oh the written kind!
I keep a Notebook issued to me when I got promoted way back when. each day I go out I write down the following.
date
location
time launched
temps air / water
sunrise / set
moon phase
high low and slack tide times
what was caught,length and girth
gps# of catch / depth of water
bait used
set up
yes its a short book about, 1/2 a page so don't bother to ask for a copy.