Background Location Access
Discover new fishing spots with detailed lake data, weather forecasts, and GPS navigation. Plan your next trip with insights on fish species, stocking history, and land ownership. Navigate hands-free and access maps offline.
Summarized from real user reviews of onX Fish. Based on 1.8K reviews and a 4.6/5 average, it highlights the 5 positives and 5 negatives reviewers mention most about this Navigation app.
26.37.1
September 24, 2026
We improved user experience with a few bug fixes as well as preparing the app for future feature updates.
Find new lakes, species, size, and abundance.
onX Fish is now available for anglers in Montana.
May 6, 2026 — Jun 6, 2026
2 issues
Login issues and page not found errors
Missing lakes and inaccurate search results
5 requests
Expand coverage to more Midwest states
Improve lake contour accuracy and detail
onX Fish is a mobile application designed to help anglers discover new fishing spots in the Midwest. It provides detailed lake data, including species information, stocking history, and fishing area insights. The app also offers GPS navigation, offline map downloads, and land ownership information to enhance the fishing experience.
Key features include a Lake Finder to locate fishing spots with species data and filters, detailed fishing maps with planning tools like CPUE data and stocking history, GPS navigation with offline map capabilities, and land ownership layers to understand fishing legality. It also provides hourly weather forecasts and 3D map visualization.
The app offers a free version that includes the Lake Finder, GPS navigation, offline maps, map layers, and aerial imagery. For full access across the Midwest, there is a subscription option called onX Fish Midwest, priced at $34.99 per year. A 7-day free trial is available for new users.
onX Fish currently covers the Midwest region of the United States, specifically including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, South Dakota, Iowa, and Missouri. The subscription provides full access across these states.
The app helps by providing a Lake Finder with filters for fish abundance, trophy potential, and keeper potential, along with species distribution data. You can also review recent satellite imagery, stocking history, and Fishing Area insights to understand lake conditions and make informed decisions about where to fish.
