Species report trend

Tailor Fishing Reports

Pomatomus saltatrix

Tailor fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 24 reports across 7 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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

Tailor Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include Pipis and Small baits. Lure reports are led by Metals, Soft plastics and Weighted hardbodies.

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

Tailor 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

Pipis 50.0%

Small baits 50.0%

Reported lures

Metals 13.3%

Soft plastics 13.3%

Weighted hardbodies 13.3%

Baitfish imitation soft plastics 6.7%

Berkley powerbait grub 6.7%

Berkley powerbait nemesis 6.7%

Curl tail plastics 6.7%

Hardbody lures 6.7%

Metal casting lures 6.7%

Paddle tail plastics 6.7%

Pearl) 6.7%

Z man slim swimz (motor oil 6.7%

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when tailor 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 8.3%

Autumn 0.0%

Winter 58.3%

Spring 33.3%

Reported tailor locations

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

Sheepwash Barwon River

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

The Warmies

Melbourne

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Barwon Heads Offshore

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

Metung

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

Western Beach

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