Fishing FAQ

Fish Tech maps every gauged trout river, public lake, and DWR access point in the U.S. Allow location access on the map and the closest fishing spots will appear with live conditions. You can also search any body of water in the United States and the map will snap to it.

Open Strike Zone for any river or lake to see today's solunar feeding windows, sunrise and sunset, water temperature, and a confidence score from 0–100 that tells you whether it's worth going right now.

Yes — every U.S. state requires a fishing license to fish public water. Fish Tech links directly to each state's official DWR license page from the relevant state landing page.

The live river map, current USGS conditions, and basic fly suggestions are free. The full Strike Zone forecast and unlimited AI fishing advice are included in the 7-day free trial.

Yes. We pull water temperatures and levels from USBR and USACE in addition to USGS so most major reservoirs in the U.S. have a working forecast.

Streamflow (CFS), water temperature, gauge height, recent rainfall, barometric pressure trend, sunrise/sunset, moon phase, and solunar feeding windows.