Fishing Log 2024
Brian Needham reply :
I have deemed this year the year of "lessons learned" and the year of "doing it right" (or trying to)
lets talk about how YOU keep your fishing journal, log, whatever you call it.
what all do you list in it?
how much detail?
what are the parameters you find important to list?
the more I fish the more I see the importance of having one.
roadwarrior reply :
http://www.bassresource.com/fish/fishing_log.html
Brian Needham reply :
I have seen that one Kent, and there is somethign I dont like about it...... I dont know what exactly, but it is something, so I am looking for other options. I think the main thing is I feel like I might not have room to write for whatever reason.
Its probably just me by me.
phototex reply :
I have been keeping single-page, paper fishing logs of every bass fishing day I've spent since 1973. Normally, I record most of the following: date, lake name, who I fished with, where I launched, fishing start and stop time, temp range for the day, water temp, depth of 68° to 72° range, lake level, weather, wind direction and strength, water clarit, brief description of feeding activity, fishing depth, a paragraph of "notes," and - for every fish caught: time, weight, depth, lure, location, and remarks. I don't always record every item, but I usually record what I considered important for that day.
This has helped me immeasurable when I go back to the same body of water in subsequent years. I just repeat what has worked there the same dates in previous years, and the bass are almost always doing the same thing they did in the past.
For example, here is my log from May 30th, 1992:
Lake: Ray Roberts
WX: partly cloudy, warm, and calm until noon; then overcast and windy
Wind: ESE @ 10-15 after noon
Water temp: 72° or so at surface
Launched at: Buck Creek Park
Fished from: 0500 until 1645
Fished with: alone
Fish log:
0522 - 4lb,12oz - 6'-8' - Black single-spin with black blade and black trailer - E side of railroad bridge
0529 - 1-04 - 6' - Black single-spin with black blade & trailer - E side of RR bridge
0626 - 2-08 - 4' - 6" purple Phenom worm w/ yellow tail - E side of RR bridge
0658 - 1-04 - Surface - 1/4 oz chartreuse & white Lunker Buzz - highway riprap,E side of south RR bridge
0749 - 1-08 - S - 1/4 oz chartreuse & white Lunker Buzz - first cove E of highway, on S side
0757 - 1-00 - S - 1/4 oz chartreuse & white Lunker Buzz - parallel to bank E of last fish
0807 - 1-14 - 3' - 6" purple Phenom worm w/ yellow tail - E of last fish, in isolated stickups
0912 - 0-12 - 7' - Texas- rigged Black lizard with yellow spots - fence row on N side of Buck Creek, across from last fish
0915 - 0-14 - 5' - same lure - same fence row, just W
0926 - 1-00 - 8' - same lure - same fence row, just W
1040 - 2-08 - 3' - same lure - E of fence row on north side of arm, across from Big Tree hole
1235 - 3-00 - 2' - same lure - isolated tree E of last fish
1248 - 3-08 - 5' - same lure - same tree as last fish
1345 - 1-12 Crappie - 5' - Black lizard with yellow spots - same tree as last fish
1352 - 1-00 - 4' - 6" purple Phenom worm w/ yellow tail - point between old roadbed & cove, in tree line
1526 - 3-08 - S - 1/4 oz chartreuse & white Lunker Buzz - point on N side, just E of highway
1617 - 5-04 - S - same lure - cove E of highway, on N side
1625 - 3-04 - S - Same lure - just W of last fish
1634 - 3-04 - S - Same lure - E side of N highway riprap
+ 6 others less than 1 lb each; ended up with 223 bass, 1 white crappie
Biggest 10: 32-10
Biggest limit: 3 for 13-08
Total: 18 bass for 43-00 + 6 small fish
I fished Ray Roberts just about a year later, and caught fish on the same lures in just about the same places. Hope this helps.
roadwarrior reply :
Geez...1973...That's awesome!
phototex reply :
Yeah, RW - I'm an old fart. BTW - those are beautiful smallmouth in your avatar photo!
michang5 reply :
I use an iPhone app called Flava. You can upload photos, tag and search keywords (searching "senko" for example will bring up all trips that I caught fish using them), and store it all on their servers so you can also access from a desktop computer web browser. It also will geolocate based on the uploaded photo's GPS info.
The service is free and you can also use it without the app at takeflava.com.
Caveats:
- Maybe they'll start charging money someday.
- Maybe they shut down someday; although they will send you an export of your entire profile via HTML that you can do something with if you know how.
- I fish a lot and upload lots of photos. I've used about half of the space they give you. I don't know what happens when I reach my limit. Maybe I can pay for more storage. Maybe I'll just create another profile.
Check it out.
hoosierbass07 reply :
I'm trying to keep a small fishing journal on my PC using wordpad and I look up the weather for the time I went fishing on the U.S. weather sites.
mnbassman23 reply :
I've kept a log the past 4 years in a regular paper notebook. I usually include: lake fished, date, temp, wind direction/speed, water temp, number of fish caught, fish size, area/spot on lake that fish were caught, lure(s) used, and then usually a small write up of the day overall and any specifics that I feel were important to my success or lack of.
Kevin Beachy reply :
On 4/28/2014 at 9:51 PM, Brian Needham said:I have deemed this year the year of "lessons learned" and the year of "doing it right" (or trying to)
lets talk about how YOU keep your fishing journal, log, whatever you call it.
what all do you list in it?
how much detail?
what are the parameters you find important to list?
the more I fish the more I see the importance of having one.
there is a program you can download from the internet that is nice for keeping logs. It is called fishing log pro.
bigbill reply :
I was keeping records when I first started bass fishing.
I record,
Time of day
Length of trip
Water temps
Water conditions
Air temp.
Light conditions
Lures used with success
Number of bass caught.
Size of bass caught.
Catt reply :
On 4/29/2014 at 8:54 AM, bigbill said:I was keeping records when I first started bass fishing.
I record,
Time of day
Length of trip
Water temps
Water conditions
Air temp.
Light conditions
Lures used with success
Number of bass caught.
Size of bass caught.
K.I.S.S. 
Bankbeater reply :
I put everything down on an excel spreadsheet. That way I can go back and look at certain items whenever I need too.
Trip number
Date
Day of week
Start and stop times
Lake or pond name
Fished from a boat or not
Weather
Wind
Temp
Type of fish caught (if any)
Amount of fish caught
Largest fish caught
Bait used
Type of rig used (T-rig, C-rig, etc.)
Color of bait
Cover or structure fished
General notes
5 Dollar Fishing Game reply :
Take notes in a small note pad each outing. Then put it in an excel spreadsheet file named "fishing"
Hyrule Bass reply :
meh, too much like work, would take the enjoyment out of fishing for me.
Brian Needham reply :
On 4/30/2014 at 12:37 AM, Red Earth said:meh, too much like work, would take the enjoyment out of fishing for me.
I debated that very thing for a while....... the last thing I want to do is make fishing work.
guess I'll try it and dont like it I'll stop.
michang5 reply :
As I come up on my first anniversary of bass fishing (started in July 2013), it's going to be interesting to refer to my log and see how much I've learned.
At certain points later in the year a few small lightbulbs went off and I started noting trends and basic patterns ("in August there is a ton of grass on top, and if I throw a frog there, I got bit"). It will be cool to see if they are reproduce-able in 2014.
WIGuide reply :
I've looked at a few smart phone apps and some seem to be ok but I haven't found one to do everything I want it to.
SirSnookalot reply :
On 4/30/2014 at 12:37 AM, Red Earth said:meh, too much like work, would take the enjoyment out of fishing for me.
I agree.
But if someone feels logging is making a difference for day to day fishing, or knowing what you caught 20 years ago is beneficial, then that's what you should be doing.
If I'm on a good bite the last thing I want to do is take the time to make entries into a phone, laptop or a piece of paper. I wouldn't bother to take the time to measure, photo or weigh a fish unless it's significant.
Not only is the weather and the conditions different here day to day, certainly not the same as 365 days ago. I do target a number of species, do it every day and manage quite well keeping everything in my own memory.
Hyrule Bass reply :
On 4/30/2014 at 3:58 PM, SirSnookalot said:I agree.
But if someone feels logging is making a difference for day to day fishing, or knowing what you caught 20 years ago is beneficial, then that's what you should be doing.
If I'm on a good bite the last thing I want to do is take the time to make entries into a phone, laptop or a piece of paper. I wouldn't bother to take the time to measure, photo or weigh a fish unless it's significant.
Not only is the weather and the conditions different here day to day, certainly not the same as 365 days ago. I do target a number of species, do it every day and manage quite well keeping everything in my own memory.
if someone wants to keep a log, that dont bother me one bit. i just want to fish, i dont care to keep records on everything i catch. i will retain things in my memory and refer back to them. i just dont care to bring office work with me fishing, thats what im trying to get away from...
5 Dollar Fishing Game reply :
To be honest it probably would take the fun out of the sport IMO. I have enough stuff to do on the water without messing with keeping up with logs.
Catt reply :
I don't do any record keeping on the water but once I get back to the camp I'll jot it all down.
I also keep it simple, the only fish I weigh is anything over 6# or tournament stringers which are weighed at the weigh in.
Y'all will be amazed at how much you don't remember or don't remember correctly!
Brian Needham reply :
On 5/1/2014 at 12:22 AM, Catt said:I don't do any record keeping on the water but once I get back to the camp I'll jot it all down.
I also keep it simple, the only fish I weigh is anything over 6# or tournament stringers which are weighed at the weigh in.
Y'all will be amazed at how much you don't remember or don't remember correctly!
what else do you do Catt?
I want to keep it as simple as possible but cover all the needed info for going forward and review.
Catt reply :
Brain look at bigbill's post
bigbill reply :
I was recording the moon phases too when the success was awesome.
Catt reply :
I was recording the moon phases too when the success was awesome.
So do I but only 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, & 4 th quarter with date.
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