A dropped pin lets you look at any point of the map without saving anything.
Steps
- On the Map tab, touch and hold the point you are interested in.
- A red pin drops there and a sheet opens with the name of the place and how far away it is.
- Choose what to do:
- Forecast — the fishing forecast for exactly that point;
- New spot — save the point as one of your spots: Save a fishing spot
- Log a catch — log a catch with that point as its place: Log a catch
To move the pin, touch and hold another point. To remove it, tap ✕ or swipe the sheet down. Nothing is saved unless you choose New spot or Log a catch.
The same sheet opens when you pick a place in the map search.
The name of the place
The sheet shows the name of the water at the pin — for example a bay or a lake, with the larger water or the region on the line below. Where the app has no name for the water, it shows the name of the place from Apple Maps.
"Dropped pin" instead of a name means the name could not be looked up — usually because the phone is offline.
Information about the water
For some waters the sheet also shows Information (a short description) and Facts — area, maximum depth, elevation or length, where they are known. The units follow Distance in Units.
Named waters are available for New Zealand, Australia and the United States (not Alaska or Hawaii). Not every water has a description.
Information and Facts come with an update of the app. If a water shows only its name, update Fishing App in the App Store.
Weather warnings
In the United States, official weather warnings that cover the point are shown in the sheet, each with a Details link: Official weather warnings