Creating your account

To create your account

1. Open CatchMate at app.catchmate.fish
2. Tap Register here on the sign-in screen
3. Enter your first name and last name
4. Choose a username — prefixed with @, 3–20 characters, letters, numbers, underscores and dots only. The app checks availability live as you type
5. Enter your email address and tap Send verification code — an 8-digit code will be emailed to you
6. Enter the 8-digit verification code in the field that appears
7. Choose a password (minimum 6 characters) and confirm it
8. Tap Create Account — you'll land directly on the home screen

The Create Account button is only enabled once all fields are filled, your email has been verified, and your username is confirmed as available.

Your username

Your username is your social identity in CatchMate — it appears on the social feed, leaderboards, competitions, and your public profile, and is how other anglers find and recognise you. Usernames are unique across all CatchMate users and are case-insensitive, so @Oli and @oli cannot both exist.

You choose your username at registration. If you want to change it later, go to Profile → App Settings → Account.

Signing in on future visits

1. Open CatchMate at app.catchmate.fish
2. Enter your email and password
3. Tap Sign In

Forgot your password

Tap Forgot Password on the sign-in screen. Enter your email address and a reset code will be sent to your inbox. Enter the code, choose a new password, and you're back in.

Installing as an app on your phone

CatchMate is a Progressive Web App (PWA). After signing in, tap Add to Home Screen from your browser's share menu to install it like a native app. See the Installing CatchMate on your phone article for step-by-step instructions per device.

Switching between Coarse and Specimen

If your account covers both disciplines, use the discipline selector on the home screen to switch between them. Sessions, catches, and analytics are kept completely separate per discipline.