Above: Simrad has launched the FishCast powered by Roffs as an available overlay for offshore waters to bring professional-grade fishing forecasts directly to the chartplotter with no additional hardware required. Courtesy Simrad.

Simrad Marine Electronics has announced the launch of FishCast powered by Roffs, now available as an intuitive overlay for offshore waters on select Simrad displays, bringing professional-grade fishing forecasts directly to the chartplotter with no additional hardware required.

“By integrating this powerful forecasting tool directly into our Simrad multi-function displays and C-Map charts, we’re giving anglers a smarter, more seamless way to find fish,” said Jeremiah Clark, VP of product management for Navico Group. We’re proud to partner with Roffs and Fathom Science whose trusted expertise and forecasting technology is making this cutting-edge feature possible.”

Engineered exclusively for Simrad displays, fully integrated with C-Map charts and developed by Fathom Science, FishCast combines over a decade of Roff’s fishing forecast analyses with real-time oceanographic conditions. With FishCast_, no extra gear is needed, just a simple subscription purchased from the C-Map store unlocks access to powerful fishing insights.

FishCast oceanographic intelligence includes key habitat parameters like ocean water temperature, ocean color/clarity, currents, frontal boundaries, bottom structure, and Roffs historical hotspot data. This data is analyzed using Fathom Science’s AI-enabled ocean analytics to produce optimal catch location maps, reducing uncertainty and increasing confidence.

FishCast enables anglers to scroll through real time and forecasted Sea Surface Temperature, Ocean Color, and hotspots for upcoming hours and days. Daily forecasts are broken into three-hour windows, and anglers can define a custom search radius of up to 120 nautical miles from a selected home port. FishCast then generates a ranked list of optimal fishing spots within that area. The overlay can be toggled on or off and works in conjunction with other Simrad chart layers, like radar and bathymetry.

This feature is available exclusively with C-MAP charts on Simrad^® NSX^®, NSX ULTRAWIDE and NSS^® 4 displays. Coverage currently includes the entire U.S. East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, and parts of the northern Caribbean, with expansion to additional regions planned.

FishCast is available by subscription and will be showcased for the first time at the 2025 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, October 29 to November 2. For more information, visit simrad-yachting.com/fishcast.