What OpenReel is
OpenReel is a fishing-forecast platform for the Florida Gulf Coast. Every day it scores gulf reefs, wrecks, ledges, and bay structure against the conditions each species actually responds to — water temperature at depth, tide and current, pressure trend, wind and sea state, and moon phase.
The result is a planning tool. You see what the data says about a spot on a given day, next to the marine forecast and your own private numbers, and you decide what to do with it. Coverage today runs from Pensacola east to Apalachicola — offshore reefs and the coastal bays.
What's inside
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Daily spot scores
Reefs, wrecks, and bay structure ranked by species, day by day.
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Bite windows
Solunar periods blended with the day's conditions, timed per species.
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Marine weather
Wind, waves, tides, pressure, and storm risk gathered into one view.
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Private spots
Your numbers are encrypted end-to-end — coordinates never leave your device unencrypted.
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Chart layers
Depth, bottom relief, hard bottom, artificial reefs, and navigation markers.
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Regulations & catch log
Gulf season, size, and bag references beside the trips you have logged.
Availability
OpenReel is currently in private beta. The iOS app is coming to the App Store. Access is limited while coverage and testing continue.
Contact
Questions, beta access, or anything else — write to admin@openreel.fish.