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Estuary Cod Fishing Report

Epinephelus malabaricus

Estuary Cod fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 171 reports across 25 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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

Estuary Cod 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.

Fishing rules "Some states have semi permantent restrictions on fishing for certain species, including Estuary Cod. Check local regulations before you fish."

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Report patterns

Estuary Cod report signals

Derived from fishing report data

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when estuary cod 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 36.8%
Autumn 26.3%
Winter 15.2%
Spring 21.6%

Reported estuary cod locations

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

Tin Can Bay

32

Sunshine Coast

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Southport

25

D Entrecasteaux Channel

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Hervey Bay

18

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Noosa Heads

16

Sunshine Coast

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Donnybrook

13

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Elliott River

12

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

qld

10

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Maroochydore

8

Sunshine Coast

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Redcliffe Peninsula

8

Sunshine Coast

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Burnett River

4

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Caloundra

3

Sunshine Coast

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Kolan River

3

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

North Wall

3

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Baffle Creek

2

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Mooloolaba

2

Sunshine Coast

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South Stradbroke Island

2

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Tweed Coast

2

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Burnett Heads

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Carnarvon Artificial Reef

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Carnarvon Islands

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Cotton Tree

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Fraser Island

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Hervey Bay/ Fraser Island

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Kalbarri Inlet

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

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