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Angler tools & calculators

Quick, free helpers for the questions that come up on the water - what does that fish weigh, what knot should you tie, what line matches your target. No sign-up, nothing saved, just fast answers you can use with wet hands.

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Fly Rod & Line Matcher

New to the long rod? Pick what you're chasing and get the right fly rod weight, matching line and a leader starting point - from a 3-weight for small-stream trout to a 10-weight for the salt.

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Sinker & Split-Shot Weight

How much lead? Enter the depth you want to fish and the current, and get a suggested split-shot or sinker weight plus the right rig - from a couple of shot on a still pond to a pyramid in the surf.

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Spawn Temperature Chart

When does your fish spawn? Water-temperature windows for 53 species with season notes - read the lake thermometer and know what is happening under the surface.

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Weather Window Finder

Weather Window Finder

The best times to fish this week. It reads the 7-day forecast for your spot - wind, pressure trend, cloud and the dawn and dusk hours - and ranks the three best windows to be on the water.

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My Catch Log

My Catch Log

A private fishing journal in your browser: log species, bait and size, snapshot the weather and moon for each catch, and watch your stats and personal bests build up. Nothing leaves your device.

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My Tackle Box

My Tackle Box

A running inventory of your gear - rods, reels, line, lures, hooks and terminal tackle - with quantities, a restock list for anything running low, and a printable shopping list. Nothing leaves your device.

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Today's Fishing Conditions

Today's Fishing Conditions

A live conditions rating: it reads your local weather, barometric pressure trend and moon phase and rates how the fishing looks today, with the best times to go.

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Fish Weight Estimator

Fish Weight Estimator

No scale on the water? Estimate the weight of your catch from its length (and girth) using the standard formula for your species - so you can release it and still know the number.

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Fishing Problem Solver

Not catching? Pick what is going wrong - no bites, missed hooksets, snags, tangles - and get the most likely reasons and a fix for each, ranked.

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Fillet Maps

Where does the knife go? Diagrams with numbered cut lines for round fish, pike Y-bones, catfish skinning and flatfish - the four jobs that actually differ.

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Knot Picker

Knot Picker

Tell us what you're tying - line to hook, line to leader, braid to mono - and get the right knot with a step-by-step.

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Line & Leader Strength

Line & Leader Strength

Match line and leader pound-test to your target species and conditions, so you stop losing fish to break-offs.

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Tackle by Species

Tackle by Species

Pick a fish and get a starting setup - rod, line, hook size, and the baits and lures that actually work.

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Lure Selector

Lure Selector

What do you tie on? Set your fish, the water clarity and the light, and get a concrete lure, colour and retrieve - with the reason why.

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Best Fishing Times

Best Fishing Times

When are the fish most likely to bite? A quick read on time of day, weather and season for your day on the water.

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Solunar Calendar

Solunar Calendar

Pick a date to see the moon phase and how good the fishing is likely to be - fish feed hardest around the new and full moon, plus dawn and dusk.

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These tools give sensible starting points, not guarantees - water, weather and the fish always have the final say. New to it all? Start with fishing for beginners or browse the full species library.

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