Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather

Arcadia

Fishing at Arcadia looks tougher today, with timing around the best solunar period more important than usual. With the major bite period coinciding with the moon overhead, this supports the potential for increased fish feeding activity. Passing showers; short windows of opportunity between rain.

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Scheduled update AEST

Moon Phase

Full

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

67%

Arcadia is subdued at 28%, with only minor feeding activity likely.

Check today’s major and minor bite windows, moon phase and seven-day solunar outlook for Arcadia.

Today’s Solunar Score

67%

Next Bite · Major

10:37am

Moon Phase

Full

Weather

Current conditions and 7 day outlook

Conditions here can shift quickly through the day, so use this as the broad weather picture alongside the separate wind and pressure sections below.

Last Reported

Partly Cloudy

13.5°C

Today

Maximum

20.8°C

Minimum

11.3°C

Rain

4.4 mm

Sat

26 Sep

Light Showers

Range

11.3°C to 20.8°C

Rain

4.4 mm

Sun

27 Sep

Overcast

Range

7.7°C to 19.2°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Mon

28 Sep

Overcast

Range

6.9°C to 20.1°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Tue

29 Sep

Overcast

Range

10.9°C to 22.3°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Wed

30 Sep

Overcast

Range

13.2°C to 24.3°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Thu

1 Oct

Moderate Drizzle

Range

17.0°C to 25.6°C

Rain

1.6 mm

Fri

2 Oct

Light Showers

Range

9.6°C to 19.8°C

Rain

19.7 mm

Pressure

Barometric pressure

Pressure is most useful for fishing when it shows movement. A stable, rising, or falling trend can add context to the rest of today’s fishing forecast.

Last Reported

1008
hPa
⮟ Falling

Interpretation

Pressure changes tend to matter more than the absolute value, especially when conditions are shifting.

Pressure is only one signal. Wind, tide, solunar timing, water movement, and local structure still matter.

Pressure movement

Recent readings build the pressure trend used for interpretation.

Wind

Current wind and 7 day outlook

Wind direction and strength can change how exposed a location feels, especially around open water, beaches, piers, and headlands.

Last Reported

Current speed

8.3 km/h

Direction

SW

Today max

25.9 km/h

Reading the wind

Wind direction and strength can affect comfort, casting, and exposure around this location.

Wind gusts can be stronger than the average wind speed, so it's worth checking the gust forecast if you're planning to fish from an exposed location or need to know about potential changes in conditions.

Even modest wind can affect comfort and casting, especially where the water is exposed.

The marker shows the current wind direction, while the daily outlook below shows whether conditions are likely to build or ease over the coming days.

Sat

26 Sep

Max wind

25.9 km/h· SSW

Sun

27 Sep

Max wind

21.6 km/h· S

Mon

28 Sep

Max wind

10.3 km/h· ESE

Tue

29 Sep

Max wind

16.0 km/h· NE

Wed

30 Sep

Max wind

18.7 km/h· ENE

Thu

1 Oct

Max wind

21.4 km/h· NE

Fri

2 Oct

Max wind

21.3 km/h· NW

Fishing Reports

Arcadia recent fishing reports

Recent catch activity for this location.

local data

Reports analysed

35

This year

2

This season

2

Species recorded

7

Reported species

Murray Cod Yellowbelly Carp Rainbow Trout Redfin

Species most often mentioned in local reports

Murray Cod leads the reports for Arcadia, followed by Yellowbelly and Carp.

This summary is based on reports tied to this location and is intended to assist using the species chart.

Based on local Getfished fishing report species data.

* Note that report summaries will sometimes display the same species under different names. This is because they are being reported that way. This is intentional.

Share of the displayed top 5 species recorded for this location.

Local bait trends

Bait turning up in reports

There's a fair spread of bait being used here, though cheese, scrub worms and bardi grub feature more consistently than others.

Worth staying flexible, because the reports are not all pointing one way.

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 366 mentions across 12 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 5 bait recorded.

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What are today's best fishing times at Arcadia?

Today's sunrise is 6:04 am and sunset is 6:16 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. Today's minor solunar periods overlap both the morning and evening fishing periods.

Find out what we learned from analysing 20,000 fishing reports about moon times and fish.

Summer Fishing

Murray Cod, Trout Cod and Yellowbelly can be targeted at the location during summer. Activity is strongest for these species during the warmer part of the year. Actual catches will vary according to temperature trends, localised weather and tides.

Autumn Fishing

Carp, Murray Cod and Yellowbelly are a good choice for anglers to target during autumn. With the water temperature dropping the location provides an opportunity to concentrate on these species.

Winter Fishing

Carp and Murray Cod are the species to focus on because Winter is when the water drops below 15c and this location is no different. Fish can be slower to bite with reduced activity levels. As always what you catch varies with the prevalent temperature trends, localised weather and of course tides.

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Arcadia, today?

No. Because no forecast can truthfully guarantee whether fish are biting at a specific spot right now. Getfished shows the current fishing conditions instead: tide movement, solunar timing, weather, wind, pressure, marine conditions and fishing report, derived, species history.

Use this information to make informed decisions about where to fish, and to compare conditions across nearby locations. Try different locations, different bait and lures. Remember to use berley and try to target a specific fish species in season.

✨Find out what we learned from analysing 20,000 fishing reports about moon times and fish told us.

Arcadia is a location within the region of: Goulburn River.

Arcadia Overview

Latitude-36.5416
Longitude
Nearest cityMelbourne
EnvironmentFreshwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)160.65  km
RiversGoulburn river

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Forecasts are based on the Getfished Meteorological and Solunar Forecasting System, which combines data from the BOM, and other sources. Our custom software systems use these inputs to establish solunar, tides and other forecasts for fishing conditions.

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