Seasonal Fishing Guides by Species & Region

A season is a starting point.

These are regional planning guides, not live catch reports or guarantees of an open fishing season. Seasons differ by location and hemisphere. Read each guide for its timing, source-review date and local restrictions.

63 seasonal guides · Newest first

Species · Saltwater

Dun Laoghaire winter coalfish: find the depth with light lures and floats

A practical West Pier plan for small coalfish: read the current, compare lure depths, build a suspended bait rig and adjust after follows or snags.

Northern Europe10 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-31

Species · Saltwater

Prepare for Durban’s shad reopening: spoons, plugs and bait rigs

A December preparation plan for South African shad, with practical casting lanes, bite-resistant traces and alternatives for surf gutters and permitted piers.

Africa10 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-31

Species · Freshwater

Lake Cascade winter perch: find the school, then tune the jig

A practical Idaho ice-fishing plan for yellow perch, with contour searches, small jig setups, spoon and float alternatives, and adjustments for hesitant fish.

North America10 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-31

Species · Freshwater

Mille Lacs winter burbot: bottom control, subtle bites and quick release

Prepare a catch-and-release burbot session with compact jigs, controlled bottom contact, a suspended-bait alternative and a deliberate flat-edge search.

North America10 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-31

Whole European perch (Perca fluviatilis) underwater beside submerged leaves; representative species photograph, not a Lake Annecy sighting.

Species · Freshwater

Lake Annecy November perch: small jigs, short casts and a measured depth search

Work a legal Annecy shoreline with one light lure, compare a swimming jig and a slow bottom presentation, and plan around the lake's 30 November season end.

Central Europe8 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-28

Whole rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) swimming over a stony stream bed; representative species photograph, not a Río Pescado observation.

Species · Freshwater

Río Pescado rainbow trout: a November single-fly plan for current and lake edges

Prepare a single barbless streamer, nymph or dry-fly setup for the Río Pescado fishery, with clear separation between river access and Lake Llanquihue's special mouth zone.

South America8 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-28

Whole Australian bass held beside a canoe on a New South Wales river; representative species photograph, not a Glenbawn catch.

Species · Freshwater

Glenbawn Australian bass: summer depth, swimming plastics and a weedless fallback

Compare a small swimming jig, a weedless bottom rig and a surface lure, then use shade, depth and lure control to structure an early-summer Glenbawn session.

Australia & New Zealand9 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-28

Whole smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) swimming beside submerged wood; representative species photograph, not a Misverstand Dam sighting.

Species · Freshwater

Misverstand Dam smallmouth bass: a summer lure search with a lighter bottom rig

Use a CapeNature-listed bass venue to practise a three-lane search, compare small swimming lures with a weedless soft plastic, and separate species biology from local assumptions.

Africa9 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-28

Southern calamari (Sepioteuthis australis) photographed in Victoria; representative species photograph, not a Tasmanian catch or handling demonstration.

Species · Saltwater

Tasmanian southern calamari: egi depth, weed edges and the November reopening

Prepare a southern calamari session with small egi, controlled sink counts and a gentle lift-and-fall retrieve, while respecting Tasmania's dated regional spawning closures.

Australia & New Zealand9 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-28

Whole northern pike (Esox lucius) swimming beside aquatic vegetation; representative species photograph, not an Upper Lough Erne sighting.

Species · Freshwater

Upper Lough Erne winter pike: reed edges, lure depth and a three-station search

Build a bite-resistant lure outfit, compare paddle-tails, spoons and suspending plugs, and search Upper Lough Erne's winter transitions without treating every deep bay as a hot spot.

Northern Europe8 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-28

Scientific illustration of blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) by Duane Raver; whole fish with barbels, long straight-edged anal fin and forked tail.

Species · Freshwater

Lake Tawakoni winter blue catfish: cut bait, drift rigs and channel edges

Assemble an anchored cut-bait rig and a controlled drift alternative, select bait size and depth, and work through a practical winter search for blue catfish.

North America8 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-27

Sand whiting (Sillago ciliata), photographed by Daryl McPhee; representative species photograph from the Gold Coast, not a Tuross Lake catch or handling demonstration.

Species · Saltwater

Tuross Lake sand whiting: worm rigs, surface lures and summer flats

Read Tuross Lake’s shallow flats, assemble a running-sinker rig and compare it with small surface lures, with a worked summer session and practical adjustments.

Australia & New Zealand8 min read ↗

Sources reviewed 2026-10-27

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Dun Laoghaire winter coalfish: find the depth with light lures and floats

Prepare for Durban’s shad reopening: spoons, plugs and bait rigs

Lake Cascade winter perch: find the school, then tune the jig

Mille Lacs winter burbot: bottom control, subtle bites and quick release

Lake Annecy November perch: small jigs, short casts and a measured depth search

Río Pescado rainbow trout: a November single-fly plan for current and lake edges

Glenbawn Australian bass: summer depth, swimming plastics and a weedless fallback

Misverstand Dam smallmouth bass: a summer lure search with a lighter bottom rig

Tasmanian southern calamari: egi depth, weed edges and the November reopening

Upper Lough Erne winter pike: reed edges, lure depth and a three-station search

Lake Tawakoni winter blue catfish: cut bait, drift rigs and channel edges

Tuross Lake sand whiting: worm rigs, surface lures and summer flats

Build the skills behind the catch.

Follow the season.
Understand the fish.