A dropped pin lets you look at any point of the map without saving anything.

## Steps

1. On the **Map** tab, touch and hold the point you are interested in.
2. A red pin drops there and a sheet opens with the name of the place and how far away it is.
3. 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](https://help.blacklabr.com/hc/blacklabr/articles/save-a-spot)
   - **Log a catch** — log a catch with that point as its place: [Log a catch](https://help.blacklabr.com/hc/blacklabr/articles/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](https://help.blacklabr.com/hc/blacklabr/articles/change-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](https://help.blacklabr.com/hc/blacklabr/articles/weather-warnings)