Questions and answers

CastTracker is fishery management and peg booking software for UK coarse fisheries. Fisheries put a QR card on every peg; anglers scan it to see the rules, where they can cast and the weather, then check in, book and log their catches. Managers run everything from one private dashboard on their phone.

Day ticket and specimen carp lakes, mixed coarse fisheries and venues with several lakes. It suits any UK coarse venue with pegs, from a single lake to a large complex. Venues that run matches can close pegs or dates for them.

Yes, on the Pro plan. Anglers choose their dates and peg, or a number of places, or a whole lake, and pay by card. Anglers who arrive without a booking can buy a ticket when they check in at their peg. See how bookings work.

It starts at the peg: every peg has its own page with the rules and an exact casting boundary on a satellite map, so anglers know where they can fish before they cast. Bookings, payments, check-in and catch reports all build on that, in one app. And your venue stays private until you choose to share it.

Yes. It is designed around how UK coarse venues run: lakes and pegs, casting boundaries, day and night tickets, bailiffs and named fish.

Most fisheries can add their lakes and pegs and draw their boundaries in an afternoon. A short guide takes you through the basics, then a checklist keeps track of the rest.

Some jobs, like placing each peg on the map, are easiest standing at the lake, so you can finish over a few visits. Your fishery stays hidden until you publish it.

You design your peg cards in CastTracker with your own logo and colours, then download them to print. Laminate them or have them made into weatherproof signs, whichever suits your venue. Because the rules and boundaries live online, the cards never need reprinting when they change.

You decide. Your stock, catches and named fish are private until you choose to share them. Individual anglers' catch details are never shown to other anglers without their consent, and never sold.

Yes. Invite as many managers as you need. Owners look after the plan, payments and the team; editors can manage lakes, pegs, catches, bookings and check-ins.

Bookings and card payments are part of Pro. Payments are made through Stripe straight into your own account, so the money is yours from the start. You pay Stripe's card fees plus 20p per booking. Anglers pay no booking fee.

Pro and card payments are opening to a small number of pilot venues first. Get in touch if you would like to take bookings.

Yes. You can let anglers pay the bailiff instead of paying online, and add bookings taken by phone yourself.

No. Anglers scan the QR card at their peg with their phone camera and CastTracker opens in the browser. They can add it to their home screen if they like.

Not to look. Anyone can view a fishery, its lakes and pegs, the rules and the boundaries. A free account lets anglers log catches, save spots, check in and book.

The rules for the fishery, the lake and that peg, the allowed fishing area on a satellite map with how far they can cast, the weather, and buttons to check in and log a catch.

Scanning a peg, checking in, logging catches and booking all work with a free account. If a fishery takes bookings, anglers pay for their ticket but no booking fee.