Wanting to start a fishing log. What are some information that would be good to have on a log for future reference?

check this -

http://bassresource.com/fish/fishinglog3.gif

there was also a fishing log thread about a month back (or so).  If you search you may find it.

Trip data-under trip data, you'll record all the weather conditions and anything influencing your decisions. This is the data we collect "at the llake" so all fish info is tracked here fish by fish and transferred to "trip summary" when you get home.

in columns, left to right

fish #

weight

lure

gps coordinate

comment

All weather(wind,air and water temp,sky conditions,etc)

trip summary-here you transer totals and track,numbers, lunkers,etc. (For RI I have "lunker" set at anything over 4lbs)

Date

place

time frame

total fish

total weight

top 5 weight

lunkers

Here you'll also add anything else you want to add from the days trip data. Be sure to leave a good area open for comments on the day. mine are usually filled with things like "spawn beginning" "great am topwater bite",etc but we also put in notes of funny things that happened or the sighting of a cool animal or an oddball thing that happened that day like catching 2 fish in 1 lure,etc. You get the point, makes for better recall of your season when you look back. Things you would have forgotten about. An author could probably write a good book based on my notes, some funny stuff.

Also, I use a column to put a hyperlink in for each day that when clicked, shows you the pics in "my pictures" that correspond to that day.

LBH...great info. I have also did the search for past posts and gotten several other good ideas from them. I just hope I didn't bother anyone with posting the question since there are at least to other post threads with similair questions.

Not aproblem man!  At least you TRIED to use the search option!

Let us know what you came up with when it's all said and done.

Man, you DEFINITLY came to the right place

Good luck and go get em.

LBH covered it pretty well, but I would also include separate fields for fish depth and lure speed.

I want instant lookback for Depth and Speed, two biggies!

Roger

RoLo...those are two good ones. Will have to add them as well.

LBH...will do on letting you know what I come up with.