Species report trend
Spotty Mackerel Fishing Report
Spotty Mackerel fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 233 reports across 25 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.
Spotty Mackerel Seasonal pattern Report activity is strongest through summer, with autumn also contributing a notable share of reports. Activity is lower through winter.
Spotty 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
Spotty Mackerel report signals
Derived from fishing report data
Seasonal report pattern
This shows when spotty 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 spotty mackerel locations
These locations come from report records. Linked locations have matching Getfished location pages.
Southport
33D Entrecasteaux Channel
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Mooloolaba
32Sunshine Coast
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Noosa Heads
29Sunshine Coast
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Currumbin
23Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Hervey Bay
19View location forecast and local fishing context.
Redland Bay
18Brisbane
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Evans Head
17Ballina
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Caloundra
16Sunshine Coast
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Pottsville
10Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Tweed Coast
6Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Moreton Bay
5View location forecast and local fishing context.
Wynnum Manly
5Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Brisbane River
4Brisbane
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Jumpinpin
3Brisbane
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Hervey Bay/ Fraser Island
2Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Rainbow Beach
2Sunshine Coast
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Barwon Banks
1Sunshine Coast
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Caloundra 5 Mile
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Coolum
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Nth Stradbroke Island
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Palm Beach Reef
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
qld
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Sunshine Reef
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.
Urangan Jetty
1Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.