🎣 Lake Logger

A sleek, dark-themed desktop application for bass fishing enthusiasts to log catches, track patterns, and analyze fishing data.

✨ Features

📝 Log Catches

• 📅 Date and time of catch
• ⚖️ Bass weight (lbs) and length (inches)
• 📍 Location (custom, saved for reuse)
• 🌤️ Weather conditions and temperature
• 🪱 Bait/lure used (custom, saved for reuse)
• 📓 Personal notes

📋 View & Manage

• 🔀 Sortable data table with all catches
• 🔍 Filter by date range, location, or bait
• ✏️ Edit or delete entries
• 📤 Export to CSV for external analysis

📊 Analytics Dashboard

• Summary Stats: Total catches, weights, averages, personal bests 🏆
• Bait Analysis: Which baits catch the most/biggest fish 🪱
• Time Patterns: Best times of day to fish ⏰
• Weather Insights: Catch rates by weather conditions 🌦️
• Location Comparison: Performance across fishing spots 🗺️

🎨 Modern UI

• 🌙 Dark theme with green accents
• ✨ Animated background with floating particles
• 🎯 Custom-styled components (buttons, dropdowns, scrollbars)
• 📱 Responsive layout

📸 Screenshots

Log New Catch

View Catches

Statistics & Analytics

📋 Requirements

• ☕ Java 17 or later
• 📦 Maven 3.6+ (for building from source)

🚀 Quick Start

🪟 Windows

# Build
scripts\build.bat

# Run
scripts\run.bat

🍎 macOS / 🐧 Linux

# Make scripts executable (first time only)
chmod +x scripts/*.sh

# Build
./scripts/build.sh

# Run
./scripts/run.sh

🔧 Manual Build

# Build the application
mvn clean package

# Run the application
java --enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED -jar target/LakeLogger.jar

📁 Project Structure

LakeLogger/
├── src/main/java/com/lakelogger/
│   ├── LakeLoggerApp.java          # Application entry point
│   ├── model/                       # Data models
│   │   ├── CatchEntry.java         # Catch record
│   │   ├── Location.java           # Fishing location
│   │   └── Bait.java               # Bait/lure type
│   ├── dao/                         # Database layer
│   │   ├── DatabaseManager.java    # SQLite connection
│   │   └── CatchDAO.java           # CRUD operations
│   ├── service/                     # Business logic
│   │   └── AnalyticsService.java   # Statistics calculations
│   ├── ui/                          # User interface
│   │   ├── MainFrame.java          # Main window
│   │   ├── theme/
│   │   │   └── DarkTheme.java      # UI styling
│   │   └── panels/
│   │       ├── LogCatchPanel.java      # Log new catch
│   │       ├── ViewCatchesPanel.java   # View/manage catches
│   │       └── StatsPanel.java         # Analytics dashboard
│   └── util/
│       └── DateTimeUtil.java       # Date/time helpers
├── res/
│   └── images/                      # App icons and graphics
├── scripts/
│   ├── build.bat                    # Windows build script
│   ├── build.sh                     # Unix build script
│   ├── run.bat                      # Windows run script
│   └── run.sh                       # Unix run script
├── pom.xml                          # Maven configuration
└── README.md

🗄️ Database

Lake Logger uses SQLite for local data storage. The database file is created automatically at:

Platform	Location
🪟 Windows	%USERPROFILE%\.lakelogger\lakelogger.db
🍎 macOS	~/.lakelogger/lakelogger.db
🐧 Linux	~/.lakelogger/lakelogger.db

💾 Backup

To backup your data, simply copy the lakelogger.db file to a safe location.

🎨 Theme Colors

Color	Hex	Usage
🖤 Background	#0f1214	Main background
🃏 Card	#1e2428	Panel backgrounds
🌲 Primary	#1b4d3e	Forest green accents
💚 Success	#10b981	Emerald green highlights
💎 Info	#06b6d4	Cyan/water blue
🔶 Warning	#f59e0b	Amber accents
❌ Danger	#ef4444	Red for delete/errors
📝 Text	#f0f4f8	Primary text

📚 Dependencies

Library	Version	Purpose
SQLite JDBC	3.42.0	Database driver
JCalendar	1.4	Date picker component
JFreeChart	1.5.4	Analytics charts

🔧 Troubleshooting

❓ "Maven not found"

Install Maven from maven.apache.org and add it to your PATH.

❓ "Java not found"

Install Java 17+ from adoptium.net and add it to your PATH.

⚠️ SQLite warnings on startup

These are harmless warnings from the SQLite driver. The run scripts include --enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED to suppress them.

🗑️ Database location

If you need to reset the app, delete the .lakelogger folder in your home directory.

🤝 Contributing

1. 🍴 Fork the repository
2. 🌿 Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. 💾 Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. 📤 Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. 🔃 Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• ☕ Built with Java Swing
• 🎨 Icons and graphics designed for outdoor/fishing aesthetic
• 🐟 Inspired by the need to track bass fishing patterns

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Happy Fishing! 🎣🐟🌊