Record Catches Fishing – Your Digital Catch Log
Every catch tells a story. With the AngelStratege catch documentation app you document not only what you caught – but also under which conditions. Your digital catch log for fishing links every catch with weather data, air pressure and your fishing spot. Save each catch with weather information for comprehensive analysis.
Your catches and bites flow together with the weather data of each session into the analysis. AngelStratege identifies under which conditions you were successful at your spots – and evaluates future fishing conditions on this basis.
Recording Catches
For each catch you can save the following information:
- Time: When exactly did you catch the fish?
- Species: From your personal fish species database
- Weight: In kilograms
- Length: In centimeters
- Depth: At what water depth was the fish caught?
- Bait: Which bait was successful?
- Catch & Release: Was the fish released or kept?
- Notes: Special circumstances, fighting behavior, etc.
Bites Without Catch
Not every bite leads to a catch - but every bite is valuable information! A bite shows you that the fish are active and responding to your bait.
For bites you record:
- Time: When was the bite?
- Depth: At what depth?
- Bait: On which bait?
- Notes: Was it a cautious nibble or a hard strike?
Why record bites? Bites indicate activity - even when no fish is hooked. They are an important signal for fish behavior and are included in the assessment. A fishing session without bites is considered less successful, but still provides a relevant basis for comparison.
Fish Species
Depending on the country and water, we fish for very different species. The list of fish species is virtually endless.
AngelStratege initially comes with a small list of predefined fish species. You can expand this list in two ways:
- Directly when recording: The species field is an autocomplete field. If you enter a new species that doesn't exist yet, the system saves it automatically. The next time you catch something, it will be available in the suggestions list.
- In species management: Via the "Fish Species" screen you can also edit and expand your list independently of catches.
Tip: The autocomplete field shows you matching suggestions as you type. This helps you quickly find the right species and avoid typos or duplicate entries.
Managing Catches
In the catch list you can see all your catches at a glance. You can:
- Filter by territory
- Filter by fish species
- Filter by species group
- Filter by time period (From / To)
Analyzing Your Catches
In the statistics you can see:
- Which fish species you catch most often
- At what times you are most successful
- Which baits work best
- The distribution of catches by depth
Why Every Catch Counts – Evaluate Catches by Weather and Air Pressure
In most fishing apps, a catch is simply a number in a list. In AngelStratege, every catch is a data point that is linked with the weather conditions of that session. This means you not only know that you caught a pike – but also at what air pressure, what wind speed and what cloud cover conditions.
Over time, this reveals clear patterns: perhaps you catch your target fish most reliably when air pressure is between 1010 and 1020 hPa, or only when the wind is calm. These insights are only possible because AngelStratege automatically stores the complete weather data alongside every catch.
And equally important: bites without a landed fish are also valuable data. They show that the fish were active – and thus contribute to a more accurate bite index for your spots. The more consistently you document your catches and bites, the more precise the fishing app's analysis of your fishing success becomes.