Darkhorse Fishing

The Strike Plan

AI-powered fishing intelligence — built around your conditions, your species, your water.

Live weather. Barometric pressure trend. Solunar feeding windows. Gemini AI recommendations. The exact lures, colors, and techniques for right now.

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How It Works

Three Questions. Instant Plan.

01

Pick Your Species & Location

Choose from 35+ freshwater species and search any lake, river, reservoir, or body of water in North America.

02

Select Your Date

Fish today, tomorrow, this weekend, or any future date. Strike Plans can be built in advance for trip planning.

03

Get Your Strike Plan

In seconds, the Strike Plan generates your personalized plan — lures, colors, techniques, and a full time-of-day breakdown.

What You Get

Your Complete Day on the Water

Every Strike Plan includes a full breakdown for your species, location, and date — not generic advice.

Example Strike Plan

Largemouth Bass

Lake Fork, TX · Spring Pre-Spawn

Bite Score

87

Excellent

Top Lure

Jig — Green Pumpkin

Target Depth

2–8 ft near cover

Cover Focus

Docks, laydowns, points

Barometric

Falling — feed aggressive

Moon Phase

Waxing Gibbous

Peak Window

6:30–8:00 AM (Major)

Time-of-Day Plan

Dawn

5:45–7:15 AM

Buzzbait

Low light keeps fish shallow — cover water fast.

Major Window

9:45–11:15 AM

Chatterbait

Peak feeding window — switch to reaction baits.

Midday

12:00–4:00 PM

Shaky Head Jig

Bright sun — slow down and go finesse.

Dusk

6:45–8:15 PM

Swim Jig

Fish return shallow as light fades.

* Example plan for illustration. Your plan is generated using real-time data for your location and date.

What Powers the Strike Plan

Every Data Point. One Plan.

Live Weather Intelligence

Pulls real-time temperature highs/lows, wind speed and direction, precipitation probability, and barometric pressure trend for your exact fishing location.

Solunar Feeding Windows

Calculates major and minor solunar windows based on the moon's position, moon phase, and lunar illumination — the same data tournament pros pay for.

Barometric Pressure Analysis

Rising pressure means finesse, falling pressure means reaction baits. The Strike Plan reads the trend and adjusts every recommendation accordingly.

AI Lure & Technique Recommendations

Powered by Gemini AI, the Strike Plan cross-references all conditions against species behavior to recommend the exact lure, color, and retrieve for the moment.

Time-of-Day Game Plan

A complete breakdown of your fishing day — dawn, major windows, midday, and dusk — each with the best lure, color, and technique for that light level and feeding pattern.

Refine with Local Intel

Add what you know — water depth, recent catches, specific structure — and the Strike Plan updates instantly to incorporate your local knowledge.

Species Support

35+ Freshwater Species

Largemouth BassSmallmouth BassWalleyeCrappieNorthern PikeChannel CatfishBluegillMuskellungeYellow PerchRainbow TroutFlathead CatfishBlue CatfishBrown TroutLake TroutBrook TroutSpotted BassWhite BassSaugerCommon CarpStriped Bass (Freshwater)Alligator GarTiger MuskieWhite CrappieRedear Sunfish
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FAQ

Common Questions

What is a Strike Plan in fishing?

A Strike Plan is a personalized fishing game plan for a specific species, location, and date. It tells you exactly what lures to use, what colors to throw, which techniques to employ, and the best times of day to fish — all based on that day's conditions.

What data does the Darkhorse Strike Plan use?

The Strike Plan combines live weather data (temperature, wind, barometric pressure, precipitation), solunar calculations (moon phase, lunar feeding windows), water conditions, and species behavioral data — then synthesizes everything with Gemini AI to make targeted recommendations.

Is the Strike Plan free?

Yes. The Strike Plan is free to use. Generate plans for any species and location at no cost.

Which fish species does the Strike Plan support?

The Strike Plan supports 35+ North American freshwater species including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, rainbow trout, brown trout, steelhead, and many more.

How is the Strike Plan different from other fishing apps?

Most fishing apps show you weather or moon phases in isolation. The Strike Plan combines all conditions — weather, barometric pressure trend, solunar windows, and species behavior — into a single, unified recommendation for exactly what to throw and when.

Can I save my Strike Plans?

Yes. Save up to 3 Strike Plans for free. Download any plan as a PNG image to take on the water.

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Free. No account required. Works for any freshwater species across North America.

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