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Spotted Mackerel Fishing Report

Spotted Mackerel fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 19 reports across 17 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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

Spotted 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

Spotted Mackerel report signals

Derived from fishing report data

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when spotted mackerel 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 21.1%
Autumn 36.8%
Winter 0.0%
Spring 42.1%

Reported spotted mackerel locations

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

Gold Coast Offshore

2

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

Hope Banks

2

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

Big Mick

1

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

Brothers Group

1

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

Crocker Rock

1

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

Fish Reef

1

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

Gold Coast

1

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Harry Atkinson Reef

1

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

Inskip Point

1

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

Mack Patches

1

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

Mooloolaba

1

Sunshine Coast

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Mud Island

1

Mornington Peninsula

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Noosa Heads

1

Sunshine Coast

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North Reef

1

Cairns

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Peel Island

1

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

South Harbour Wall

1

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

Sunshine

1

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

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