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HOW IT WORKS

From first photo
to saved spot.

A little less typing. A lot more remembering.
Follow a Lake St. Clair sample trip through the actual app.

Start the walkthrough

Real app screenshots · Sample catches · Navy & sky blue

01

Start with a fish photo

Tap the plus button at the bottom of My catches. Choose Take a photo for a new catch, or Choose from Photos to import an existing one.

You can select several photos for a whole trip. In the photo picker, tap Continue once you have made your selection.

The actual Catch Pins add menu with Take a photo and Choose from Photos
One photo, or a whole day on the water.
02

Choose your photo, then name it

Select your fish photo, then tap Continue with 1 Photo. Catch Pins processes it on your device, isolates the fish and offers species suggestions. Choose a suggestion or type the name you want to keep. If a cutout cannot be made, choose Use original photo to save the catch and its details anyway.

Add as much or as little detail as you like, then save. You can come back and edit the name or details later.

The actual Catch Pins photo picker showing nine sample fish photos, one selected, and Continue with 1 Photo enabled
Select a fish photo, then tap Continue.
03

Remember what was working

Open a saved catch and tap Edit catch details. Add weight, length, water temperature, lure or bait, and the water body. Mark a fish as released when it goes back in.

The map location is separate from the water-body name. Use the map location control to place or adjust the catch pin, then tap Save.

Editing a smallmouth bass catch in the navy and blue Catch Pins app
Every detail is optional.
05

Put the lake in context

Switch to Map to see catches with saved locations. Pinch to zoom around your water, and use the map-style button to switch between the standard map and satellite imagery.

Tap Depth to load NOAA depth contours for the visible area. The Lake St. Clair example shows real chart contours and depth labels in meters. Zoom in and allow a moment for the layer to load.

Depth coverage depends on the charted area. The app labels this layer as informational only, not for navigation. About NOAA chart data

The actual app map zoomed into Lake St. Clair with sample catch stickers and NOAA depth contours enabled
Lake St. Clair · NOAA depths in meters.
06

Find the pattern in your catches

Tap the filter button beside My catches. Narrow the gallery and map by fish, size, temperatures, pressure, moon phase or time of year. Change the sort order to bring heavier or longer catches to the top.

Filters follow you between Stickers and Map. Clear them when you want the full gallery again.

The actual Catch Pins filter sheet showing temperature, pressure and moon-phase controls
A closer look at what worked.
07

Set it up for your fishing

Open Settings to choose your units and manage automatic weather. With weather enabled, the app looks up conditions using an approximate catch location and the catch time.

Your photos and catch details stay on your device until you choose to export a backup. Weather uses Open-Meteo; turning on Depth requests chart data for the visible map area from NOAA. See Privacy & acknowledgements in Settings for the details.

The actual Catch Pins settings screen with units and automatic weather preferences
Your log, your preferences.

Ready for your next catch.

Start with a photo. The gallery grows from there.

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Screens captured from Catch Pins on an iPhone simulator. Fish images and catch records are generated demonstration fixtures. Lake St. Clair species inspiration: Michigan DNR. Map depth data: NOAA ENC.