🎣 New to fishing? We'll pick where and when to go

If it's your first time fishing, it's confusing just figuring out where and when to go. Answer three quick questions — when, which coast, and what you're after — and we'll show you spots reachable by car and what time to arrive from a set of – real shore-fishing spots. Seawater rises and falls twice a day (that's called the tide), and you need to time your trip around it to actually catch anything.

ℹ️ Where does this data come from?
This is built from a nationwide fishing-spot dataset released by Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. Access and footing info is inferred from the spot's name and coordinates, so anywhere we couldn't tell for sure is marked "unknown." Coordinates are approximate (may differ from reality by 100-200m), so double-check on a map and look at the actual site conditions in person. Tide times are based on Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency forecasts, using the closest tide station to each spot, so they may differ slightly from the exact spot. Tidal range is small on the East Sea, so tide phase matters less there.

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What tide phase is and why it matters

What is tide phase

Seawater rises and falls twice a day. How strong that movement is changes daily, so Korean fishing tradition numbers it 1 through 15 over a 15-day cycle. The day with the strongest tidal movement is called saeri (around phase 7), and the weakest is jogeum (phase 15). Since fish move around to feed when the water is moving, the same exact spot can be great or dead depending on tide phase.

How this works

Each spot's source data includes when it fishes best. We check that against today's (or your chosen day's) tide phase to judge whether it's a good day, and pull Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency forecasts to tell you what time to go. We also show which of the next 7 days looks best.

What this doesn't do

Footing conditions, parking, and restrooms aren't in any publicly available dataset. Access and footing are inferred from the spot's name and coordinates, so anywhere unclear is marked "unknown." Coordinates can also be off by 100-200m. Tidal range on the East Sea is only 10-20cm, so tide phase barely matters there and we don't judge it.

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