Ending a session & AI debrief

End the session

When you have finished coarse fishing, scroll to the session controls and tap End Session.

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When you are finished fishing, press End Session on the live session screen.

Confirm the browser or app confirmation if it appears. CatchMate saves the session and shows the Session Complete summary.

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The Session Complete summary shows four fish, the total weight, best fish, duration, and catch rate.

The example values in the summary are illustrative: four fish totalling 8 lb 7 oz over 1 hour 34 minutes. They are not required results.

After the summary

The summary includes the catch count, total weight, best fish, duration, and catch rate. Tap Continue to add session notes or complete the remaining post-session steps when those options are enabled. You can also add:

• Notes — A free-text field for anything worth remembering, such as what worked, conditions, or peg notes
• Final weather — If conditions changed during the session

AI session debrief

After ending a session, an AI Debrief is automatically generated. This is a short personalised summary of your session written by the CatchMate Angling Advisor.

The debrief covers four sections:

1. Overall — A two-sentence summary of the result
2. What went well — Specific positives based on your catch data
3. Try next time — One or two practical suggestions for improvement
4. Tactical tip — A coarse fishing tip relevant to the species you caught, the conditions, and the type of venue

The debrief takes into account your species breakdown, total weight, catch rate, duration, weather, venue, and any notes you added.

Debriefs are saved on the Session Detail page so you can revisit them anytime.

If the debrief fails to generate

If you end a session offline or the AI service is briefly unavailable, the debrief is queued and generated automatically the next time the app has a connection. The session itself is saved either way — only the AI write-up is delayed.