Starting a session

Required fields

• Venue — type the name of your water. If you've added it to your venues list, it appears in the dropdown with auto-fill.
• Date & time — defaults to right now. You can backdate sessions if adding one after the fact.

Optional fields

• Swim / peg — record which swim or area of the lake you're in
• Weight unit — defaults to your preferred unit; can be changed per session
• Number of rods — how many rods you're fishing simultaneously (1–4). Defaults to your profile setting but can be overridden per session
• Target species — set a target fish (e.g. Common Carp) to track progress toward a target weight
• Notes — any pre-session thoughts, weather, conditions

Tackle profiles

After filling in session details you'll be prompted to select a tackle profile for each rod slot. You can assign a different profile per rod, or use the same profile across all rods.

Overnight & multi-day sessions

CatchMate handles sessions of any length. Leave the session running overnight — the session clock continues until you tap End Session. There is no timeout.