DriftLogic: Steelhead Fishing

Pick your state. Pick your river. DriftLogic builds your complete steelhead rig from live water data. DriftLogic wires every river to its live USGS gauge. The moment you open the app, current, water temperature, and clarity are filled in from real-time water data. Choose fly, spinning, or center-pin, and you get the full prescription: rod, reel, line, leader, tippet, five flies or lures matched to today's water, the reasoning behind every choice, and a local pro tip. NEW IN 2.0 • RIVER MAP — every river's live gauge marker plus verified public access points (Metroparks, ODNR, and PA Fish & Boat sources), with one-tap directions. • CATCH LOG — two taps saves the fish with the exact flow, trend, water temp, clarity, air, wind, and light — and the rig you built. It lives on your phone only, survives updates, and exports to CSV anytime. No account, ever. • MY RIVERS — star the rivers you fish and check them all at a glance: current flow against each river's prime band, trend, temp, and a 7-day flow chart. • A cleaner rig builder — river-first picker, one-tap state switching, and every river now builds a rig instantly, with clearly-labeled seasonal estimates whenever a gauge can't measure something. BUILT FOR STEELHEAD Steelhead is loaded by default — one tap on your gear and Build My Rig does the rest. Chasing something else today? Bonus modes cover smallmouth bass, walleye, channel catfish, and carp. THE RIVERS — 67 ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES • Ohio (10): Vermilion, Rocky, Cuyahoga, Chagrin, Grand, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Huron, Euclid, Arcola • Pennsylvania (7): Elk, Walnut, Twenty Mile, Sixteen Mile, Twelve Mile, Crooked, Raccoon • New York (12): Cattaraugus, the Salmon, Chautauqua, Canadaway, both Eighteen Miles, Oak Orchard, the Genesee, Sandy, South Sandy, the Black, the Oswego • Michigan (14): Muskegon, Big Manistee, Pere Marquette, Little Manistee, White, Rogue, Grand, St. Joe, Betsie, Platte, Boardman, Au Sable, Rifle, Huron • Indiana (4): Trail Creek, Little Calumet, Salt Creek, St. Joe • Wisconsin (11): Bois Brule, Milwaukee, Root, Kinnickinnic, Sheboygan, Pigeon, Manitowoc, Oak Creek, Kewaunee, Ahnapee, the Twins • Minnesota's North Shore (9): Knife, French, Lester, Sucker, Split Rock, Baptism, Temperance, Cascade, Devil Track HONEST DATA Every gauge was audited station by station. Stale sensors are filtered out automatically, indicator gauges are labeled as exactly that, and rivers without a gauge say so — you set conditions by eye and DriftLogic does the rest. Dam-regulated rivers know it: no misleading rain-driven trend arrows, just a plain note about release schedules. A clarity guide on every river tells you what the water means; live NTU readings appear only where a real turbidity sensor exists. No fake numbers, ever. THE FULL RIG, EVERY TIME • Three methods: Fly, Spinning, Center-Pin — including real center-pin float rigs • Rod and reel suggestions at three price points ($ / $$ / $$$) • Hatch matching for fly anglers: eggs, BWO, caddis, midge, stonefly • "Why This Rig" — where fish hold and how flow, temp, and clarity change the bite • Five hand-picked technique videos per species and method • Customize any condition with one tap when you want to explore Every recommendation comes from a decision engine validated across all possible condition combinations. Live gauges and the freshest recommendations need a connection — cell service can be spotty riverside, so build your rig before you head out. $4.99 once. No subscription. No account. No ads. Your catch log stays on your phone — we never see it. Built by steelhead anglers, for steelhead anglers.