The Riffle vs FishScope Angling

The Riffle reads the river for you. Pick any of 16 Northeast trout waters — from the Farmington and Housatonic to the Battenkill, Beaverkill, and the Delaware — and The Riffle pulls live USGS flow and National Weather Service conditions, then tells you what to tie on right now. • Live flow and weather, with flow shown against the seasonal normal for that river • A date-aware hatch calendar — what's actually emerging this week, tuned per river • Clear fly recommendations with sizes and how to rig them • Spotted a hatch? Tell the app and it matches your flies to what you're seeing • Plan a trip: a multi-day outlook from forecast and climatology • A logbook for your catches, flies, and notes — synced across devices with a free account • Favorite up to three rivers and get a nudge when a hatch peaks or conditions turn right • Local fly-shop directory and stocking notes for every water The Riffle is honest about its limits: the hatch list is a regional calendar, not a live bug cam, and conditions come straight from public USGS and NWS feeds. It's a companion for your own judgment on the water — not a replacement for it.

FishScope Angling FishScope Angling helps you spend more time fishing the right places, at the right times, under the right conditions. Built specifically for anglers, FishScope combines marine forecasts, weather, tides, moon phases and your own fishing history to help you plan every trip with confidence. Unlike traditional weather apps, FishScope lets you create personalised fishing spots by simply selecting an area on the map. Whether you're fishing from a beach, river, lake or offshore reef, your fishing spots become the centre of your forecasts and fishing history. FishScope also allows you to personalise forecast tolerances to suit the way you fish. Set your preferred limits for wind, sea height and rain, then instantly see which days and times best match your conditions. Plan Better Fishing Trips • Create personalised fishing spots by selecting areas directly on the map • Save your favourite fishing locations for quick access • View detailed marine, weather and tide forecasts • Hourly and daily forecast views • Identify the best fishing days and times based on your personalised tolerances • View wind, gusts, swell height, swell period, swell direction, chop height, sea height, tides, air temperature, air pressure, rainfall, sunrise, sunset and moon phases Personalise Your Forecasts No two anglers fish the same way. FishScope lets you customise forecast tolerances to match your own preferences. Whether you prefer calm mornings offshore or don't mind fishing in stronger winds from the beach, FishScope adapts to the way you fish. Your personalised tolerances are used throughout the app to calculate Conditions Ratings and highlight the best fishing windows. Record Every Catch • Log fishing trips and catches in seconds • Quickly create historic trips from previous fishing sessions • Record species, length, weight (auto), bait, rig, location and notes • Attach photos to trips and catches • Automatically group catches into fishing trips • View catches and trips on interactive maps Learn From Every Trip FishScope doesn't just record your catches—it helps you understand them. Discover how wind, gusts, swell height, swell period, swell direction, chop height, sea height, tides, air temperature, air pressure, rainfall, sunrise, sunset and moon phases have influenced your fishing success using powerful charts and insights built from your own fishing history. Smart Species & Weight Estimation FishScope includes a comprehensive built-in species database with automatic length-to-weight estimation for supported species. You can also create your own custom species and improve weight estimation accuracy by recording two or more known length and weight samples. FishScope builds a personalised length-to-weight model for your custom species, making estimates increasingly accurate over time. FishScope Pro Upgrade to FishScope Pro to unlock: • Full 8-day forecasts • Unlimited fishing history • Unlimited favourite fishing spots • Personalised forecast tolerances • Advanced fishing insights • Data exports • Future Pro features as they're released Whether you're chasing snapper, kingfish, trout or your local favourite species, FishScope helps you fish smarter, understand the conditions that produce results, and build confidence every time you head out on the water. Download FishScope Angling today and fish smarter.