Sessions
Logging catches
On the live session screen, tap the large + Add Catch button (or the fish icon) whenever you land a fish.
Log a catch
During an active Coarse session, tap Add Catch when you land a fish. The catch is recorded against the active cast and its live timer duration; Add Catch does not create a second manual-duration cast.
Start a live catch entry from the session screen with Add Catch.
- Tap Add Catch for the rod that landed the fish.
Choose the fish species from the Select Species screen.
- Select the fish species from the grid.
After choosing a species, enter the catch weight and review Cast Duration.
- Enter the weight using lb/oz or kg/g, according to the account's selected unit. Cast Duration is normally supplied by the active cast timer.
Weight and Cast Duration can be adjusted separately before logging the catch.
- If the recorded duration needs correcting or the timer was not started, edit Cast Duration in separate minutes and seconds fields. Notes are optional.
- Press Log Catch to save the catch. The values shown in the screenshots are illustrative, not required catch values.
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. When used during an active cast, Quick Log closes that cast and records the live timer duration against 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. When Voice Entry logs a catch during an active cast, it closes that cast and records its live timer duration against the catch. 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: 1 October 2026
Try this in the app
Open CatchMate Coarse on your phone to follow the steps above.