Fishdope Fishing App

72 of 100 · reviews
4.7of 5 · store
341ratings on the App Store
24reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

This is a narrowly specialized service for saltwater fishing in Southern California, and dedicated boaters love it: fresh bite reports, water temperature and chlorophyll charts, spotter-plane fish scouting, all of which saves them hours and hundreds of dollars in fuel. The weak spot is the barrier to entry: the app is nearly useless without a paid subscription and without internet, and some content (zone reports, certain species) is trimmed in the app versus the website. Beginners and anyone outside SoCal will get little from it.

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What people use it for

Serious saltwater anglers and private boaters in Southern California willing to pay for fresh fish scouting

What reviews praise

Fresh bite reports from top captains, water temperature and chlorophyll charts, spotter-plane fish scouting, fuel and time savings, showing your position relative to temperature breaks

What reviews complain about

Nearly useless without a paid subscription, requires login and internet, zone reports and some species trimmed in the app versus the website, useful only for Southern California

What users experience

2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

It has put us on the fish or in the general vicinity trip after trip. If you live in Southern California and have a boat, it is an absolute no-brainer.

reports on species such as island based white sea bass, barracuda, or even island based yellows is very limited and sporadic.