FishDope Features

Fish Spotter Plane Reports

Fishdope contracts with commercial fish spotter planes to find our members new bodies of fish away from the fleets. With the "eye in the sky" looking offshore once a week from July to October, our members have an advantage over the regular weekend...

Mobile Apps

Take FishDope with you out on the water! The FishDope mobile app lets you bring the power of FishDope reports and charts with you offshore, even when you lose internet or wifi coverage. All the fish reports and chart layer you look at will automatically...

Sea Surface Temperature Charts

Sea surface temperature (SST) maps show where conditions are right for pelagic gamefish like tuna, dorado, yellowtail, and marlin. We process sea surface temperature data from multiple satellites and update our charts as soon as possible to give you...

Cloud Free Sea Surface Temperature Chart

Sea Surface Temperatures (SST’s) can finally be measured through clouds, but not at the same resolution as our high-resolution SST images. Our custom Cloud Free Sea Surface Temperature Chart uses high-resolution SST data in combination with standard c...

Chlorophyll Fishing Charts

Chlorophyll Concentration Charts Surface chlorophyll concentration (CHL) is a measurement of the quantity of plant life in the surface layer of the ocean.  Chlorophyll observations give us information about how clear the water is at a particular ...

Fishing Regulations Maps of Closures and Boundaries

Stay legal with Fishdope's maps of recreational fishing closures and important boundaries. Fishdope's Closures layer shows all of Southern California's important closures and spatial regulations to help you fish legally. We show marine protected...

High Definition Bathymetry Maps

Fishdope's high definition bathymetry maps are a game-changer for inshore and island fishing in Southern California. Fishdope is proud to introduce high definition bathymetry maps as a new feature for 2024, included at no extra cost with your regular...

Hot Bite Report Map

The Fishdope Hot Bite Chart is one of the most used tools for the offshore fisherman. By gathering daily fish reports from professional captains, sport boats, 6 pack and 4 pack charter boats, fly over planes, commercial fishermen, VHF and private anglers...

LIVE VHF

Streaming Live Marine VHF The VHF radio is one of the tools we use to listen in on what is going on offshore. Our own “code group” of captains and fishermen we have put together call in fish reports from offshore so we can get the info in a timely man...

Catch More Fish. Burn Less Fuel. Only $199 per year!

Subscribe Now