Species report trend

Australian Bass Fishing Reports

Macquaria novemaculeata

Australian Bass fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 142 reports across 9 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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Australian Bass Seasonal pattern Report activity is strongest through summer, with spring also contributing a notable share of reports. Activity is lower through winter.

Australian Bass Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include Worms and Corn. Lure reports are led by Surface lures, Football jigs and Soft plastics.

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

Australian Bass 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

Corn 10.0%

Worms 90.0%

Reported lures

Bassman football jig 1.0%

Bassman tw spinnerbait 1.0%

Rapala bx brat 6 1.0%

Surface lures 31.1%

Football jigs 5.8%

Soft plastics 5.8%

Spinnerbaits 3.9%

Chatterbaits 2.9%

Cicada surface lures 2.9%

Jerkbaits 2.9%

Beetle spin soft plastics 1.9%

Blades 1.9%

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when australian bass 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 64.8%

Autumn 9.9%

Winter 5.6%

Spring 19.7%