About
About Basic Fishing
Open the page, see what is happening on your water, and go fish.
Most fishing information online is buried under ads, sign-up walls and forum threads from four seasons ago. We wanted something simpler: open the page, see what's happening on your water today, and go fish.
Basic Fishing brings together fishing reports, species guides, articles and local businesses for each fishing place, with current weather, water temperature and tides from the National Weather Service and NOAA where they are available.
We are starting with New Jersey and adding states over time. Reports are free and stay free.
What we care about
Honest reporting
If the bite is slow, the report says slow.
Fast and clean
No popups, no autoplay, no clutter.
Local first
Regional detail beats national averages.