FishDope was created for one purpose: to help Southern California anglers catch more fish without wasting precious fuel or time.
FishDope has been designed to give members all the pertinent information needed to plan a successful day on the water. Only FishDope combines daily detailed fishing reports with the latest high-resolution satellite sea surface imagery to take the guesswork out of deciding where to fish.
Get all of this in one easy-to-use mobile interface!
- DAILY detailed fishing reports covering inshore, islands, and offshore fishing
- Spotter plane reports with GPS numbers and pictures during offshore season (July-October)
- Sea Surface Temperature Maps - High-res single shots, multi-day composites, raw SST, and cloud-free SST, updated daily
- Chlorophyll Concentration – updated daily
- HOT BITE Reports from Professionals and FishDope users, right on the chart
- Create routes to measure distances between waypoints and plan your trip
- GPS tracking – Use your device's built-in GPS to track your location right on the chart
- Real-time weather buoy data plus 5-day wind forecast
- High-resolution bathymetry data to visualize offshore banks and bottom structure
- Save reports and charts right to your phone for use while offshore and out of wifi range
Some services offer a text-based report or a SST map to help you find fish. Any serious angler knows that these are only two of the tools needed to successfully and repeatedly find game fish.
With the Fishdope Fishing App we have combined SSTs, chlorophyll concentration, the latest fishing reports, and buoy and wind data all into a single interactive interface.
The data is displayed in an easy-to-understand format that can be cached and then browsed when on the water (even without internet connection) for quick reference. Having all this key data on one page puts private boat captains in the right zone without spending countless hours trying to locate fish.
All the information you will find on Fishdope.com and Fishdope Fishing App is served up fresh by our team of local experts, charter captains, commercial fisherman and other serious anglers like yourself.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Active Fishdope.com membership subscription
- Wifi or cellular internet connection for retrieving charts and reports
- GPS-enabled device for on-the-water location tracking
This app is a must for west coast private boaters. While I would love to keep this info as secret as possible, It feels wrong to not help others save thousands a year on fuel like I do. To know the most up to date fish reports and coordinates saves me hours of research and thousands of dollars on my fuel bill each year. I can go exactly where the fish are by information from the Fish Dope spotter planes and employed commercial and charter captains. Why would you not pay the couple hundred a year. I save that in 1 trip. The alternative is finding a needle in a haystack out there on the deep blue. When gas is $6+ a gallon at the fuel dock and You get only a few hall passes from the old lady, each chance you get to fish is priceless. Make that trip count.
Next level awesomeness!
Jasonkimba
It’s an excellent compilation of all the report data. The app excels is offshore fishing,But is also great for any trip to anyone of our islands. Even if fuel was not almost 7 dollars a gallon, The time you save by getting to where the bluefin were 10 or 12 hours ago just cannot be beat for the yearly fee. When they have the plane spotting service, once a week I believe, you are truly set up for success. It can also save you a trip when it’s not worth going out, that alone is priceless. If a full tank is $500, the price of the subscription is peanuts.
A must have!
Iphone805
Fishdope is an essential tool for any serious boater looking to stay ahead of the bite. Packed with up-to-date daily intel, the app delivers reports on where the fish are biting, detailed water temp and color charts, and expert tips that help you plan the perfect trip before you even hit the water. Fish Dope saves you time and fuel by putting the most accurate and reliable fishing info right at your fingertips — it’s like having a network of seasoned captains in your pocket, guiding you to where the action is hottest.
Best fish reporting app for So Cal
FishingChickSD
The new version of this app is much improved over the old. The fish reports added to the app along with VHF radio is a huge improvement. The charts are way better than they used to be and have all the tools that used to be just for the web version. I love the addition of the wind forecast. If you have a boat and fish in LA/San Diego/ upper Baja area this is a must have tool. They fly an airplane and find schools of fish no one knows about then reports them to the app!
Version 5.0.0 – Major Upgrade for SoCal Offshore Anglers!
New Features:
- Add and manage your own waypoints
- Adjustable SST and chlorophyll ranges to target subtle breaks
- Distance and heading quick-measurement tool
- New depth layer and labeled bathymetry contours
- Improved offline caching for offshore reliability
- Smoother zooming and map rotation
- Modernized navigation menus and interface
Version 5.0.0
The developer, BDOutdoors, 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 Linked to You
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Identifiers
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Information
Seller
Bloodydecks LLC
Size
93.3 MB
Category
Sports
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
