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Yesterday someone posted this on Tidalfish.
"There used to be an application for Android cell phones called Currents that showed the hourly flow of current at various points around the Chesapeake Bay and other locations but the developer discontinued the app when NOAA changed some of its base data. I really liked the functionality of the app because it let me graphically see the map of current flow and had predicted values out for several months. NOAA and Fishweather have current maps but only cover the next 24 hours which doesn't help me if I'm planning a trip next week. I decided to try to recreate the capability and it turned out fairly successful. I'm posting it here to get feedback on it. If people like it I will probably port it to Android and iPhone for mobile use. I've recently made mods to work better on mobile devices but it isn't in any app store yet.
As a note it defaults to the lower bay but you can scroll up to the mid/upper bay. I may put in a fix in the future that remembers your location.
http://fishcurrents.com/ "
I took a look and like what I see. It does not give details for all bodies of water (for example, I could have used an hour-by-hour tidal current flow chart for Kent Narrows last Thurs -- I pedaled hard against a >2 mph current, when I thought the current would be weaker). I believe this website can provide incremental information that allows anglers to plan their trips. To the extent that you can access it from a mobile phone while on the water, you may have an advantage.
"There used to be an application for Android cell phones called Currents that showed the hourly flow of current at various points around the Chesapeake Bay and other locations but the developer discontinued the app when NOAA changed some of its base data. I really liked the functionality of the app because it let me graphically see the map of current flow and had predicted values out for several months. NOAA and Fishweather have current maps but only cover the next 24 hours which doesn't help me if I'm planning a trip next week. I decided to try to recreate the capability and it turned out fairly successful. I'm posting it here to get feedback on it. If people like it I will probably port it to Android and iPhone for mobile use. I've recently made mods to work better on mobile devices but it isn't in any app store yet.
As a note it defaults to the lower bay but you can scroll up to the mid/upper bay. I may put in a fix in the future that remembers your location.
http://fishcurrents.com/ "
I took a look and like what I see. It does not give details for all bodies of water (for example, I could have used an hour-by-hour tidal current flow chart for Kent Narrows last Thurs -- I pedaled hard against a >2 mph current, when I thought the current would be weaker). I believe this website can provide incremental information that allows anglers to plan their trips. To the extent that you can access it from a mobile phone while on the water, you may have an advantage.
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