Google Earth 2025

fishfordollars reply :

Just wondering if anyone else is using to help with your map study. It is a free download and if you have not tried it it is worth a look. Really helps to check out a new lake or one you thought you knew well.

Sam reply :

Yes, Google Earth is a good site to view various bodies of water.

I viewed the James River from the Chick up to Watkins Landing and found some creeks I did not know existed.

Also found a few ponds that I had no idea were there.

And I found my house!

Check it out.

paul. reply :

yeah i've used it for about a year now, except most of the time i use maps.live.com. it is an awesome tool. i mostly use it to scope out new fishin' holes. not to sound paranoid or anything, but i have always wondered - if the average citizen has access to zooming map technology like this, wonder what the government/military has got? kinda scary, huh? :-?

.dsaavedra. reply :

isnt maps.live.com black and white? i like google earth better...its more interactive and its in color. sometimes if you can get a good enough picture of a lake (the picture qualities vary from place to place) you can even see depth changes in the body of water.

FishinDaddy reply :

great tip, thanks

32251 reply :

Thanks for the tip. I had looked at it before, but not in the context of studying bodies of water I fish. Great tool.

BucketmouthAngler13 reply :

I have found many great unknown bass fishing holes useing Google Earth. When you bike wherever you fish knowning where all the local spots are is very useful. You'd be surprised at how many ponds/lakes are near you.

Cory N reply :

I have google earth and enjoy it, but this site

http://www.flashearth.com/

works a little faster on my computer and gives you access to the google earth images plus a few others, some with roads and some without.

Tin reply :

Google earth is a great place to start research on a new lake. You can see laydowns, over hangs, docks, everything. Another good thing is that the photos were taken in winter, so you can see things on lakes you wouldnt because of the winter draw downs, such as humps, sandbars, points...

links_man2 reply :

Been using Google Earth for a while. Great tool. I am lucky in that Sat photo's of my primary lake were taken when the lake was very low. These pictures explained why what I saw on sounder didn't match contour maps since much of the main part of the lake was dug out to get material to make the dam. Excavation left lots of pits and mounds that don't show on the older contour maps.

Bassnajr reply :

Hey all..

Google earth is great. I am also looking into whether or not Navionics makes a software for your home computer that you can print out paper maps of lakes in your area. Anyone knows about this...let me know!! One warning Google Earth..uses up A LOT of space on your computer. So if you download it and you computer seems REALLLLY SLOOOW...that's what it is.

PS Hawgcaller...you are not paranoid. I watched a show on MSNBC on how the "Terrorists" are also using Google Earth. But don't worry...I think we give them the wrong maps!!! ;D

bassnajr

Joel W reply :

Been using Google Earth for some time now. It's a great tool for me to actually find local dirt roads that don't always show up on a map, and the zoom feature does allow more detailed views of the bodies of water I fish.

FishGeek reply :

Google earth is nice. If you want to avoid installing software, try Google Maps (different product by Google). If has the street maps you'd expect and satellite images. Plus, they just added terrain maps. Here's the web address:

maps.google.com

However... there's no depth charts. Anyone know of (free) online maps with depth charts?

Bassnajr reply :

I am looking into that now FishGeek...

I'll let you know if I find anything.

Alan

Tin reply :

Microsoft livelocal seems abit less cpu intensive the birds eye and street leverl if available are awsome http://maps.live.com/

StatosDadRI reply :

Hey Alan

Happy Holidays,

sorry Tin2LOOSE ;D was logged in my computer. thats last post about livelocal was from me.

Bassnajr reply :

And to you and yours Mike!!!

Hope to see you in Jan. at the banquet.

Alan

slomoe reply :

I like MS livelocal as well. But sometimes you get better visuals on one that you don't get on the other. I really like the birds eye view though on livelocal without having to download software.

Tokyo Tony reply :

I also use Google maps more just because it's a lot faster than Google Earth. I've found some really solid ponds I never would have known existed, and also even found some underwater rocky humps and rocky points I didn't know were there in some of the bigger lakes. What a great program

Cory N reply :

Have fun at G-ville "ya'll" !!!

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=34.437103&lon=-86.245244&z=11.4&r=0&src=msl

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

Try Mapquest. Yup, Mapquest. Find the place you want and then click on "Aerial". Upper right corner)

It gives a more detailed pic of my lake than Google Earth. I can see all the tongues and stuff that come off the islands,etc.

fishfordollars reply :

Thanks LBH. Would have never thought to research that. Just as always you learn something every day here. Thanks again.

Matt Fly reply :

How many of ya'll have bought the satelite photo of your lake from Google? I have flown over a few lakes that I would love to have an aerial photo of.

Matt

SBM-RL reply :

Ya i have found a ton of spot using google earth.

tntitans21399 reply :

maps.live.com have black & white and color, it just depends on how recent the photos were taken and how many times. Like on my lake, Percy Priest Lake, the north end has a lot more views so you can get a 360 view, but the south side doesn't have as many for some reason. So some only give you 1 shot 90 degree angle or so or it is in black and white. So it changes.

HogHooker reply :

I've got it, and now i found this channel that no one fishes cus u have to plow through the thickest weed/lilly pad bed ever. cant run a prop need to paddle through with the oars in the jon boat. biggest bass came out of there all 7lbs of her, canadian bass aren't half as big as American our record is something like 8 1/2lbs

links_man2 reply :

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Try Mapquest. Yup, Mapquest. Find the place you want and then click on "Aerial". Upper right corner)
It gives a more detailed pic of my lake than Google Earth. I can see all the tongues and stuff that come off the islands,etc.

Low_Budget---Is there a way to get GPS Coordinates from Mapquest?

guest reply :

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Try Mapquest. Yup, Mapquest. Find the place you want and then click on "Aerial". Upper right corner)
It gives a more detailed pic of my lake than Google Earth. I can see all the tongues and stuff that come off the islands,etc.

Y0.....Skinny to the rescue

google earth is a very cool program but it is huge in terms of megabytes. My system is 4 years old and I need to be cautious about downloading large programs that impact my system resources.

the mapquest thing is fantabulatious

Tpayneful reply :

I have used Google Earth for a few years. We use it to plan out our tournaments. We pick locations and measure distances to figure out if we can make it to a spot and back in time. I have used it extensively to research lakes that I plan to fish in Florida each year. I was looking at Stick Marsh / Farm 13 this week.

Shenanigans reply :

I too used Google for years to find and map out new spots. I would have to say that Live maps are more current and of better quality. I use it allot for the CA delta. There are more sloughs and creeks than I know what to do with. I got hooked on satellite images back in MI when I used to hop from pond to pond in my Jon boat. Those were the days! ;D

/me

Gatorbassman reply :

Here are some tricks I use when researching with Google Earth.

Look at the trees to tell what time of the year it is. This will help you determine where the aquatic weeds are located. For instance, I am getting ready for Guntersville. The part of the lake I want to fish was photo'ed in the summer time so I'm looking at allot of weed growth. I look for the hydrilla flats with the most boat trails through it and mark it on my map. This will give me the most popular local spots. The hydrilla may not be visible in March like it is in the summer but I will know where it is. Some of the lake was photo'ed in the fall. I can tell this from the trees. So I am not looking for green vegetation, I am looking for brown stuff in the shallow areas.

Look at the shadows of the trees and reference it to the compass and you will be able to tell what time of day the picture was taken.

Look at the boat ramps to see how many trucks with trailers are parked there. If there are allot you can bet it was on a weekend and then you can go looking for boats that are fishing on the lake to determine a good place to look.

Look for the things the map doesn't show. Fore example,

Boat docks on or near prime structure

Weed beds

Fishing boats fishing near prime structure

Rock/RipRap

Standing timber

dale reply :

I use this site http://www.topozone.com/

Depends on what lake you are looking at on how much info it gives.

Dale

GeneinTX reply :

I have recently been checking out google earth but the measurements seem grossly underproportioned. Anyone else see this pboblem? Or am I doing somthing wrong?

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