When the inshore species show up.
Month-by-month migration calendars for 16 inshore saltwater species across 25 coastal regions — from the Gulf of Maine to South Padre. Striped bass, redfish, cobia, tarpon, snook, and the bait schools they follow. Built for trip planning, not catch logs.
Migration timing varies year over year with water temperature and weather. These windows are regional norms — cross-reference with NOAA marine forecasts and a local source the week of your trip.
What's running now — May
Top species across all coastal regions for May. Region count = how many of our 25 regions are seeing this species this month.
Browse by coast
Maine to New York — the cold-water end of the Atlantic migration, with short but intense seasons for striped bass, bluefish, and fluke.
New Jersey to North Carolina — the spawning estuaries (Delaware Bay, Chesapeake) and migration funnel points for striped bass, cobia, and fall drum runs.
South Carolina to Southeast Florida — Lowcountry marsh, Indian River Lagoon flats, and the start of subtropical species like snook and tarpon.
Florida Panhandle to South Texas — the Gulf marsh and bay system, holding the highest density of redfish in North America and a year-round inshore fishery.
Browse by species
Each species has a coast-wide migration view — see where the fish are this month and chase the run up or down the coast.
- Striped BassMorone saxatilis
- BluefishPomatomus saltatrix
- WeakfishCynoscion regalis
- Summer FlounderParalichthys dentatus
- Black Sea BassCentropristis striata
- Spanish MackerelScomberomorus maculatus
- CobiaRachycentron canadum
- Red DrumSciaenops ocellatus
- Speckled TroutCynoscion nebulosus
- Southern FlounderParalichthys lethostigma
- SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus
- Black DrumPogonias cromis
- TarponMegalops atlanticus
- SnookCentropomus undecimalis
- Florida PompanoTrachinotus carolinus
- Jack CrevalleCaranx hippos