Fishing

Fishing is the practice of targeting and catching fish from a boat, whether recreationally with rods and lures or professionally with lines, pots, nets, or other permitted gear. In a maritime context it includes choosing grounds, handling gear safely, maintaining station or drift, and operating the vessel around working tackle and other traffic.

For boaters, successful fishing depends on reading weather, water movement, and navigational limits before leaving the berth. Wind, swell and Sea State affect comfort and safety, while Tidal Current can concentrate bait or make holding position difficult. A Fishfinder, chartplotter and lookout help identify structure, depth changes and hazards.

PredictWind forecasts help anglers and commercial skippers plan favourable windows using wind, wave, rain and sea temperature maps, plus routing tools for longer runs offshore. Offshore App GRIB downloads and DataHub GPS tracking can support decisions when fishing beyond reliable mobile coverage, alongside trip planning around Solunar periods where useful.