Species report trend

Murray Crayfish Fishing Reports

Euastacus armatus

Murray Crayfish fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 44 reports across 14 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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

Murray Crayfish Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include Liver, Carp and Lamb necks. 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

Murray Crayfish 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

Liver 33.3%
Carp 16.7%
Lamb necks 13.3%
Sausages 13.3%
Chicken neck 3.3%
Cooked sausages 3.3%
Meaty baits 3.3%
Bullocks liver 6.7%
Cut carp 6.7%

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when murray crayfish 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 0.0%
Autumn 0.0%
Winter 100.0%
Spring 0.0%

Reported murray crayfish locations

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

Goulburn River

12

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

Nagambie

4

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

Bundalong

2

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

Goulburn River (Nagambie/Wineries)

2

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

Goulburn River - Nagambie

2

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

Goulburn River - Seymour/Nagambie

2

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

Goulburn River - Toolamba / Cemetery Bend

2

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

Majors Creek Ramp

2

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

Nagambie Wineries Deep Water

2

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

Yarrawonga

2

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

King River

1

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

Wangaratta

1

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