Behind Troutlytics
Troutlytics started as a side project to help anglers visualize WDFW trout plants. Today it blends beautiful software with conservation-minded reporting so we celebrate stocked trout while giving native salmon and steelhead a break.
Built by Thomas Basham, a software developer in the greater Seattle area who cares deeply about access, design, and thriving ecosystems.
Transparency
Turning spreadsheets into stories helps anglers and agencies see the same truth at a glance.
Stewardship
Sustainable stocking protects salmon and steelhead runs while still giving communities access to healthy trout.
Craftsmanship
The interface is designed like a magazine spread—layered typography, cinematic gradients, and meaningful context.
Washington’s trout program is more than sport—it’s a buffer that keeps pressure off wild salmon and steelhead runs. By highlighting active hatcheries and recent plants, Troutlytics guides anglers toward stocked fisheries so native fish get room to recover.
The interface was crafted for interpretive clarity. Soft gradients, motion, and typography reveal data at a glance, while the underlying API stays rigorous enough for biologists and hatchery leads to trust.
Our journey
2020
Began aggregating WDFW reports manually after every plant.
2022
First public dashboard released to friends and local guides.
2025
Troutlytics becomes a platform for agencies, anglers, and storytellers.