Live water
See who is actually at the water now, which swims are occupied, who is temporarily away and who is out in a boat.
THE OPERATING SYSTEM FOR ANGLING WATERS
Manage the fishery. Understand the water.
MyLake connects live attendance, swim occupancy, booking, membership, payments, communications, safety, catch reporting and angler app features in one system built around the water itself.
Syndicates, clubs and day-ticket fisheriesLive attendance, not just reservationsBuilt for mobile and desktop
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OccupiedAvailableTemporarily awayBoat active
WHAT MYLAKE PROVIDES
Much more than a swim map.
The platform covers day-to-day operational and administrative work while keeping the angler experience simple.Multi-platform check-in
Members can use group messaging, the dedicated app or the website while MyLake keeps one live fishery record.
Self-learning messages
MyLake interprets normal member messages, holds uncertain ones for review and learns from confirmed phrases.
Membership management
Manage members, roles, contact details, aliases, compliance records and attendance history.
Renewals and payments
Run renewal cycles, track paid and unpaid members, record payment history and support payment-led workflows.
Rules, waivers and documents
Publish rules, waivers and club documents, track current versions and identify members who have not acknowledged them.
Member communications
Send targeted renewal notices, rules, waivers and general club messages to all or selected members.
Catch reporting
Anglers can submit structured catch reports with photographs while management gets fishery-wide records.
Warnings and discipline
Use green, amber, red and black member status with reasons, expiry dates and retained audit history.
Boats and access codes
Track who is afloat, manage boat permissions, surface safety alerts and keep venue access information controlled.
Metrics and planning
Search attendance history, understand busy periods, review previous swim occupants and forecast likely demand.
Secure access
Role-based access, server-side protection, passkeys and stronger authentication for management and staff.
FISHERY METRICS
See how the water is really being used.
Occupancy history helps managers understand busy periods, compare waters, plan staffing and spot demand patterns before they become operational problems.
91% Saturday peak38 weekly visits12 guest sessions
Lake occupancyLast 7 days
Planning viewMain lake 78%Match lake 52%Specimen lake 64%
DEDICATED ANGLER APP
Useful to members before, during and after every session.
The member-facing app gives anglers a practical reason to engage with MyLake: check the water, record catches, save information and interact with the fishery without forcing every action through management.
Catch log book
Build a personal catch history with weights, photos, venues and swims.
Swim and spot marking
Save useful spots and swim notes against the water instead of losing them in messages.
Weather and moon phase
Give anglers practical conditions before and during a session.
Local essentials
Surface nearby tackle shops, food retailers and useful places around the venue.
FISHERY-FIRST WORKFLOWS
Everything starts with the water.
Members, staff and managers can move from a venue to the actions that matter there: live status, bookings, rules, access details, catches, messages and attendance history.
Venue pages
Each water has its own map, rules, closures, access information, booking settings and live status.
Member actions
Anglers can check the water, book sessions, record catches and keep their own fishing history in one place.
Manager controls
Staff can manage members, documents, messages, payments, discipline, access and safety from the same platform.
Live operation
Bookings, check-ins, temporary absences, guests and boats feed the same real-time view of the fishery.
VENUE BOOKING
A simple booking journey from venue to arrival.
Members choose where and when they want to fish, then MyLake shows the valid swims, places, tickets and extras for that water. Confirmed bookings flow straight into the live attendance picture.Pick a venue
Choose the lake, pond or river for the session.
Select a date
See permitted days, sessions and arrival options for that water.
Choose availability
Pick a swim, place or ticket type from the options that are actually open.
Add what is needed
Guest tickets, boat hire and venue-specific extras appear at the right point.
Confirm and pay
Review the rules, selected swim, price and booking details before checkout.
Check in on arrival
The booking becomes expected attendance, then live check-in records who is really on site.
Connected to live statusA booking records the plan. On My Way, Checked In, Temporarily Away, In Boat and Checked Out record what is happening at the fishery now.
ANGLER VALUE
Record a catch once. Keep it forever. Share it with the fishery when you choose.
MyLake catch reporting is the bridge to the personal fishing-log app: the angler keeps a private fishing history while participating fisheries receive structured catch reports instead of scattered photos and messages.
PERSONAL LOG TO FISHERY REPORT
Mirror Carp - 24 lb 3 oz
Example lake - Swim 7 - 14:32
Date and time from the session
Venue and swim already known
Photos retained with the catch
Angler controls sharing and privacy
SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE
A current attendance record is useful long before there is an emergency.
Where insurers, landowners, schools or safeguarding arrangements require management to know who is on site, MyLake creates a live operational record rather than relying on somebody noticing a chat message.
Live headcount and searchable attendance historyTemporary off-site and boat states remain visibleMessages needing review cannot quietly disappearRules, waivers and acknowledgements stay with the member recordMember warning history remains separate from renewal/payment statusRole-based access limits who can see personal information
CUSTOMER OPTIONS
Use MyLake directly, or integrate with an existing site.
Some customers will use MyLake as their member portal. Others may already have a website and need MyLake as the operational layer behind live availability, dashboards and future API integrations.Known members. Live swims. Strong community visibility.
Ideal for fixed memberships, messaging integration, live attendance, boats, catch reporting, safety and membership records.
Many members and many waters without turning the app into an admin catalogue.
Members move between club waters under one account. Names may be visible while personal contact information remains private.
Availability and booking without exposing customer identities.
Visitors see what is available, rules and access information while management retains the operational and safety view.
L1ManagementFull setup, membership, safety, communications, reporting and renewal control.
L2Bailiff / delegated staffOperational access controlled by the permissions management assigns.
L3Syndicate anglerPrivate-water member view with detail appropriate to a known closed membership.
L4Club anglerClub member view with personal contact details protected from other anglers.
L5Day-ticket anglerAvailability and water information without exposing customer identities.
FROM SIGNUP TO A WORKING WATER
Set up the club once, then let each venue carry its own rules.
A common organisation account can contain multiple waters while each lake or river keeps its own map, access, safety and future booking configuration.- Create the organisationClub, syndicate or commercial fishery.
- Add the watersCreate each lake, pond or river and its operating type.
- Upload mapsPosition named swims visually where allocation is used.
- Add members and staffImport membership and assign management/bailiff permissions.
- Publish documentsRules, waivers, access information and controlled versions.
- Connect live inputsMessaging, app check-in and future booking integrations feed the same live state.
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