There is a FishIntel Discord, and it is the fastest way to get an answer. Ask a question and you will usually hear back from Kit or another subscriber before an email would have been read. It is also where captains compare notes on what is actually being caught, and where changes to the product get mentioned before they ship. Email still works if you would rather: fishintelai@gmail.com.
What is FishIntel?
FishIntel is an AI-powered fishing intelligence platform that analyzes government satellite data — sea surface temperatures, ocean currents, chlorophyll concentrations, and more — to generate daily fishing condition reports and species forecasts. Think of it as having an oceanographer on your team.
Where does the data come from?
We aggregate data from multiple government satellite programs and scientific ocean monitoring systems worldwide. All sources are official, publicly available, and verified. Our AI layer interprets this raw data into actionable fishing intelligence.
What areas do you cover?
US waters, wherever NOAA measures them. Your zone is built on a NOAA station, and there are 782 to choose from: the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, the Pacific coast, Alaska, Hawaii, the Caribbean and the Great Lakes. The Florida Keys are the most calibrated water we have, because that is where Captain Kit fishes and checks the model against what actually happened. Everywhere else gets the same conditions read; species forecasts are only offered where we have a fishery model for that water, and the report says so plainly when it does not.
How is this different from FishTrack or RT-Nav?
Those platforms show you raw satellite charts and let you interpret them yourself. FishIntel gives you AI-analyzed, plain-English reports — we tell you what the data means for fishing, which species are likely active, and where conditions look best. ROFFS-quality analysis at a fraction of the price.
What's included in the free tier?
A free account picks its own fishing zone, built on any NOAA station in US waters, and gets one full report for it: conditions, species outlook, tactics, tides and moon. The report is generated the moment you set the zone, from that day's satellite pass, and it stays on your dashboard. You also get one more full report, scheduled for any morning you choose — it is built that morning and emailed to you. Both read exactly the same satellite and buoy data the paid plan does. What the paid plan buys is a fresh one each morning, delivered to your inbox before you leave the dock, with an AI vision pass that reads the actual satellite charts rather than only the numbers behind them.
What does the paid plan include?
One plan, $29/mo or $279/yr, with everything in it: a fresh report for your zone every morning before you leave the dock, delivered by email, written by the reasoning model that won its seat in a blind reading against our previous writer, with the satellite vision pass, species alerts, priority delivery, exports (JSON/CSV/GPX), the Telegram bot (ask FishIntel about your water, up to 100 questions a day), live field reports as they land, and two zones included — extra zones are $15/zone/month. Existing subscribers on the retired Angler, Captain and Fleet plans keep their plans for as long as they stay.
Who's behind FishIntel?
FishIntel is built by Captain Kit Carson — a licensed charter captain based in Islamorada, FL and full-stack developer. The reports are built on the same ocean analysis Captain Kit uses to run DirtyBoat Charters, now powered by AI and available to everyone.
How do I cancel my subscription?
Cancel anytime from your account dashboard — no contracts, no cancellation fees. You'll keep access through the end of your billing period.
How do I get started?
Create an account on the homepage and pick the NOAA station nearest the water you fish. On a paid plan your first report is built within minutes. On the free plan it is generated the moment you set the zone, from that day's satellite pass.