Pocket Guide UK Sea Fishing Plus app for iPhone and iPad

Pocket Guide UK Sea Fishing Plus is the most comprehensive identification guide to fish found around the UK coastline available on the Appstore today.

Many of the listed species will also apply to the Irish coasts and Northern European shores upto Norway.

The guide contains over 170 fish entries to help the recreational angler recognise fish caught from the shore, small boat or kayak. (the guide also includes quite a few sharks).

• Purchase the bundle of the UK Fish Identification guide and the UK Bait reference together at a reduced price.

https://itunesconnect.apple.com/WebObjects/iTunesConnect.woa/ra/ng/bundle/919975495

Further mini species may be found in the following guides

• Pocket Guide UK Seashore
• Pocket Guide UK Sea Fishing Bait

Extra utilities not found in any other fish recognition guide

• Flashlight
• Compass
• A Range and Height Finder.
- nb. See how far you can cast using the built in RANGE FINDER.
• UK day and night weather prediction view for around the next 5 days.
- nb. use the map to set the location pin.
• Moon phases for the next 70 days.
- nb. Northern and Southern Hemispheres
• Sunrise/Sunset, Moon Rise/Set and Twilight Start/Set.
• Glossary
• Useful Website and References list

Search features to help identify your catch

• Text search
- nb. Wildcards are supported, can search your own custom notes.
• Picture gallery
- nb. Select image to open detail page.
• Shape Finder
- nb. Find fish by their type or shape.

Sea Fish entries include

• Pinch to Zoom the high quality image provided for each species
• Detailed Description
• Characteristics
• Specialised Information
• Other info as necessary such as image attribution, link to image source.
• Historical catch rates
• Minimum landing sizes

Main Scroll View can be optionally viewed by

• Family taxonomy
• Genus taxonomy
• Conservation status
• Includes a variety of useful information

Useful features

• Bookmark any entry to the Bookmark View
• Add Custom Notes to ANY entry
• Use the Counter feature to count sightings

Social features allow posting TEXT and PICTURES to your wall or feeds.

• Facebook
• Twitter
- Login to each account via Settings before use.

Installing the data

• CHECK DATABASE function to install or update data as necessary.

Contacting Us

Please contact us to discuss the app or raise support questions.

• support@senet.co.uk
• http://www.senet.co.uk

Notes:

• This App DOES NOT require an internet connection for most features.
• Defra Commercial Minimum Landing Sizes (MLS) are quoted in the guide.
• Local river authority byelaws may apply for certain fish and these should be sought where ever necessary.
• IFCAs have replaced SFCs setting local bylaws and legal minimum retention sizes which should be sought from the listed regional IFCAs, see region map for your local IFCA.
• ALL fish listed have been reported or documented as being caught from British waters.
• The main Sharks found around the UK are listed in the Sharks section.
• All images are saved to the applications library/plists folders for reuse as required by associated license agreement where stated, where no license is stated image reuse is not permitted please contact the developers to discuss.
• We have not been able to obtain pictures yet for two species and these will be updated when we obtain them.
• Information provided only checked at date of publication.

Important Bass restrictions for 2016:

For recreational fisheries
• In ICES Areas IVb, IVc, VIIa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh
from 1 January to 30 June 2016 catch and release only permitted
from 1 July to 31 December 2016 one bass per fisherman per day

• In ICES areas VIIj and VIIk
from 1 January to 31 December 2016 one bass per fisherman per day

Recreational fisheries include fishing from the shore.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/497691/20151222_Recreational_Bass_Fishing_Restrictions_2016.pdf