Species report trend

Estuary Perch Fishing Report

Macquaria colonorum

Estuary Perch fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 101 reports across 23 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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

Estuary Perch Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include Bass yabbies, Frozen pilchard and Pistol shrimp. Lure reports are led by Soft plastics, Surface lures and Vibes.

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

Estuary Perch 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

Bass yabbies 16.7%

Frozen pilchard 16.7%

Pistol shrimp 16.7%

Scrub worms 16.7%

Worms 16.7%

Yabbies 16.7%

Reported lures

Soft plastics 17.9%

Surface lures 7.1%

Vibes 7.1%

Hardbody lures 5.4%

Cranka crabs 3.6%

Small hardbody lures 3.6%

Small soft plastics 3.6%

Z-man grubz 3.6%

Zman grubz 3.6%

Bait 1.8%

Berkley 3 minnows 1.8%

Curl tail plastics 1.8%

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when estuary perch 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 21.8%

Autumn 21.8%

Winter 37.6%

Spring 18.8%