UTERSeasons & Runs
Written by the Fish Scouter team from the same season calendar, tide stations and species notes the app reads.
Alaska Salmon Runs by Month: King, Sockeye, Coho, Pink, Chum
When each Alaska salmon runs, month by month, in Southeast and Southcentral: kings May–July, sockeye June–August, pinks and chum midsummer, coho August–Sept.
Best Time to Fish Cape Cod: Stripers, Albies and Tuna by Month
The best time to fish Cape Cod is late May to June for stripers in the Canal and September for albies. Bluefin, fluke, sea bass and tog, month by month.
Best Time to Fish Charleston, SC: A Month-by-Month Guide
The best time to fish Charleston is October, when reds, trout and flounder all feed inshore. Every month: winter red schools, tailers, cobia and bull reds.
Best Time to Fish Chesapeake Bay: A Month-by-Month Guide
The best time to fish Chesapeake Bay is fall, with breaking stripers in October and the best speckled trout in November. Here's what bites every month.
Best Time to Fish Destin and the Florida Panhandle, by Month
The best time to fish Destin and the Panhandle is April for cobia and October for bull reds and pompano. What bites each month from Pensacola to Apalachicola.
Best Time to Fish Galveston Bay: A Month-by-Month Guide
The best time to fish Galveston Bay is October, with birds over trout and bull reds at the jetties, and spring wading for big trout. Every month, bay to beach.
Best Time to Fish Jacksonville and St. Augustine, by Month
The best time to fish Jacksonville and St. Augustine is fall, with bull reds at the jetties and the flounder run, plus spring kings. A month-by-month guide.
Best Time to Fish Lake Michigan: Salmon, Perch and More by Month
The best time to fish Lake Michigan is July to September for king salmon, with spring coho, steelhead runs and Green Bay ice. A month-by-month guide.
Best Time to Fish Lake Okeechobee: Bass and Specks by Month
The best time to fish Lake Okeechobee is December to March, when trophy bass spawn and specks school. What's biting every month, where, and on what bait.
Best Time to Fish Monterey Bay: A Month-by-Month Guide
The best time to fish Monterey Bay is May to September: kings, halibut, rockfish and lingcod, with winter surf perch. What's biting each month and where to go.
Best Time to Fish Puget Sound: Salmon and More by Month
The best time to fish Puget Sound is August and September for kings and coho, with pinks in odd years and chums in November. Every month, run by run.
Best Time to Fish San Diego: Kelp, Piers and Offshore by Month
The best time to fish San Diego is June to September for yellowtail, bluefin and calicos, but winter has surf perch and spring has seabass. Month by month.
Best Time to Fish Sarasota and Charlotte Harbor, by Month
The best time to fish Sarasota and Charlotte Harbor is May and June for Boca Grande tarpon and October for snook and reds. Here's what bites every month.
Best Time to Fish Tampa Bay: A Month-by-Month Guide
The best time to fish Tampa Bay and Sarasota is April and October, but every month has a target: what's biting, where to find it, and the tide to fish.
Best Time to Fish the Florida Keys: A Month-by-Month Guide
The best time to fish the Florida Keys is May for tarpon and permit and fall for bonefish, with sailfish all winter. Here's what bites each month, and where.
Best Time to Fish the Louisiana Marsh: A Month-by-Month Guide
The best time to fish the Louisiana marsh is October and November, when trout and redfish are on every point. Bull reds, tarpon and island trout by month.
Fall Fishing Guide by Region: What's Biting in November
What's biting this fall on every US coast, the Great Lakes and big freshwater: stripers, red drum, flounder runs, steelhead, salmon and muskie, by region.
Fall Mullet Run in Florida: When It Hits and How to Fish It
Florida's fall mullet run starts in late August up north and peaks off Palm Beach and Miami in October. What follows it, and how to fish it from shore.
Florida Fishing Calendar: What's Biting Month by Month
What's biting in Florida every month, inshore, nearshore and offshore: snook, redfish, tarpon, pompano, kingfish, sailfish, plus the best water for each.
Florida Fishing in December: What's Biting, Coast by Coast
What's biting in Florida in December: sheepshead, trout and drum inshore, kings and cobia in the Keys, sailfish off Palm Beach, and how to fish the fronts.
Great Lakes Salmon and Steelhead Runs: Fall Timing by Lake
When the fall chinook, coho, brown trout and steelhead runs hit the tributaries of Lakes Ontario, Michigan, Huron, Superior and Erie, and what triggers them.
Lake Erie Walleye Fishing by Season: Runs, Trolling, Fall & Ice
Lake Erie walleye through the year: the Maumee and Sandusky runs, western basin drifting, summer trolling out east, the fall breakwall bite and the ice.
When Do Bass Spawn? Largemouth Spawn Timing by State
Largemouth bass spawn when the water holds above about 60°F: February in Florida, March–April in the Deep South, June up north. A state-by-state timing table.
Outer Banks Fishing Season: Drum, Blues & Albies by Month
Outer Banks fishing month by month: spring and fall red drum at Cape Point, chopper bluefish, false albacore, cobia, specks in the creeks, and the Gulf Stream.
Redfish Fishing in Florida: Tailing Flats, Schools and Bull Reds
Florida redfish all year: winter sight fishing in clear creeks, spring tailers, fall schools and bull reds at the passes. Region by region, tides and baits.
Snook Fishing in Florida by Season: Winter to Fall
Where Florida snook are in winter, spring, summer and fall: canals and rivers, the passes and beaches, the mullet run. Plus cold-stun warnings, baits and tides.
Striped Bass Migration: The Atlantic Run Month by Month
When the Atlantic striper run hits the Chesapeake, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, Long Island, Cape Cod and Maine, spring and fall, and the temps that move it.
Tarpon Season in Florida: When and Where, Coast by Coast
Florida tarpon season peaks April to July, but timing shifts by coast. Month-by-month spots from the Keys to Boca Grande, plus tides, baits and handling.
Texas Gulf Coast Fishing by Season: Reds, Trout & Flounder
Texas coast fishing through the year: Galveston Bay and the Laguna Madre for redfish, speckled trout and the fall flounder run, with tides, baits and timing.
Texas Winter Fishing: Trout, Redfish and Drum, Dec–Feb
What bites in Texas from December to February: big trout on Laguna Madre mud, reds in marsh drains, drum at the jetties, plus white bass, blue cats and trout.