Went fishing Monday after a night and half the day full of thunderstorms. The water was starting to do its normal transition from clear to Yohoo and I pulled up the deep dive app to see if I could figure out which creeks were really dumping in mud. Normally the usgs only has a few of the major creeks listed. Well this app has nearly every creek charted, some quite tiny but still registering a flow rate. 
 

 

and in this photo you can kind of see where the water is muddier near the bank from the inflow than it is out toward the middle of the river 

 

Today I will be going fishing after work in 18 mph predicted winds so I will be pulling up the app to see where we can fish and still feel a lure on the end of the line haha. 

I love the deep dive app. My only gripe is(and it's not a deal breaker) is that they don't have contour mapping. If deep dive had contour mapping I buy a lifetime membership(do they even offer that lol)

I forgot to look before I went out my first couple days at Lake Fork. I remembered to check after I had caught several big fish on a wacky rigged and T-rigged stick worm. When I did check, I noticed that those were 2 of the baits it suggested, even one of the colors I was using.

 

 

how much does this app cost?  the tidal feature dumbs it down for me perfectly.  

7 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

how much does this app cost?  the tidal feature dumbs it down for me perfectly.  

$10 a month on the subscription - which means I'm passing. Ya, it might help - but I'd have to give up my one Caribou trip a month to pay for it....sorry Caribou wins.

dang.  i googled it and i think there is a $80 annual option.  

 

the Delta.  it helps to know the names of the areas, so you can find the nearest tidal meter.  it is all so confusing.  looks like this apps cleans it up for us.  

1 hour ago, Darth-Baiter said:

how much does this app cost?  the tidal feature dumbs it down for me perfectly.  

I take a kayak and canoe every time we go to the ocean. I swear, tides shouldn’t be complicated but they are 😂. People that live there have no trouble at all but me? I just can’t hahaha

I’ve found that If you really “Deep Dive” into it and really look at the detail it has to offer and what you can see and learn it’s really impressive. 

There are some things that as a co angler I really can’t take advantage of, but with a boater on unfamiliar waters or with changing conditions on his home waters it can be beneficial. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

20 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

$10 a month on the subscription - which means I'm passing. Ya, it might help - but I'd have to give up my one Caribou trip a month to pay for it....sorry Caribou wins.

 

I passed too. I downloaded it and went through the steps and then went, "Naaah."

 

I can't imagine it helping me catch a lot more bass. I know my ponds and bogs better than a computer program.

Anyone know where they get their data from? I presume some of it comes from NOAA, which works for the tidal Potomac, but my local lakes don't have any survey data. If they're using satellite images, that's not real time either (that I'm aware of).

River levels are probably from the Corps of Engineers - and they have monitoring stations that give real time depth/temp/flow rates.

13 minutes ago, Junger said:

Anyone know where they get their data from? I presume some of it comes from NOAA, which works for the tidal Potomac, but my local lakes don't have any survey data. If they're using satellite images, that's not real time either (that I'm aware of).

I know that the lure/pattern recommendations is from tournament data. They have a team that watches all the major tournaments and logs the type of lure, part of the lake, type of structure/cover, conditions etc that is then used in their algorithm for bait and pattern selection. Since they don't have that for all lakes, they'll extrapolate it for lakes without tournament history. 

They partnered with Accuweather for weather data.

On 4/9/2025 at 9:07 AM, Junger said:

If they're using satellite images, that's not real time either (that I'm aware of).

Actually, there are satellites that pass over daily and there’s a site that it used for that. The only potential hang up with that is cloud cover. If it’s cloudy, you’re waiting until there are more clear skies to get more accurate data.

 

They also get data from USGS, NOAA, USACE.

Another company making a lot of money from people who can't put their phones down.

I see a lot of pro anglers shilling for them.  Of course most them will promote anything they are paid to promote.

 

I am making the not necessarily proven assumption, that the facts are accurate.  If they would take all the so called fishing tips off and just concentrate on factual information, I think more people would find it useful  I don't need an app to tell me what to throw.

19 minutes ago, mcipinkie said:

  If they would take all the so called fishing tips off and just concentrate on factual information, I think more people would find it useful  I don't need an app to tell me what to throw.

Well good news, it does have more info than just what to throw. 😉

I just got it but so far like it.I too wish it had the contour mapping.

1 hour ago, rangerjockey said:

I just got it but so far like it.I too wish it had the contour mapping.

If they could they would, but in order to do that they need permission from one of the companies who have the contour maps which hasn’t happened yet unfortunately.