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Atlantic Salmon Fishing Reports

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Atlantic Salmon fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 86 reports across 5 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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Atlantic Salmon Seasonal pattern Report activity is strongest through winter, with summer also contributing a notable share of reports. Activity is lower through autumn.

Atlantic Salmon Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include Pilchard fillet, Pilchard fillets and Glassies. Lure reports are led by Tassie devils, Rapala f7 and Hardbody lures.

Dataset context These patterns reflect observed report behaviour across time and locations. They highlight trends and tendencies, not guaranteed fishing outcomes.

Fishing rules Atlantic Salmon fishing closures and regulations may apply in your state. Check local rules before fishing.

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Report patterns

Atlantic Salmon 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

Pilchard fillet 30.4%
Pilchard fillets 26.1%
Glassies 13.0%
Bait 4.3%
Bait near bottom 4.3%
Live minnow 4.3%
Mudeye (under float) 4.3%
Pellets 4.3%
Pilchard cubes 4.3%
Pilchards 4.3%

Reported lures

Gold soft plastics 2.0%
Soft plastics 2.0%
Tassie devil (trolled) 2.0%
Tassie devils 22.4%
Rapala f7 10.2%
Hardbody lures 8.2%
Daiwa double clutch 6.1%
Daiwa double clutch 75 4.1%
Tassie devil 4.1%
Trolled lures 4.1%
Daiwa double clutches 2.0%
Daiwa td 95 minnow 2.0%

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when atlantic salmon 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 20.9%
Autumn 16.3%
Winter 44.2%
Spring 18.6%

Reported atlantic salmon locations

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

Purrumbete

6

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

Lake Bullen Merri Potters Point

4

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

Crater Lakes

2

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

Atlantic Salmon is also known as:

Chinook Salmon.