About FishHogs

About Us

FishHogs is an app created by a fishing group with the same nickname — eight-plus members with a core crew of five who have been fishing Southeast Alaska for halibut together for over 15 years. We fish out of Island Point Lodge near Petersburg, Alaska, and earned the nickname in the twenty-teens after most of the camp got skunked several days running while our group brought in limits of halibut. The rest of the camp accused us of hogging all the fish — being fish hogs.

At the end of the 2025 season, after years of watching chart apps get worse — lost features, broken offline usage, rising subscription prices, and a worsening experience for anyone fishing outside of cell coverage — we decided to build our own. The initial work started in September 2025, sketched out on a napkin at the Harbor Bar in Petersburg while waiting on our flight home. Something genuinely useful at a free tier, with real offline functionality available for a truly optional subscription.

FishHogs is a project fueled by the belief that anglers deserve better than repackaged public data behind a paywall and an app that stops working when you need it most. NOAA charts are paid for by your tax dollars — you shouldn't have to pay again just to use them on the water.

FishHogs crew with halibut catch at Island Point Lodge sign, Petersburg, Alaska
Group photo at Island Point Lodge with a day's haul of halibut
Full crew posing with an impressive halibut catch including an 82-pounder
FishHogs group with a big day's catch including a 121-pound halibut
Angler holding a fresh-caught salmon on the boat in Southeast Alaska
Fishing boat anchored in calm waters of Southeast Alaska
Two anglers boatside with a large halibut in the water
Photo 1 of 7: FishHogs crew with halibut catch at Island Point Lodge sign, Petersburg, Alaska

The Core Crew

  • John— The patriarch
  • Matt— The personification of #FishHog
  • Marc— Who pronounces the name Mark with a “c”?
  • J.C.— Nine lives, a bucket of ice cream, and deadlifting small cars
  • Will— Beginner's luck, FishHogs probationary member

What is a “FishHog”?

A FishHog is an incredibly successful angler who is the envy of others at camp — someone who is unabashedly proud of their successes and doesn't dwell on the days they get skunked. That's fishing.

Roadmap

FishHogs is under active development. Our goal is to have the core features — charts, bathymetry, offline support, and catch tracking — ready for the 2026 Alaska halibut season. That's the proving ground: if it works on the water in Southeast Alaska, it'll work anywhere. Here's what we're working on and what's coming next.

  • Website launchShipped
  • Initial MVP release (v0.3.5)Shipped
  • Predictor line rework and UI/UX polish (v0.3.6)Shipped
  • Create dedicated FishHogs NOAA CDNShipped
  • Tackle Box tab with fishing tools (v0.3.7, internal release 4/3/26)Shipped
  • Catch tracking — catches split from markers (v0.3.7)Shipped
  • Halibut weight chart and calculator (v0.3.7)Shipped
  • Rockfish species identification reference (v0.3.7)Shipped
  • License & document storage (v0.3.7)Shipped
  • GPX marker import/export (v0.3.7)Shipped
  • Accounts with Google & Apple Sign-In — public launch (v0.4.0)Shipped
  • Bottom contours (bathymetry)In Progress
  • Multi-device syncingPlanned
  • Offline charts and bathymetry downloadsPlanned
  • Group location sharingPlanned
  • Group catch and marker sharingPlanned
  • Custom depth shading for target fishing depthsPlanned
  • Route recordingPlanned
  • Session trackingPlanned
  • Web viewer for off-water research and planningPlanned
  • Weather and tide dataPlanned
  • Bottom detail dataPlanned
  • Planning toolsPlanned
  • Social sharingPlanned