Thu
6 Aug
Activity
Moon Phase
3rd quarter
Moonrise
12:36am
Major Windows
4:45am – 6:45am
5:12pm – 7:12pm
Minor Windows
9:47am – 11:47am
11:36pm – 1:36am
Fishing, Times, Solunar, Weather
Today's Cape Schanck fishing forecast suggests patchy activity, with the key solunar periods the most likely to encourage feeding. The moon overhead during the major bite period may help see increased fish activity.
Updated
Moon Phase
3rd Quarter
Estimated Fish Feeding Activity
47%
Cape Schanck is sitting at 47%, with a few windows that could produce.
Daily Timing
At 47%, Cape Schanck is in the moderate range. The 9:47am-11:47am period is considered the most likely to produce fish feeding activity.
Solunar Score Today
47% Potential Bite (Feeding) Intensity
Major 1
04:45 – 06:45
Centre · 05:45
Strength · 100%
Overhead transit major
Major 2
17:12 – 19:12
Centre · 18:12
Strength · 100%
Underfoot transit major
Minor 1
09:47 – 11:47
Centre · 10:47
Strength · 21.2%
Moonset minor
Minor 2
23:36 – 01:36
Centre · 00:36
Strength · 38.8%
Moonrise minor
7 Day Solunar Forecast
Compare daily bite activity, major fish feeding times and moon conditions to help plan upcoming fishing sessions.
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.
Right now
Interpretation
Pressure trend is still building from recent samples. Current pressure is available, but there needs to be more readings before it can be interpreted.
Pressure is only one signal. Wind, tide, solunar timing, water movement, and local structure still matter.
Recent readings build the pressure trend used for interpretation.
Fishing Reports
Recent catch activity for this location.
Reports analysed
13
This year
0
This season
0
Species mentioned
4
Reported species
Bluefin Tuna stands out in Cape Schanck reports, with Gummy Shark and Snapper also showing up regularly.
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 4 species mentions for this location.
Today's sunrise is 7:18 am and sunset is 5:34 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. Today's major solunar periods overlap both the morning and evening fishing periods.
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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.
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| Latitude | -38.4983 |
|---|---|
| Longitude | 144.8884
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| Nearest city | Melbourne |
| Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies) | 105.92 km |
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Fishing report summaries are derived from Getfished’s structured fishing report database system. More information on this on how we collect and structure fishing report data can be found on our Fishing reports information.
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