FishingBC User Reviews

FishingBC
FishingBC
Sport Fishing Institute of BC

Customer Experience

Positive experience87.2% of reviews
Neutral3.8% of reviews
Negative experience9.0% of reviews

~ Based on 78 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is FishingBC Safe?

FishingBC appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for FishingBC is 87/100.

This assessment is based on 69 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

94.2% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
4.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 69 App Store ratings for FishingBC.

Is FishingBC Legit?

FishingBC appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for FishingBC is 73/100.

Based on 73 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Very handy

The regs are so complex that an app like this helps a lot.

Awesome

This app is awesome. It is user friendly. You will enjoy discovering it.

Great app

Useful, handy and easy to use

Add freshwater licence!!!! Please

Wish it could hold freshwater license too. Why wouldn’t it? Right? Like, I feel like I’m taking CRAZY pills…

Great app

These government funded apps are always BS, but someone clearly has put proper resources and thought into this one. Whatever is being done please keep doing it, this thing is great.

WARNING

The app is not monitoring closures/openings correctly, especially when it comes to shellfish. following the apps open/closure information and catch limits can result in SEVERE fines, seizure of property (your boat) and fishing prohibition if you run into an officer, as they don’t care at all if you’re using the app, even though it’s supposedly made in collaboration with the DFO using their data.
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Enjoying the app, but a few suggestions

I’m really liking this fishing bc app for its species id, regulations by area (although some are incomplete ie max size for halibut is not listed as far as I found) and easy catch log. I do have a feeling some fisherman are gun shy about using it since it publicly displays which areas are most productive at any one time in the catch log portal. I feel like that’s an unnecessary addition that will scare off the majority of Cagey fisherman from using the app and deprive dfo of potentially useful data. Hopefully removing that is considered for a future update otherwise great first month with the app.
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Good App

Easy to use

Wow!

Best app I've come across in years. These guys rock! All the stuff any fisher wants and it's at your fingertips. Amazing! Well done!!!

Unable to Register Account

Tried to create an an account multiple times but wont get any email to verify your account creation.

Good tool

Get rid of the pop up salmon facts please.

Regs

The regs are inaccurate in the app. Don’t trust it.

Great app

Please remove the pop up tips.

Very informative

I use the app constantly while fishing. Great to see updated regs, fish identification and catch log. Great job.

Excellent

Great app. Makes reading and understanding the regulations much easier.

One shop stop

Everything , regulation, weather conditions, tide charts, etc

Well Executed

Solid app allowing up to date regulation changes. Love the map feature that provides your GPS position relative to management areas! Only suggest would be the ability to more easily toggle back and forth between sub-area specific regulations and the map, then back again. Also, it’d be great if the map could remember your previous settings or allow you to set default layers instead of having to turn them on each time you visit the map page. Overall, fantastic!!
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Pretty good

If they described off line use better I would have given it 5 stars

Easy to use

Very easy to use and the GPS button at top right in maps is good to have so you can clearly see where you’re at so you’re not near the RCA areas .

Packaging and Transport

Helpful app for checking regulations, but it’s missing important info on how to legally transport and package your catch. Clear guidance (with examples) would make it much more useful and help anglers stay compliant.