Fishing Outfitter

Fishing Outfitter is all-in-one booking and operations software for fishing guide outfitters, charter operations, and lodges — built to replace the spreadsheets, text threads, and paper forms most operations still run their season on. It's purpose-built for owner-operated guides and small charter operations, where the owner runs the bookings, the books, and the boat. Generic activity-booking platforms (the kind built for zipline tours and escape rooms) don't fit how a real guiding operation works — half-day and full-day trips that can't double-book each other, deposits on multi-day trips, a guide who needs their own schedule but not the books, and catch data worth keeping. What it covers One app runs the whole season: lead capture and follow-up; online bookings for half-day, full-day, and multi-day trips with daypart-aware scheduling — opposite half-days never collide on the calendar; guide and captain scheduling with a dedicated guide portal that keeps field staff out of the books; Stripe payments and deposits; document management with e-signatures and full-audit-trail signing certificates; catch logging and field notes; OCR expense tracking (snap a photo of a receipt and it logs itself); packing lists and client travel status; a branded client portal and subdomain for anglers; broadcast messaging to clients; FreshBooks accounting sync on the Business tier; and multi-currency support (USD/CAD) for cross-border operations. What sets it apart Fishing Outfitter is built for guides, not bolted onto a generic tour-booking platform. Daypart-aware scheduling is the detail that matters most day-to-day — it understands that a morning trip and an afternoon trip are two separate bookings that can't overlap, something horizontal booking tools (FareHarbor, Peek Pro, Checkfront) don't model. Catch logging and field notes turn the app into a record of the season, not just a calendar. It's mobile-first and installable as a PWA on any phone with no app-store download required — built to work on the water and in camp with spotty service, syncing once you're back in range. Pricing Starter is free forever — unlimited clients, bookings, trip types, and areas, one guide login, and only a small booking fee (4%, capped at $35) paid by the client, not the outfitter. Paid tiers add guide seats and features: Basic $39/mo, Solo $59/mo, Pro $79/mo (most popular), Business $179/mo (up to 15 guides, includes FreshBooks sync), and a custom Elite tier for larger fleets. Every paid tier includes a 14-day free trial, no credit card required, and annual billing saves 20%. Built by Founder Casey Charlton is a former fly-fishing guide who spent years building software before turning it back toward the water. Fishing Outfitter is the sister product to Hunt Outfitter, rebuilt from the ground up for the rhythm of a charter season — half-day and full-day trip scheduling, catch logging, and a client experience anglers actually use. Same idea both times: guides run real businesses and deserve software shaped around how the operation actually runs, not a generic tool bent to fit. Stack: Next.js (React/TypeScript) on Vercel, PostgreSQL via Prisma, Supabase for auth and storage, Stripe for payments.