West Coast Fish ID

Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife

About this app

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife in partnership with the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is excited to announce a new fish identification application for your mobile device - the West Coast Fish ID application!

The North American West Coast offers anglers some of the most diverse fishing opportunities available anywhere in the world. Whether you are jetty fishing for Rockfish off the mouth of the Columbia River, angling for Salmon in the Sacramento, or longline fishing for Tuna 25 miles offshore, opportunities abound.

To maintain this diverse and complex set of opportunities and fishery communities, anglers need to be able to identify the fish that they catch.

The West Coast Fish ID application is a digital encyclopedia of common species that can be found on the North American West Coast. The application facilitates rapid identification of common fish species that are targeted in fisheries along the North American West Coast, as well as provide tips for differentiating between similar species.

Ratings and reviews

Good start but it should take little to no effort to add all the trout and other species they have in the physical book. The fact that the most common species of fish are not included in a huge oversight. Maybe they only have one overworked dev or something but, as it is this app is useless. I will update this review if this is fixed. Update: They added a bunch of species, including several salmonoid and cut-throat trout. No brown, brook, or rainbow trout yet but a huge improvement.

It's a good start, but needs to be greatly expanded for species coverage to really be useful. It also should have a take-a-photo ID option. The focus appears to be marine species, we also need this for freshwater. I'm definitely keeping it installed with the hope of regular updates to make it a great app - WDFW has shown they can put out solid apps with the Fish Washington app, so they've got the ability to make this great.

Just not ready for production use. I'm looking for info on lake fish and want to know what a walleye looks like. I can't just search for it, I have to know what it is classified under and then browse to it. I went through every category and couldn't find it. At this point, it's easier to just search the web for it. No need for this app if it is this limited.