Species report trend

Estuary Perch Fishing Report

Macquaria colonorum

A report-based overview of where estuary perch appears in Getfished fishing report data.

Saltwater

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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 lure mentions 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 26.5%

Autumn 26.5%

Winter 38.2%

Spring 8.8%