TroutRoutes: Fly Fishing App

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4.5of 5 · store
3,831ratings on the App Store
253reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

People value it for one thing: it opens up trout streams and access points you never knew existed, even near home. It breaks exactly where it matters most, on the water: the app hangs on a blue screen, demands a connection and won't open without cell data at the river, and offline is capped at 750 tiles. Coverage is very uneven nationwide, near-empty in Maine and Florida, all against complaints about price and post-update glitches.

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What people use it for

Fly anglers chasing trout who want new streams and water-access points in well-covered regions

What reviews praise

Finding new trout streams and access points, spots near home, useful water-access data

What reviews complain about

Hangs on a blue screen, needs a connection at the river, 750 offline tile cap, uneven nationwide coverage, UI cut off at the edges

What users experience

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

I fish in Wisconsin’s driftless area where there’s limited cell service at times. That means no maps, etc to help orient to where you are. TroutRoutes must be satellite... No matter where I’m at, I can see in real time as I move upstream.

Offline maps are useless when you are limited to 750 tiles. Overall, you’re paying for the data.