# Fishbug: Fly Tying & Fishing

> The fly tying community: share patterns, track materials, log your catches.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.fishbug.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.fishbug.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `app.fishbug.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Fishbug
- **Category:** SPORTS
- **Downloads:** 8
- **Version:** 0.9.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-12
- **First published:** 2026-07-12
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 38 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.fishbug.android)
- **Website:** [http://fishbug.app](http://fishbug.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://fishbug.app/privacy](https://fishbug.app/privacy)

## Description

Fishbug is where fly tyers share patterns and keep their tying materials organized.<br><br>Browse fly tying recipes with step-by-step instructions — patterns list their materials, with photos or video of the tie. Find a fly, add it&#39;s materials to your shopping list in one tap, and take it to the fly shop.<br><br>TIE AND SHARE<br>• Post your fly patterns with photos or tying video<br>• Step-by-step instructions with materials lists<br>• Follow other tyers, save flies for the vise, and riff on patterns with &quot;takes&quot;<br><br>TRACK YOUR MATERIALS<br>• Search a database of 45,000+ real materials — hooks, thread, dubbing, feathers, and more from the brands you actually tie with<br>• Keep an inventory of what&#39;s on your bench<br>• A shopping list that follows you, so you never buy the same pack twice<br><br>LOG THE WATER<br>• Share catches and hatches, and link them to the fly patterns that did the work<br>• Location stays private unless you choose to share it<br><br>Whether you tie dry flies, nymphs, streamers, or saltwater patterns, Fishbug keeps your fly fishing and fly tying in one place. Free to join.

## Rankings

- #2,904,255 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ORIGIN`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `app.fishbug.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.fishbug.android)