New Years (fishing) resolution

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pghh_flytier
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2017/02/26 09:00:14 (permalink)

New Years (fishing) resolution

This might be one of those resolutions made in the cold of winter and then promptly forgotten once back on the water, but I am going to start keeping a journal of every fishing trip. I'm going to get a thermometer for water temps, and enter weather conditions, bait lure or fly used, and results. I've had some fishing experiences where the fishing was phenomenal, and I never really knew why or been able to repeat the experience. By keeping a record I hope be able to understand what is going on and maybe repeat the experience.
 Does anybody do this and have any success using it?
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    Mountian Man
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    Re: New Years (fishing) resolution 2017/02/26 15:17:32 (permalink)
    Whats fishing i only understand catching

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    Veni Vidi Vici...
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    slabfinder
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    Re: New Years (fishing) resolution 2017/02/26 16:00:12 (permalink)
    Three months check back with us.
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    Re: New Years (fishing) resolution 2017/02/26 18:26:05 (permalink)
    I keep a general log for every day I fish. Every individual fish and species caught, length and weight when large enough, weather, air temperature, and location & date. I don't have the patience to log every detail I can think of for the 800-1,200+ fish caught each year so that's why I try to keep it general.

    For Lake Trout, though, I made a spreadsheet with 13 basic fields and 14 optional supplementary fields that I fill in for every fish caught. Really helps for putting together feeding patterns, behavior, location, etc. and I'd recommend doing something similar if there's a certain species that you concentrate on.
    post edited by Divemaster - 2017/02/26 18:27:14
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    Big Steve
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    Re: New Years (fishing) resolution 2017/02/26 19:45:50 (permalink)
    slabfinder
    Three months check back with us.


    Right? I have at least 25 of those lying around. Good job master of the dive.
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    Big Tuna
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    Re: New Years (fishing) resolution 2017/02/27 21:42:23 (permalink)
    I got tired of writing in my log today, 63 perch, 29 gills,22 pumpkin seeds, 1 steelhead. I don't mind keeping count but measuring and weighing every one sucks.lol
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    Re: New Years (fishing) resolution 2017/03/01 20:16:00 (permalink)
    They have that anglr tracker system now that attaches to your rod and it keeps record of everything. Seems interesting
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