How AI Might Ruin Fishing in Utah and Around the World

If you have the money, you can become a pro fisherman that can compete with the anglers who have spent a lifetime doing it thanks to AI. The technology in fishing continues to advance and some feel it will ruin the experience.

The Traditional Angler: Knowledge from Experience

If you love fishing and have spent a long time doing it, you have learned how the weather and water temperature helps or hinders the from fish biting. You know a lot about different lures and baits through days of trial and error.

There is all kinds of knowledge that you have gained from hours and hours of experience sitting on the water or standing in a river. Knowledge is what sets apart someone who has fished for years and a person just starting out.

Harnessing AI: A New Age of Fishing Strategy

Artificial intelligence is a tool that can synthesize a lot of information and summarize for the user This technology is already being used in mapping software and electronics to help anglers find fish.

AI can take satellite imagery, weather data, all kinds of information about the water and tell a fisherman where to throw their line and what bait will be most effective. This is great for someone already good at fishing.

Learning from the Pros: Accessing Collective Expertise

It is also being used to analyze and synthesize videos and articles from the pros and deliver that information to the average angler. Now all that experience from others built up over the years is available to a novice.

That is just the beginning. Fishing tournaments are where the best can face off and the AI is already having an impact there. And it isn't just questions about how much it can be used.

AI used in fishing tournaments is catching human errors in judging. It is also catching cheaters, not only in current tournaments, but it can go back in the past and analyze those results. Truly, AI is rapidly changing the fishing experience.