Sessions
Logging catches
On the live session screen, tap the large + Add Catch button (or the fish icon) whenever you land a fish.
Add Catch button
- Species — Select from the list of common coarse species. Your most commonly caught species appear at the top. You can customise the species order in App Settings.
- Weight — Enter the weight in your preferred unit, either lb/oz or kg/g. If you're not weighing fish (e.g. during a pleasure session or very fast match fishing) you can estimate the weight or simply leave it blank.
Tap Log Catch — the fish is added to your keepnet display and the running total updates.
Quick Log
If Quick Log is enabled, a one-tap species row appears at the top of the session screen. Tap a species name to log a fish without opening the full catch entry form, enter the weight in lb/oz or kg/g, and tap Log to save the catch.
Editing or deleting a catch
Tap any catch in the list to open it. Tap the pencil icon to edit the weight, species, or photo. Tap the bin icon to delete it.
Personal bests
If the fish is a PB (heavier than any previous fish of that species), a gold banner appears automatically: "New PB — Carp 14lb 2oz." Friends who follow you will receive a push notification if enabled.
Voice Entry
If you've enabled Voice Entry in App Settings, you can dictate a catch by tapping the microphone button. Say something like "Roach 1lb 4oz" or "Three pound bream" and the form pre-fills with the species and weight. If a phrase isn't recognised cleanly, the catch entry sheet opens with whatever was understood so you can finish manually.
Supported weight phrasings
Voice Entry understands all of the following:
- Imperial: lb, lbs, pound, pounds, oz, ounces — e.g. "two pounds four ounces", "3lb 8oz", "twelve oz"
- Metric: kg, kilogram, kilograms, gram, grams — e.g. "one point five kg", "800 grams"
- Fractions in speech: "and a half", "and a quarter", "and three quarters" — e.g. "two and a half pounds"
- Decimals in speech: "two point five kg", "one point two pounds"
The catch is stored in your chosen unit regardless of how you phrased it — say "800 grams" and it will display as 1lb 12oz if you're set to imperial.
Last updated: 3 May 2026
Try this in the app
Open CatchMate Coarse on your phone to follow the steps above.