Free fishing intelligence for Southern California. No paywalls, no ads, no catches — just real-time data so you can make every trip count.
We aggregate millions of data points daily so you don't have to check five different websites.
Three principles that drive everything we build at Pacific Hook.
No paywalls, no premium tiers, no "sign up to see" gates. Every fish count, tide chart, and weather report is free — because fishing knowledge shouldn't cost you more than gas to the dock.
We pull from NOAA, NDBC buoys, Windy, and SoCalFishReports in real time. No guessing, no outdated info — just accurate data so you can plan your trip with confidence.
Pacific Hook was built by anglers who were tired of checking five different sites before heading out. We're not a corporation — we're your fishing buddies who happen to know how to code.
Six reliable sources, one unified experience. Here's how we power Pacific Hook.
We pull real-time tidal predictions and current data from NOAA's Tides & Currents API, covering 68 stations along the Southern California coast.
Wave height, water temperature, and swell period — all from the National Data Buoy Center's real-time feeds at stations like San Pedro Bay and La Jolla.
Satellite sea surface temperature maps, wind forecasts, and weather overlays powered by Windy's global forecast model — embedded directly in our maps.
Live dock totals scraped and parsed from SoCalFishReports — the largest aggregator of Southern California landing reports. Updated every 15 minutes.
Sunrise, sunset, moon phases, and solunar feeding periods are calculated using astronomical algorithms — no external API needed, always accurate.
Bait availability from Everingham Bros. barge locations and community-contributed fishing reports — real intel from real anglers on the water.
We built what the existing fishing sites wouldn't.
Other sites charge $10–$25/month for basic tide charts and fish counts.
Pacific Hook gives you everything — tides, counts, weather, solunar, trips — for $0. Forever.
Ad-funded sites track your data and clutter your screen with banners, pop-ups, and redirects.
Zero tracking pixels. Zero ad networks. Zero sell-your-data schemes. Your data stays yours.
Most anglers open 4–5 tabs: one for tides, another for fish counts, a third for weather...
One site. All your data. Fish counts, tides, SST, buoy data, bait reports, solunar, and trip booking — unified.