Basic Fishing Information
Should Be Free.

Fishing is one of the world's great hobbies. Whether you're heading out alone before sunrise, spending a day on the water with friends, or creating memories with family — fishing should be simple, accessible, and enjoyable for everyone.

We started FishOrNot.com because too many fishing apps treat anglers like a monetisation problem to solve. Essential information buried behind upgrade prompts. Email capture walls before you can see a tide chart. Push notifications designed to sell, not inform. Subscriptions for data that should never have had a price tag on it.

We wanted to build something different. A no-nonsense fishing planner that respects your time, doesn't ask for your credit card, and just gives you the information you need to decide when and where to fish.

The hero of every fishing trip is the angler. We're just the tool that helps them win.

FishOrNot.com already covers 4.5 million fishing spots worldwide — every creek, every pond, every lake, bay, and river we can map. Nearby spots load in seconds, filtered by waterbody type, no search required.

We're building a growing library of fish species data for popular sport fish on every continent — seasonal behaviour, bait recommendations, lure suggestions, and practical tips written for anglers, not biologists.

Saltwater anglers get tide data. Pressure anglers get barometric history. Ice fishing anglers, fly fishing anglers, kayak anglers — this is for all of you, not just the bass boat crowd.

Everything we add stays free. That's not a promotion. That's the point.

Solunar theory was first published by John Alden Knight in 1926. Knight observed that fish — like most wildlife — are most active during specific windows tied to the moon's position. These windows are known as major solunar periods (moon directly overhead or underfoot) and minor solunar periods (moonrise and moonset).

Decades of field observation have confirmed the pattern. Fish feeding activity peaks during these windows, often regardless of time of day. A major window at 3 AM still triggers activity — fish don't check clocks.

FishOrNot.com calculates solunar windows using Meeus-grade orbital mechanics — the same standard used in astronomical almanacs — for your exact coordinates. Generic formulas can be off by 30–90 minutes. Ours are accurate to within a few minutes, globally.