Best Steelhead Apps

DriftLogic: Steelhead Fishing

Rig Builder & Live River Data

$4.99

This app helps anglers build the perfect fishing rig for Steelhead Alley rivers. It provides real-time water data and suggests specific gear, flies, and lures based on current conditions. Get expert tips and direct purchase links without the guesswork.

Trout & Salmon Magazine

The voice of game fishing

Free

Access Europe's largest game-fishing magazine directly on your device. Get the latest issues, browse past editions, and save articles for later. Features inspirational stories, expert instruction, fly tying guides, and fishing reports.

Chasing Silver Magazine

For sea-run anglers worldwide

Free

This publication caters to enthusiasts of sea-run salmon and steelhead fishing. It offers high-quality articles and stunning photography on glossy paper, covering species like Atlantic Salmon and Pacific Steelhead. Back issues are available for purchase.

GL Angler Diary

by Sudhiandra Lodd

Free

Record your fishing catches and share valuable data with biologists. Track essential details like length, fate, sex, and fin clips for steelhead. Contribute to scientific understanding of fish populations.

The Drake Magazine

For those who fish

Free

This app offers a digital experience for flyfishing enthusiasts, featuring quality writing and photography. It focuses on the culture of flyfishing, including people, places, and fish, rather than instructional content. Access digital editions through in-app purchases and subscriptions.

BetterFish

BC fishing regulations & maps

Free

Access comprehensive fishing regulations for British Columbia, including seasons, limits, and closures, for over 15,000 bodies of water. This offline field guide provides tidal and non-tidal rules, tide predictions, and river flow patterns. It also offers fish identification, tactics, and trip planning tools.

Water Temp Forecast

Live river & lake temperatures

Free

Access live water temperatures and 7-day forecasts for thousands of monitoring stations across the US and Canada. Visualize conditions on a color-coded map, search by location, and receive personalized alerts. Ideal for anglers, paddlers, and scientists.

Hook'nPost

Log catches, tell the story

Free

Log your fishing experiences with detailed stories and photos. This app creates a personal, evolving journal of your catches and time on the water, shareable with others. Discover fishing guides, shops, and clubs.

HatchMatch AI

Fly & Insect ID + River Flows

Free

Identify insects and flies from a single photo to find the perfect match for your fishing lure. Catalog your entire fly box and get pattern suggestions with confidence scores. Designed for anglers of all levels to improve their fishing success.

RiverTrax: River Levels & Flow

Water Conditions & Forecast

Free

Provides real-time river conditions, including water level, discharge, and flood stage from thousands of monitoring stations. Offers personalized alerts for ideal flow ranges and potential flood stages, with a journal feature to log river conditions.

Steel Bridge Radio

Music from Holiday Music Motel

Free

This app broadcasts original music created at a collaborative songwriting scene in Sturgeon Bay, WI. It features music from three annual songwriting events hosted at the Holiday Music Motel.

FinFindr: Fishing Forecasts

Fishing Forecasts & Tackle

Free

This app provides anglers with advanced tools for planning fishing trips. It offers geometry-based lake zone maps, condition-specific lure and fly recommendations, and a daily bite outlook based on environmental factors.