Trout Stream GPS - Fly Fishing App Reviews

App is good at what it does. Desperately needs on board maps. I dont have cell service while in my drift boat and would love to use this app when it matters.

I downloaded this app, and bought maps of the South Platte, the Blue River, and Frying Pan River for a total of $18. First of all, the "good". The author drove around and found wide spots off the side of the road and simply updated a Google map (or equivalent) and left it at that. Big whoop. He never spent the time to do the things that matter to fisherman. For example, where is Waterton Canyon, Boxwood Gulch, Long Meadow ranch, Tomahawk, Buffalo Peak State Wildlife area, Badger Basin State Wildlife area or Santa Maria Ranch? If you didnt know where those things were at before, you still wont after you buy this app. Thats ridiculous. If a map of each watershed such as the Blue River, the South Platte, or the Colorado River, costs $0.99, that would be acceptable. But it doesnt. It costs $6! Each! Another major problem is that almost all the fishing sites I go to have no Wi-Fi or LTE available. Since TroutMaps are updated over the air, the information i not available when you need it. The author needs to have the Maps stored on the iPad, or iPhone. Thats problem was written up by another reviewer months ago, but the problem has never been fixed. Why? Another problem is when you have the map in anything but the highest magnification, some of the County road names and even major road names dont even appear on the map. Why is that important? Because a lot of places you want to explore fishing is off county roads. And when you are looking at the map at the highest magnification, the detail is so coarse is to be virtually worthless. A user interface problem is that the app does not default to open one of the Maps you bought, You have to click on Troutstreams, then State, then select from a list of watersheds the one that youve been using all along. Thats a minor irritant, but it adds to the irritants Ive been mentioning above. The concept of having digital maps of trout streams is a very interesting one, as long as it provides usable information. But unless the problems are fixed, I am going back to low tech paper maps.

Some of the best streams in the Tri-State area arent on the list. West Va has some of the best fishing tributaries and there is nothing on the App for WV fishermen and minimal for Ohio

Great app for unknown rivers - gets you parking info and where to fish. The rest is up to you to figure out.

You got to pay for the very few maps it does have. Only has a few major rivers and no back streams. Your better off getting the information free from the web.

Seems like it would be a great app, but not much help for people in the Midwest, not much help for me, doesnt include MN and only has two rivers in WI. But, if it includes your state, Im sure its a great app for the avid Trout fisher.

I just paid $4.99 for a fishing map of the Yakima River and there are none of the boat launches shown on the map. Worthless.

Everything on this app needs to be paid for when on the web its free! The main river it shows in my location and doesnt even show the boat ramp and parking. Maybe for some others it is useful but I live in a state that has dozens of rivers streams and all for trout with public access and none on this app.