Ideas for changes to the "Research" and Reports section.
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 7:52 am
I am finding using the Research function a bit frustrating. Maybe Im the odd man out, but here is how I would like to see it.
When I want to research a lake or a section of the Columbia or a Marine area, there are three different things I want to know.
1) Where exactly is that lake/marine area/river section? If Im not familiar with it, or dont remember where it is off the top of my head, or cant remember which one of the 23 "clear lakes" it is, I want to be able to see it on a map so I can get an idea of how far away it is and where exactly its at.
2) Fishing reports for that area.
3) Hot Spots, heat maps, depth maps, times of year, etc - all the other technical/data details.
Right now, when I click on Lake Index for example, I dont get an alphabetical list of lakes like we used to get. Its some oddly sorted list of reports in no obvious order. I can sort by Area, but that takes several more clicks and sorts/searches/typing to actually get to a specific lake if its not on the first page.
Then, once I finally do get to the info for that specific lake or area I am looking for, there is no map showing where that lake or area is and no link to Hot Spots, heat maps etc. Its just a list of reports.
When you go to a specific report, there is also no link to a map or hotspots etc. unless that report just happens to have a Hot Spot.
I would find it much more useful if when you went to do some Research, you were given a list of Lakes or river areas or marine areas so you can easily find/pick which one you are looking for directly.
Then once you get that specific lake etc, have links on that page - all in one place - for location map, Hotspots, fishing reports, depth maps etc.
Then in every Fishing Report, have a link to the Info Page for that lake or area so you could quickly see where that report is from, find all the hotspots, see other data and other reports with a single click - all from one page.
It would save a lot of time/frustration and clicking/typing/searching for the info.
When I want to research a lake or a section of the Columbia or a Marine area, there are three different things I want to know.
1) Where exactly is that lake/marine area/river section? If Im not familiar with it, or dont remember where it is off the top of my head, or cant remember which one of the 23 "clear lakes" it is, I want to be able to see it on a map so I can get an idea of how far away it is and where exactly its at.
2) Fishing reports for that area.
3) Hot Spots, heat maps, depth maps, times of year, etc - all the other technical/data details.
Right now, when I click on Lake Index for example, I dont get an alphabetical list of lakes like we used to get. Its some oddly sorted list of reports in no obvious order. I can sort by Area, but that takes several more clicks and sorts/searches/typing to actually get to a specific lake if its not on the first page.
Then, once I finally do get to the info for that specific lake or area I am looking for, there is no map showing where that lake or area is and no link to Hot Spots, heat maps etc. Its just a list of reports.
When you go to a specific report, there is also no link to a map or hotspots etc. unless that report just happens to have a Hot Spot.
I would find it much more useful if when you went to do some Research, you were given a list of Lakes or river areas or marine areas so you can easily find/pick which one you are looking for directly.
Then once you get that specific lake etc, have links on that page - all in one place - for location map, Hotspots, fishing reports, depth maps etc.
Then in every Fishing Report, have a link to the Info Page for that lake or area so you could quickly see where that report is from, find all the hotspots, see other data and other reports with a single click - all from one page.
It would save a lot of time/frustration and clicking/typing/searching for the info.