In the golden era of the digital age, anglers have a powerful tool at their fingertips; their smartphones. Smartphones have made it possible to obtain information in the speed of lightning anytime, anywhere. These digital companions let us download a lot of applications that informs us about weather forecasts to fish species databases.  But there are thousands of fishing apps alone that you can find in the App Store or Play Store and choosing the best fishing app can be confusing. However, there’s no need to worry; we’re here to recommend you some of the tried and tested best fishing apps that can take your angling experience to the next level.

Navionics

This app is a sea depth and contours charting program that has been around for a long time. This app is a must for small boats like a Quintrex Renegade or a Polycraft Drifter without a built-in depth sounder or GPS.

Fishbrain/Fishangler

Fishbrain is one of the most popular apps in the angling community all over the world. It works like a social network for fishermen to connect with their fellow fishermen and it also provides updates on hotspots, what fish are biting, species recognition, and fishing forecasts. The basic version of the app is free but if you want to unlock other advanced features, you need to subscribe to a premium account to access those.

If you want to use a similar app so that you can take advantage of all its features without costing a single cent, Fishangler is for you. It has a virtual community that lets you connect with other anglers around the world and provides you with useful features such as mapping, seven-day marine and weather forecasts, and logbook functionality.

Willy Weather

This app gives detailed knowledge on wind, rain, swell, moon, and even UV index, and tide forecasts all obtained from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. This app helps you in planning your fishing adventures and prevents you from getting caught in bad weather conditions. This app is 100% free to download and use.

Fishing Knots

This free app schools you on how to do make simple fishing knots with helpful simple-to-follow diagrams. It also teaches you what knots, hooks, and braids can be used in a variety of different applications. What makes this app better than others is that it’s free and can be used without a network connection.

Deckee

The Deckee app is free to use with exciting features included such as sharing your location (even if you’re at sea), listing down the safety equipment to use if you’re going to a particular area, locating boating infrastructures, forecasting weather conditions, reminding you of boat registration, and including a hub for community discussion and non-compliance reporting.

Angler’s Log

If you want a no-nonsense app to record all your fishing logs, Angler’s Log is for you. This simple, free-to-use, journaling app catalogues your catches while also keeping track of the location, bait, and size of the fish. You can store photos of your catch so you can show it off to your friends in the app.

Fishtrack

This app is useful for deep sea fishing as this will offer an oceanographic map with important details such as the currents and sea temperatures of the exact coordinates of the area you intend to fish through a Chlorophyll colour chart. The free version of the app offers maps that are being updates several times a day. However, if you want to get the full experience and export the GPS coordinates, you need to pay for access to those features.