This guide shows you how to add a catch to your log. Only the species is required; the place and the time are filled in for you.

## Steps

1. On the **Map** tab, tap **+** in the bottom right corner, then **Add catch**. The sheet **What did you catch?** opens.
2. **Choose the species.** Tap one of the three cards, or **Other…** to search the list.
3. Optional: tap **Add a photo**, then **Take photo** or **Choose from library**. [Photos of your catches](https://help.blacklabr.com/hc/blacklabr/articles/catch-photos)
4. Optional: tap **Length** or **Weight** and type the number.
5. Check **Location**. It is set to where you are. To change it, tap it: [Set the place and time of a catch](https://help.blacklabr.com/hc/blacklabr/articles/catch-place-and-time)
6. Optional: drag the sheet up for more fields — **When** (date and time), **Released** and your notes (up to 600 characters).
7. Tap **✓** in the top right corner.

The catch is saved and opens on the map, where it gets a pin. The tide, wind, pressure and moon for that moment are added automatically: [Open a catch and read its conditions](https://help.blacklabr.com/hc/blacklabr/articles/view-a-catch)

## Other ways to start

- **At a saved spot** — open the spot and tap **Log a catch**. The catch is attached to that spot.
- **At any point of the map** — touch and hold the point, then tap **Log a catch**.

## Choosing the species

- The three cards are the species you caught most recently, then the most common ones for your region.
- **Other…** opens a search. Without typing, it lists **Recently caught** and **Common in your area**.
- The built-in list covers common species of the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and works offline.
- **Your species is not in the list?** Type its name and tap the last row, **Use "…"**. The catch is saved with the name you typed, without a picture.
- If you do not know the species, type something like "Unknown" and use that row.

## Length and weight

- The units follow **Length** and **Weight** in [Units](https://help.blacklabr.com/hc/blacklabr/articles/change-units): centimetres or inches, kilograms or pounds.
- Type a number greater than zero. To remove a value, tap the ✕ on the chip.

## Good to know

- **✓ is grey until a species is chosen and the catch has a place.**
- If you close the sheet with **✕** after entering something, the app asks "Discard catch?" — choose **Keep editing** to go on. Nothing is kept as a draft.
- A date or time in the future is not accepted.
- Logging a catch works without a connection. It is synchronised when the phone is online again: [Use the app without a signal](https://help.blacklabr.com/hc/blacklabr/articles/use-the-app-offline)
- Your catches are private: other users do not see them.
- To change a catch later: [Edit or delete a catch](https://help.blacklabr.com/hc/blacklabr/articles/edit-or-delete-a-catch)