Species report trend

Catfish Fishing Report

Tandanus tandanus

Catfish fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 53 reports across 9 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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Catfish Seasonal pattern Report activity is strongest through spring, with autumn also contributing a notable share of reports. Activity is lower through summer.

Catfish Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include Worms, Corn and Scrub worms. Lure reports are led by Blades and Deep crankbaits.

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

Catfish 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

Worms 75.0%

Corn 8.3%

Scrub worms 8.3%

Yabby tails 8.3%

Reported lures

Blades 50.0%

Deep crankbaits 50.0%

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when catfish reports appear across Australian seasons. Shares are based only on reports with parseable dates.

Autumn and summer show the strongest reporting activity, with reduced reports during winter.

Note: seasonal patterns may be influenced by factors such as reporting bias, species behavior, and environmental conditions.

Summer 0.0%

Autumn 34.0%

Winter 5.7%

Spring 60.4%

Reported catfish locations

These locations come from report records. Linked locations have matching Getfished location pages.

Lake Mulwala

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Kialla Lakes

Shepparton

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Lake Weeroona

Bendigo

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