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Anyone keep a fishing log?
Posted on 3/13/17 at 4:37 am
Posted on 3/13/17 at 4:37 am
I've started logging my trips this year and I'm trying to see if I'm leaving out any relevant info that could be helpful. So far I've been logging: Weather (sunny/overcast/foggy etc.), Wind speed/direction, Barometric pressure, humidity, air temp, water temp, tide, water level (low/normal/high), time fish caught, length, weight, water depth, water clarity, vegetation, lure.
Am I missing anything that could be useful?
Am I missing anything that could be useful?
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Posted on 3/13/17 at 5:33 am to reds on reds on reds
Im doing the same this year learning a new area.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 5:42 am to sonoma8
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Im doing the same this year learning a new area.
Keeping all similar info?
Posted on 3/13/17 at 5:52 am to reds on reds on reds
pretty much. I dont have the length & weight.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 6:51 am to reds on reds on reds
If where you are fishing has river or water diversion have influence consider river stages and/or flow rates.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 7:33 am to reds on reds on reds
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humidity
Not sure what good tracking humidity does. It'll play into weather conditions, but humidity on its own is likely an insignificant factor.
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time fish caught
May want to track this more as a relative time vs sunrise/sunset and major/minor feeding periods. That can be done after the fact on a spreadsheet.
Another thing to track is how the weather has been recently (warming trend, cooling trend, drought, recent rains, etc...) and how the upcoming weather might be affecting their behavior (leading edge of cold front?)
Posted on 3/13/17 at 7:38 am to The Last Coco
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Not sure what good tracking humidity does. It'll play into weather conditions, but humidity on its own is likely an insignificant factor.
I wasn't sure either, but it was right next to the other info I was putting in so I threw it in there
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May want to track this more as a relative time vs sunrise/sunset and major/minor feeding periods. That can be done after the fact on a spreadsheet.
Another thing to track is how the weather has been recently (warming trend, cooling trend, drought, recent rains, etc...) and how the upcoming weather might be affecting their behavior (leading edge of cold front?)
When I write the time down I can see the exact conditions at that time, wind/temp/barometric pressure etc.
And yeah I've been thinking I need to add something about the couple days leading up to fishing and a couple days after.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 7:44 am to reds on reds on reds
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Am I missing anything that could be useful?
Alcohol consumed
Posted on 3/13/17 at 7:53 am to reds on reds on reds
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Am I missing anything that could be useful?
Put who you fished with. Always like going back and seeing who was with me on trips.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:15 am to Motorboat
I've got a column for who caught the fish in there 
Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:24 am to reds on reds on reds
This is a really good thing to do. Even after your gone the kids can read it and go back to some of your spots.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:29 am to tigersownall
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This is a really good thing to do. Even after your gone the kids can read it and go back to some of your spots.
Yeah my buddy has an old notepad with trips from the 1920's in it from his great-grandpa. Pretty awesome
Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:31 am to reds on reds on reds
I need to do this too. Now I'm only marking the wind direction and tide when I mark a waypoint on my gps
Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:56 am to reds on reds on reds
I will log the 3 days before a trip as well using weather reports. it helps me know if a certain pond will have water or not. stuff like that
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:10 am to reds on reds on reds
I've started a few times. I'm just too lazy to keep it going.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:24 am to reds on reds on reds
Is there an app or anyway to log digitally?
Posted on 3/13/17 at 10:17 am to Lebron Games
Time stamps on a photograph paint a pretty detailed picture. Best part is you can reference your times with tides, weather, etc. since all that data is archived.
Livingston lures makes baits with a microchip. When it gets wet it will produce vibrations that mimic baitfish. They also have an app which will upload all the fish information as well as time, tides, and gps locations if you choose.
Livingston lures makes baits with a microchip. When it gets wet it will produce vibrations that mimic baitfish. They also have an app which will upload all the fish information as well as time, tides, and gps locations if you choose.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 10:30 am to Hog Zealot
i got one of the livingston lures jerk baits in the lucky tackle box last month.
Havent thrown it just yet.
Havent thrown it just yet.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 10:30 am to Hog Zealot
got one going on 13 years.
the only thing I learned is fish do what they want when they want.
the only thing I learned is fish do what they want when they want.
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