Species report trend
Black Marlin Fishing Report
Makaira spp. / Istiompax spp.
Black Marlin fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 316 reports across 36 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.
Black Marlin Seasonal pattern Report activity is strongest through summer, with spring also contributing a notable share of reports. Activity is lower through winter.
Black Marlin Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include . Lure reports are led by .
Dataset context These patterns reflect observed report behaviour across time and locations. They highlight trends and tendencies, not guaranteed fishing outcomes.
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Report patterns
Black Marlin report signals
Derived from fishing report data
Seasonal report pattern
This shows when black marlin 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 black marlin locations
These locations come from report records. Linked locations have matching Getfished location pages.
Southport
88D Entrecasteaux Channel
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Mooloolaba
55Sunshine Coast
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Hervey Bay
36View location forecast and local fishing context.
Tweed Coast
35Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Moreton Bay
16View location forecast and local fishing context.
Hervey Bay/ Fraser Island
11Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Exmouth West Side
9Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Ballina
8View location forecast and local fishing context.
Bermagui
7View location forecast and local fishing context.
Noosa Heads
7Sunshine Coast
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Caloundra
5Sunshine Coast
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Broome
4View location forecast and local fishing context.
qld
4Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Exmouth
3Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Gold Coast Broadwater
3Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Evans Head
2Ballina
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Gold Coast
2View location forecast and local fishing context.
Ocean Grove
2Bellarine Peninsula
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Tathra
2View location forecast and local fishing context.
18-Mile Mark
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Barred Creek
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Barwon Banks
1Sunshine Coast
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Continental Shelf
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Dundee
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
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Black Marlin is also known as:
Marlin.