Pilots Station East, S.w. Pass Fishing Conditions
Updated 1 day ago · 1 attached data sensor
Today and tomorrow look broadly similar
Today is 53/100 and tomorrow is 49/100. The difference is too small to justify postponing solely because of the forecast. The tomorrow comparison changes forecast weather while carrying forward the latest measured water context, so recheck the gauge or tide before leaving.
Wind is strong enough to affect casting, boat control and comfort.
This reading becomes biologically useful only when paired with a species that is actually confirmed for this water. The site no longer turns temperature compatibility into an unverified species claim.
- No authoritative species evidence is attached yet, so this page deliberately does not recommend specific fish species.
Current score drivers
- Current wind is about 25 mph.
- Current precipitation probability is 8%.
Best planning windows
breezy · low rain risk · near dawn/dusk
20 mph wind · 1% rainbreezy · low rain risk · near a tide turn
20 mph wind · 0% rainlow rain risk · near a tide turn
15 mph wind · 0% rainThese rank weather/light/tide logistics only. They are not bite forecasts.
Weather-based trip planning
Future scores primarily reflect forecast weather while using today's water conditions as the baseline. Recheck before the trip because river flow, tides and water temperature can change.
Upcoming tide turns
Tide and coastal observations: NOAA CO-OPS. Some real-time observations are preliminary and may not have completed full NOAA quality control. This site's planning score is not a NOAA product.
Confirmed fish targets
No authoritative species occurrence evidence is attached to this water yet, so the site deliberately does not recommend trout, bass or any other target merely because the temperature looks compatible.
Species recommendations require stored authoritative/editor-confirmed occurrence evidence. Broad temperature compatibility is not enough.
Useful starting points
Wind-resistant outer layer
Wind is strong enough to affect comfort and casting.
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Where this page gets its facts
- NOAA: Pilots Station East, S.w. Pass Fishing Conditions (sensor ID 8760922)
Water data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Weather forecasts/alerts: National Weather Service (NWS). Coastal tide/observation data: NOAA CO-OPS where applicable. Derived scores are site calculations, not official agency products.
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Licensing and exemptions vary.
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What this score means
This is a planning score based on measurable conditions. It is not a bite forecast and cannot guarantee catches. Missing facts are left unavailable rather than invented.