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Australian Bass Fishing Report
Macquaria novemaculeata
Australian Bass fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 1554 reports across 84 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.
Australian Bass Seasonal pattern Report activity is strongest through spring, with summer also contributing a notable share of reports. Activity is lower through autumn.
Australian Bass Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include Worms and Corn. Lure reports are led by Surface lures, Football jigs and Soft plastics.
Dataset context These patterns reflect observed report behaviour across time and locations. They highlight trends and tendencies, not guaranteed fishing outcomes.
Fishing rules "Some states have semi permantent restrictions on fishing for certain species, including Australian Bass. Check local regulations before you fish."
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Report patterns
Australian Bass report signals
Derived from fishing report data
Bait and lure patterns
These percentages show the share of bait and lures found in reports for this species. They reflect observed report patterns, not universal recommendations.
Reported bait
Reported lures
Seasonal report pattern
This shows when australian bass reports appear across Australian seasons. Shares are based only on reports with parseable dates.
Note: seasonal patterns may be influenced by factors such as reporting bias, species behavior, and environmental conditions.
Reported australian bass locations
These locations come from report records. Linked locations have matching Getfished location pages.
Hinze Dam
249Gold Coast
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Moogerah Dam
154View location forecast and local fishing context.
Maroon Dam
139Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Blue Rock Lake
134View location forecast and local fishing context.
Lake Kurwongbah
96View location forecast and local fishing context.
Boondooma Dam
95View location forecast and local fishing context.
Wivenhoe Dam
94View location forecast and local fishing context.
Borumba Dam
80Sunshine Coast
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Somerset Dam
78View location forecast and local fishing context.
North Pine Dam
56Sunshine Coast
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Bjelke Petersen Dam
53Wide Bay
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Lake Samsonvale
41Sunshine Coast
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Lake Gregory
25Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Lenthalls Dam
14Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Ballina
13View location forecast and local fishing context.
Tweed Coast
13Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Moreton Bay
11View location forecast and local fishing context.
Southport
11D Entrecasteaux Channel
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Evans Head
10Ballina
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Kurwongbah
9Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Kurwongbah Dam
9Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Wivenhoe
8Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Yamba
8Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Brunswick Heads
7View location forecast and local fishing context.
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Australian Bass is also known as:
Bass.