Fishing Log

Anyone keep one?  I just picked up a small blank journal for this purpose, and I plan to log each trip I make, to eventually use as a reference.  This time next year, I can look back at my log and see how I did at what locations using what flies.

My question, for those of you that keep one, is what sort of information do you include?  For now, I've got date, body of water, section of stream (if applicable), time, temperature (air), weather conditions (sunny, rainy, windy, etc.), water conditions (level, color, clarity, flow), notable hatches, fish caught, flies caught on, flies tried, and finally, any other notes, fishing related or otherwise.  This could include anything froma note about an interesting animal I saw, to people I met, to strange behaviors among the fish.

Is there anything else you guys can think of?  I was also considering including moon phase.

Well the journal will usually stay in the safety of the car or backpack (for day hikes, left on shore, usually).  If I DO end up putting it in the vest, it'll go in a ziplock bag, like the cell phone, car keys, and camera (if I bring it). 

I used to keep a spreadsheet with general information(location, water temp, fish caught, fish fished for and number of fish and bait or lure caught on) it was too much.  A good journal is something i need to get back into.  It would help pattern fish over the years. 

No log, but I've written all over my PA Gazetteer map book. 

Yeah I'm doing it more because its fun than because I feel a need to.  I've fished for ages and learned many things on my own without taking notes, but I'm just the kind of person that likes to come home at the end of the day and sit down with a good cup of tea and read (or in this case write)...that is...when I'm not tying, and theres no football on.  Also, theres just something I find really cool about the idea of having, a year from now, a journal full of accounts of last years' fishing, just to see how the entries change.  Hopefully from "No fish caught." to "Lost count of fish landed". 

Date and number of fish caught. Very simple. Lets me know how often I went fishing and caught fish.