Fishing Assistant calculates the best time to go fishing using a score from 0 to 100 that combines six real-time factors: weather, atmospheric pressure, wind, lunar phases, solunar periods, and cloud cover.
PLAN YOUR TRIP
• Conditions calculator by city, with 5-day forecasts and the best time of day (dawn, morning, evening, etc.)
• Sea calculator: tides, coefficients, current tide phase by port
• Solunar calendar: major (2-hour) and minor (1-hour) periods, moonrise and moonset
• 2026 opening calendars and a reminder of regulations by department, with a link to the local federation
KNOW YOUR FISH
• 245 fact sheets on freshwater and saltwater species: techniques, equipment, baits, best times, legal sizes
• Filters by level, habitat, and status (protected, invasive)
• Technique comparison by species
• Angler profile quiz: carp angler, predator angler, trout angler, catfish angler, coarse angler
FIND WHERE TO FISH
• Map of fishing spots, ponds, lakes, canals, and rivers in France
• Carpodromes Referenced tides and information by port
• Where to buy your fishing license, and which one to choose
KEEP A TRACK
• Fishing log: outings, catches, photos, with the day's weather and solunar data automatically recorded
• Synced across all your devices, 117 badges to unlock
• Community: share your catches and monthly rankings
LEARN
• Over 180 articles: techniques, rigs, equipment, seasonality
• Selections of equipment and starter kits
• Junior area for young anglers
Free, no registration required.
For freshwater (river, pond, lake, canal) and sea anglers, from beginners who have just purchased their first license to experienced anglers.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
Technical data comes from open and verifiable sources: IMCCE for ephemerides and lunar phases, Open-Meteo Marine for tides, OpenWeather for weather. The regulatory information is based on the following public texts:
• Environmental Code, Articles R436-6 to R436-23 (freshwater fishing): https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr
• French Office for Biodiversity: https://www.ofb.gouv.fr
• National Federation of Fishing in France and directory of departmental federations: https://www.federationpeche.fr
• Purchase of fishing licenses (official website): https://www.cartedepeche.fr
⚠️ INDEPENDENT, UNOFFICIAL APPLICATION
Fishing Assistant is a private service published by SSOMAR DEV. This application is neither affiliated with, nor associated with, nor authorized by, nor approved by any French administration, public service, prefecture, the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), or any fishing federation. The regulatory information (opening dates, legal sizes, quotas) is provided for informational purposes only: only the official texts are legally binding, and they may be modified at any time by prefectural decree. Always check with your departmental federation before heading out to fish. This clause and all source links are also available in the application, at the bottom of each screen and on the Legal Notices page.
When to fish? Weather, tides, solunar. Independent, unofficial application.