Fishing Logs

I keep a journal that includes date, temp, sky, wind, weather, water temp and level, location (and time at location), baits used and what worked, and quick notes on trends I've noticed building up, such as that years spawn pattern playing out, late spring, long winter, etc..

I review those notes a few weekends before that time of year the following year and see if it applies, and start from there, capture any changes if things shifted since the previous year, etc..


You sound like you are trying to get fancy though.

date
am/pm
numbers caught and where
conditions
tackle fish caught on
occupants of boat

note: the boat catches the fish

Yall need to hit up OBC he had all kind of hunting and fishing logs

I keep all of the information that has already been provided, and I also record how many hours I run my outboard motor on each trip. I also document in my log any mechanical problems and when my motor is serviced. Others may keep this information elsewhere, but I find that it is easier to record in my fishing log since the info is for my benefit anyway.

I've thought about doing an excel spreadsheet with:

Barometric pressure
Temp
Water temp
Clarity
Weather
Moon phase
Clarity
Color baits per fish

Graph all that and see if there's a correlation

Got a pretty extensive log. The one thing that's given the ost feedback is the weather in the 48 hours leading up to the day I fished. Historical tides are online so I don't write those down. I keep mine in a spreadsheet format but I know a dude who keeps one so detailed it could be mistaken for the almanac from back to the future.