Bristol Maps is designed specifically for commercial fishermen to navigate using the latest satellite imagery. Currently serving Bristol Bay and Copper River watersheds. Say goodbye to outdated maps and inaccurate information - our app utilizes the latest, detailed images for increased efficiency, safer fishing trips, and a higher return on investment.
As a fisherman like you, I've always used NOAA charts for the Bay. Given how fast the environment changes, these are at best, unreliable and at worst, dangerous.
For this I developed Bristol Maps, an app that leverages curated satellite images taken during low tide, displaying the current bar locations, and allows for multiple images to be layered. For areas with multiple images at varying tides, this app allows you to see where there will, or won’t be navigable water. Additionally, these images can be overlayed onto the traditional NOAA charts.
Beyond the core mapping functionality, tide and weather forecasts are also available. Weather can be pinpointed to a location as well as the nearest NOAA zone weather forecast. This information can be combined with the mapping functionality to create digital logs. Location, catch, weather, and tide data can be integrated into a log event. Logs can be overlaid onto the navigation page and analyzed to view catch data by area, gear type (4.75" vs 5"), and weather.
Feature list:
* Private groups for sharing location, custom routes and waypoints.
* Private group chat.
* Satellite overlays available for: Naknek/Kvichak, Egegik, Ugashik, Nushagak, and Copper River. Updated seasonally.
* NOAA overlays available offline for all of Alaska.
* Location grid layouts, organized by color and number, which can replace traditional paper maps or code tables shared by Groups. ie: "I'm over by green 22." A search tool is included to quickly find locations.
* NOAA tide charts available offline for Bristol Bay tide stations. Other locations downloaded as they are used.
* Pinpoint weather forecasts available as well as NOAA zone weather forecasts.
* Boundary lines (with “alarm” functionality), for all major districts are preprogrammed along with the ability to create new boundaries.
* Create Waypoints and Routes. These can also be exported/imported to/from other users to share data.
* Online maps can be streamed with NOAA charts, custom satellite views, a high-res AK Government view, and street view.
* Log entries for recording opener times, district, pictures, sets/deliveries, and automatic tide/weather history.
Bristol Maps has been designed with an intuitive, user friendly interface to solve a common fisherman problem.
Bristol Maps Pricing $200/Year
A one-week free trial is included for testing and includes free cancellation. Subscription includes updates, bug fixes and seasonal imagery additions.
Great app, but We need updated satellite images for 2025 please
Stuck in Africa
Lènà
My location services say I’m in Africa and I can’t figure out how to show I’m in Naknek. Please help.
Developer Response
Hi Lena, this is very likely on a device that does not have a GPS chip. WiFi only iPads are the typical culprit here. The coast of Africa is the default location while the app waits for a location from the hardware. In the future please reach out via support@bristolmaps.com for support vs a review. Thanks,Chris
Pot tracking improvements
Bug fixes
Version 4.12.7
The developer, Chris Hager, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
Seller
Chris Hager
Size
78.6 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
