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Solunar Hunt Fish

Major and minor feeding periods for your exact spot, not a generic table.

Coming to Connect IQ Unlock €4.99

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Beta: free for 30 days

The app works fully and for free for the first 30 days after you first open it. After that you can buy a one-time unlock code below. No subscription.

Solunar Hunt Fish computes moon transit, moonrise and moonset for your GPS position with real astronomy. It builds major periods (moon overhead or underfoot, plus or minus one hour) and minor periods (moonrise/moonset, plus or minus 30 minutes), rates each day 1 to 4 by moon phase and overlap with sunrise/sunset, and shows shooting light (sunrise and sunset plus an offset you set). Unlike some well known hunting apps, clock format matches your watch setting everywhere, correctly.

  • Major periods (moon transit) and minor periods (moonrise/moonset)
  • Day rating, 1 to 4 stars
  • Shooting light with your own offset (check local regulations for shooting and hunting hours; the app only calculates sun times)
  • 3-day outlook, glance shows the next period
  • Correct 12h/24h time everywhere

How to use it

Add Solunar Hunt Fish to the widget loop (swipe through widgets on the watch).

Swipe, tap, or UP/DOWN switches between today and the 3-day list. Offsets live in Garmin Connect.

Manual

Solunar Hunt Fish: user manual

What it does

Solunar Hunt Fish shows the major and minor feeding periods for your own location, computed on the watch from moon transit, moonrise and moonset. It also rates the day from 1 to 4 stars and shows shooting light: sunrise and sunset plus an offset you choose.

Requirements and supported watches

Needs Connect IQ 3.3.0+ and the Connect IQ or Garmin Connect phone app. Supported watches:

  • Round AMOLED: epix 2 and epix Pro 2, fēnix 8, E, Forerunner 165, 265, 570, 965, 970, Instinct 3 AMOLED, Crossover AMOLED, Venu 2, 3, 4, vivoactive 5, 6.
  • Round MIP: enduro 3, fēnix 7 series, 8 Solar, Forerunner 55, 245, 255, vivoactive 4.
  • Square and rectangular AMOLED: Venu Sq 2, Venu X1.

Installation

In the Connect IQ app on your phone (or Garmin Connect, then the Connect IQ Store) find "Solunar Hunt Fish" by Dialforge, tap Install and sync the watch. Find it in your glances (UP or DOWN on the watch face, or swipe) and press START or tap to open it.

First launch

The glance shows the next period. Open the widget: the first view has today's periods (M for major, m for minor), the day rating, sun times and shooting light. With no stored position you see "Getting GPS fix", so step outside with a clear sky. The 30-day free beta starts the first time you open it.

Controls

Watches with buttons (START, UP, DOWN, BACK)

  • UP or DOWN switches between Today and the next 3 days.
  • START recalculates from the stored position.
  • MENU (hold UP) opens one item: Get GPS fix.

Touch watches (tap, hold, swipe)

  • Tap or swipe switches between Today and the next 3 days.
  • To get a fresh GPS fix, open the menu with the menu button or long press.

Settings

Phone: Connect IQ app, Solunar Hunt Fish, Settings (the unlock code fields are there too).

  • Shooting light before sunrise: 0 min, 30 min, 60 min. Default: 0 min.
  • Shooting light after sunset: 0 min, 30 min, 60 min. Default: 0 min.

License

  • Free beta: 30 days from the first launch, everything works.
  • Price: 4.99 EUR once at dialforge.dev, no subscription. The 8-character code is tied to your watch's UID.
  • Where to enter it: phone, Connect IQ app, Solunar Hunt Fish, Settings. Read the UID in "Watch UID (needed to buy a code)", buy the code, then type it into "Unlock code from dialforge.dev". The end-of-beta screen on the watch shows the UID too.
  • After the beta without a code: an end-of-beta screen with the UID replaces the app. Enter the code, then open it again. New watch? Write to us and the code moves for free.

Privacy and permissions

Permissions:

  • Location: one GPS fix to compute moon and sun times. The position stays on the watch.

No internet use. Data stays on the watch.

Troubleshooting

The code does not work. Check that the UID you bought for matches "Watch UID (needed to buy a code)" and type all 8 characters (case is ignored, no 0, O, 1 or I). A code for another app does not fit. Sync, then reopen.

It says No location. The app needs a position once. Open it outdoors, choose Get GPS fix from the menu and wait. The position is stored on the watch and refreshed when older than 24 hours.

A time shows --. That event does not happen on that day for your position, or the position is still unknown.

12-hour or 24-hour? Times follow the watch's own 12/24-hour setting.

Contact

kontakt@dialforge.dev or dialforge.dev. Please write before leaving a low rating.

Permissions and privacy

This product asks the watch for the permissions below. Connect IQ shows them when you install it.

  • Location (GPS): Uses the watch location for distance, speed or sun and moon times. The location is not sent anywhere.

This product does not use the internet and sends no data to our servers.

Compatible watches

51mm, D2 Air X15, D2 Mach 1 Pro, Enduro 2, Enduro 3, epix (Gen 2), epix Pro (Gen 2) 42mm, epix Pro (Gen 2) 47mm, epix Pro (Gen 2) 51mm, Forerunner 165, Forerunner 165 Music, Forerunner 245, Forerunner 245 Music, Forerunner 255, Forerunner 255 Music, Forerunner 255s, Forerunner 255s Music, Forerunner 265, Forerunner 265s, Forerunner 55, Forerunner 570 42mm, Forerunner 570 47mm, Forerunner 965, Forerunner 970, fēnix 7, fēnix 7 Pro, fēnix 7 Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi), fēnix 7S, fēnix 7S Pro, fēnix 7X, fēnix 7X Pro, fēnix 7X Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi), fēnix 8 43mm, fēnix 8 47mm, fēnix 8 Pro 47mm, fēnix 8 Solar 47mm, fēnix 8 Solar 51mm, fēnix E, Instinct 3 AMOLED 45mm, Instinct 3 AMOLED 50mm, Instinct Crossover AMOLED, MicroLED, quatix 7, quatix 7 Pro, quatix 7 Sapphire, quatix 7X Solar, quatix 8 47mm, quatix 8 Pro 47mm, tactix 7, tactix 7 – AMOLED Edition, tactix 8 47mm, tactix 8 Solar 51mm, Venu 2, Venu 2 Plus, Venu 2S, Venu 3, Venu 3S, Venu 4 41mm, Venu 4 45mm, Venu Sq 2, Venu Sq 2 Music, Venu X1, vívoactive 4, vívoactive 4S, vívoactive 5, vívoactive 6

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FAQ

What happens after the 30-day beta?

The app shows a screen asking for a one-time unlock code from dialforge.dev instead of opening normally. Buy the code once below, no subscription.

Does the app send my data to Dialforge?

No. The app works fully offline, and the unlock code is checked on the watch itself, without contacting any server.

The app does not work as described on my watch. Can I get a refund?

Yes. Write through the feedback form below, or to the e-mail in the footer. If we cannot fix it, we refund you, as described in the terms.

Changing your watch?

Write to me and I will move your code for free.

Changelog

Unlock

€4.99

One-time payment. No subscription. The code works on the watch whose UID you enter.

  1. Install the app from the Connect IQ store. It works fully and for free for the first 30 days.
  2. Find your 10-digit UID: Connect IQ app on the phone > My Device > Apps or Data Fields > this app > Settings > Watch UID.
  3. Enter UID and e-mail, pay with PayPal (cards work without a PayPal account). The code appears here at once.
  4. Type the code into the same settings page, field "Unlock code". The watch checks it offline.

Tell us how to make it better

Missing a data field, a colour, a layout? Found a bug on your watch model? Write it here. We read every message and ship improvements in updates.