Fishing log? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

StinkyMatt · 07-03-2012, 10:32 AM

If you have a fishing log, please share what type.

I have been jotting down my fishing info but need to get it organized using a tool that will easily give me statistical, trend data.

I can easily put together an Excel spreadsheet for most info but need to easily incorporate the tide info.

Specifically I need something that will track/show me time of catch vs. tides.

What do you use?

Thanks guys, Matt

bluesquids · 07-03-2012, 11:54 AM

These are nice. Usually get it in January though.
http://www.tidelog.com/whatisit.htm

bus kid · 07-03-2012, 11:57 AM

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.

Jimmyz123 · 07-03-2012, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bus kid

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.

I actually like this. The log I was using was one that DFG gave out at the Fred Hall show, and I have been keeping a photo log of it as well.

Hey Stinky? You can import photos into excel also right? I think I will encorperate all of what I'm doing by writing down and photo and make a spreadsheet. It will help me be more in tune with my fishing.

Randy214 · 07-03-2012, 01:39 PM

Fishing Deluxe and Fishing Calendar are a couple for iphone. The apps provide, weather, tides, surise/set times and a few other things. They also let you log information about each catch including GPS and a photo of what you caught. You can also view a map marking each catch.

Fishing Deluxe lacks tide info, but has some things fishing Calendar does not. They both work well for logging.

DanaPT · 07-03-2012, 01:58 PM

I use word. created a table and track this info:
New Moon dates
Full Moon dates
sun rise
moon set
sun set
moon rise
Tidal events
Notes: what I was fishing for and caught.

Days I fish I "add a row" and complete the data above for the day.

Full and New moon data: http://www.calendar-365.com/moon/moon-phases.html
Solar/lunar link for rise/set data: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.php
Tide’s link: http://www.myforecast.com/bin/tide_extended.m?city=11657&zip_code=92629&metric=false&tideLocationID=null

I'm/we are Probably way over-thinking it.

07-03-2012, 10:32 AM	#1
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Fishing log? If you have a fishing log, please share what type. I have been jotting down my fishing info but need to get it organized using a tool that will easily give me statistical, trend data. I can easily put together an Excel spreadsheet for most info but need to easily incorporate the tide info. Specifically I need something that will track/show me time of catch vs. tides. What do you use? Thanks guys, Matt

07-03-2012, 11:54 AM	#2
bluesquids Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jamul, CA Posts: 243	These are nice. Usually get it in January though. http://www.tidelog.com/whatisit.htm __________________ Thanks, bluesquids

07-03-2012, 11:57 AM	#3
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	Ive dropped plenty of logs. 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. __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ Last edited by bus kid; 07-03-2012 at 12:04 PM.

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07-03-2012, 01:39 PM	#5
Randy214 Junior Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 26	Fishing Deluxe and Fishing Calendar are a couple for iphone. The apps provide, weather, tides, surise/set times and a few other things. They also let you log information about each catch including GPS and a photo of what you caught. You can also view a map marking each catch. Fishing Deluxe lacks tide info, but has some things fishing Calendar does not. They both work well for logging.

07-03-2012, 01:58 PM	#6
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	I use word. created a table and track this info: New Moon dates Full Moon dates sun rise moon set sun set moon rise Tidal events Notes: what I was fishing for and caught. Days I fish I "add a row" and complete the data above for the day. Full and New moon data: http://www.calendar-365.com/moon/moon-phases.html Solar/lunar link for rise/set data: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.php Tide’s link: http://www.myforecast.com/bin/tide_extended.m?city=11657&zip_code=92629&metric=false&tideLocationID=null I'm/we are Probably way over-thinking it.