Species report trend
School Mackerel Fishing Report
School Mackerel fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 825 reports across 53 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.
School Mackerel Seasonal pattern Report activity is strongest through summer, with spring also contributing a notable share of reports. Activity is lower through winter.
School Mackerel 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
School Mackerel report signals
Derived from fishing report data
Seasonal report pattern
This shows when school mackerel 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 school mackerel locations
These locations come from report records. Linked locations have matching Getfished location pages.
Hervey Bay
118View location forecast and local fishing context.
Redland Bay
90Brisbane
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Brisbane River
89Brisbane
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Moreton Bay
84View location forecast and local fishing context.
Caloundra
70Sunshine Coast
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Wynnum Manly
69Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Redcliffe Peninsula
58Sunshine Coast
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qld
36Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Mooloolaba
32Sunshine Coast
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Nth Stradbroke Island
24Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Southport
16D Entrecasteaux Channel
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Tin Can Bay
16Sunshine Coast
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Wellington Pt
16Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Hervey Bay/ Fraser Island
13Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Currumbin
11Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Noosa Heads
10Sunshine Coast
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Brisbane
8Gold Coast
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Elliott Heads
7Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Burnett Heads
6Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Wynnum
6Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Dr Mays Island
5Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Hope Banks
3Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Jumpinpin
3Brisbane
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Donnybrook
2Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.