Go Catch Fish 4+

Catch

Personally think the whole catch idea is a great principal and an effective way to sort out where and when you’re fishing. The only thing I would change is how the booking system works, personally I think the app could be better if you just booked to be on the venue for a certain amount of time instead of booking a peg turning up and realising that everything is against you. Giving you that feeling of defeat before you’ve wet a line

Freedom of fishing, taken away by those who use this app

Fisheries that now you have to book through this app of taking away the freedom of fishing, bad idea I totally agree with the above statement. It is a bad idea and now even the environment agency are losing licenses through it. As people have no interest in fishing, no more, been districted to certain hours, and having to pay more or being pushed to commit to have to sign up. Fishing is about feeling the mood and just getting your gear and going when you wake up in the morning before the sunrises and get there to see the sunrise and the mist on the water then just after sunset you go home. How to fish eight till eight or whatever hours, these people impose and having to book online is taking the whole idea of fishing away.

Review continued the reply and response from this app is not what I expected at all as the constant weather change and venues underwater or Mudbound that put you off going fishing and you cannot just wake up in the morning and if you go because you don’t know what the weather is gonna do the next day or what the venue is gonna be like. This app is a total setback, and even the environmental agency now pleading for people to renew their licenses as they’re losing revenue

Developer Response ,

Hi, the technology we have built (that anglers don't see) is the fishery side of of technology, something that until now has been completely missing in the industry. This helps the fisheries to be more organised and effective in the day to day running of their venues.

This keeps their costs down which prevents them charging more for tickets to anglers, so the net balance is there for the wider angler audience as fisheries would typically be increasing their prices far more than the small sum we charge to anglers.

Catch provides a service which gives certainty and choice to anglers, but the ticket durations and opening hours are completely controlled by the venues.

I would be happy to answer any questions you have, just reach out to support@gocatch.fish with your details and I will gladly call you to explain in more detail. Remember if it's free you are the product!

Fishery Management

Our club was working with an online day ticket seller- they were great but went bust trying to service the anglers for a few % on booking fees. Found Catch and moved our business to this platform. Only live since March 2024 but so far it’s proven as effective from a fisheries point of view. I know there are issues getting anglers on board / signing up and navigating the site, it can only improve with time. Our club is run by volunteers, fellow anglers trying to keep the fishery in the best condition possible for all anglers. Time and effort many don’t see and even less appreciate on the ground.
Theres a lot of bad reviews here, most relate to being charged a fee, for something they see the fisheries should cover ….. that just gets passed back to members and guests. This product does give the angler options and opportunities to keep their costs down.
As a client, I’m happy, sure it could be better and having talked to the support staff, it will continue to improve.
As a volunteer running a fishery , it’s a massive improvement on trying to find outlets to sell tickets, which get lost, funds misplaced and outlets not open at 5am when someone wakes up and wants to fish.
Long review- in short - if you ain’t happy with the service, drop them a line. Then think about how the fisheries recover the costs of the alternative options.
Get a grip - it’s fishing for fun stop moaning