Banks, to one of the largest fishing sites in the world.  Here are a few of the milestones: ·         41+ million page views ·   ...

Are you fishing the break? If not, you have been missing out. A “break” can be many different things, but the two types of breaks I am referring to are related to water color and temperature.  Not only will you catch more fish on the break, you will save time and gas looking for the right spot. Color Break The color break ca...

There is a lot of science in fishing, and we are trying to make it easier. We have updated the algorithm on our Local Fishing Forecast page to help tell you the best times of the day to fish.  We are also updating the fishing lures that are on the market, to help narrow down the best ones to use for the right time of day. Every time a fish...

We want to make our fishing lure selector better on our website and mobile application. We are adding new lures to the database, but if you have a preferred lure for catching fish, we want to hear about it. For helping us out, we will give you a month of Fishing Status Professional for free.  Step #1: Login or Register to the site....

I’ve fished all my life. I mainly fished freshwater the first half of my life, and now primarily saltwater. Regardless of where you fish, there are many things you can do before each trip to be better prepared and fish smarter. Before I started Fishing Status, I would have to visit many different websites to get the latest fishing report...

Hello it has come to me that structure can be difficult with out the right equipment. knowing that there is so much to choose from when it comes to structure maps. we need the right choice but I have yet to use one. I've relied on hotspots or Honey holes for catching fish. it can be a affective fishing effort but remember it can be harder. If you...

We have been busy mapping boat ramps. We have added over 10,000 boat ramps to our database this week. We also added a new page to our site to help you find your boat ramp.  We will be adding more ramps and launches, stay tuned for updates!

This is a quick video of how to find fishing spots with Fishing Status. For the example, we show fishing spots in Islamorada, Florida.

The wind has been blowing like crazy and that makes it hard to put the line where you want it, but it doesn't make it impossible to catch fish. From all the rains lately, the water is murky and fast so high visibility colors are working really well for crappie which is what it's all about right now. Remember to cast in front of where you want to be...

This video shows you how to use Fishing Status to download fishing spots for your favorite areas. There are over 226,000 fishing spots in the database, so I am sure you will find new fishing spots today.   

The new version of Fishing Status for Android has been released. We fixed real time location updates when posting a new report or spot. We also updated the maps and spots. Check Google Play and update today!

The 2012.01.16 version of Fishing Status for Android has been released. In this version, you can submit your fishing reports and fishing spots along with a picture. We also recently added the ability to register and login from the app. Combined with our new maps functionality, we make it easy to find and catch more fish.