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Cherry Lake Fishing

Cherry Lake has a moderate forecast today, with timing around the stronger solunar periods likely to matter. The major period, indicating the moon is overhead, suggests a possible increase in fish feeding activity during this key period. Mixed cloud cover; low inflience expected on fishing conditions.

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Moon Phase

New

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

50%

Cherry Lake is sitting at 50%, with a few windows that could produce.

Current Bite · Minor · 7:42am
Current Weather · 15.7 C
Pressure · 1015.7 hPa
Sunrise · 6:05am
Sunset · 8:04pm
Cherry Lake Fishing

Solunar Overview

Cherry Lake Fishing Times

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

Today’s Solunar Score

50%

Current Bite · Minor

Until 7:42am

Moon Phase

New

Weather overview

Cherry Lake Fishing Weather

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Current conditions

Mostly clear

Current temperature

15.7°C

Today

Partly cloudy.

Maximum

19.0°C

Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time

Barometric pressure overview

Cherry Lake Fishing Barometric pressure

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Pressure

1015.7 hPa

Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time

Wind overview

Cherry Lake Fishing Wind

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Current speed

17.0 km/h

Direction

S

Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time

Fishing Reports

Recent reports across the region

No recent local reports are available. Showing fishing report activity across the wider region.

regional data

These reports reflect activity across the wider region, not just this location. Conditions and catches may vary locally.

Reports analysed

447

This year

196

This season

56

Species recorded

0

Broader regional report data is available, but no species in the displayed report summary currently match this location’s fishing report data.

Species most often mentioned in regional reports

A wide spread of species appears across Melbourne reports, led by Snapper, Garfish and Black Bream.

Regional reports can draw from several nearby waters, so the chart should be read as a broad guide.

Based on regional 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 across the wider region, not only this location.

Regional bait trends

Bait turning up in reports

Plenty of different bait show up here, though pilchards, squid jig and worms still turn up regularly.

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

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 839 mentions across 17 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 5 bait recorded.

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What are today's best fishing times at Cherry Lake?

Today's sunrise is 6:05 am and sunset is 8:04 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. A minor solunar period overlaps the morning fishing period today.

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

Cherry Lake Fishing

Fishing Areas and Conditions

  • Cherry Lake is shallow, at around 1 metre deep.
  • Carp can be seen swimming along the edges or jumping during their September–November spawning season. Sundown, particularly in warmer months, is a favoured time to target them.

Rigs, Bait and Lures

  • Corn, bread and maggots work for carp here. Other listed baits include scrub worms, earthworms and boilies.
  • Fish bait on a running sinker rig with a pea-sized sinker, suspend it beneath a float, or use it unweighted.
  • For a running sinker rig, thread a small sinker onto roughly 8 lb mainline, tie on a medium swivel, then attach 50 cm of 8 lb fluorocarbon leader. Use a size 6 bait keeper or size 10 long-shank hook for corn or scrub worms; small treble hooks are an option for bread.
  • If snagging is a problem, suspend bait under a quill or bubble float. Adjust the depth to find bites; add split shot if needed. Casting downwind can keep the float from drifting back.
  • Carp can also be sight cast with hardbody lures or soft plastics worked slowly near a visible fish.
  • A 3–6 kg rod, 4000 size reel, 10 lb line and strong leader are suggested for carp. A 7 ft, 4–7 kg rod is a heavier option.

Access and Hazards

  • Parking is available near the playground entrance on Millers Road, and near the football grounds and athletics facilities. Walking tracks, a playground, picnic tables and barbecues are available.
  • Some areas are zoned for no fishing because of carp control drop nets. Vehicle access is limited to approved areas.
  • Large tiger snakes have been encountered at the lake; keep your distance if you see one.

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Cherry Lake, today?

No. Because a forecast cannot 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. We hope you enjoy using Getfished to find your next great fishing spot!

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Cherry Lake is a location within the region of: Melbourne.

Summer Fishing

Redfin, Carp and Eel can be targeted at the pier 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

Redfin, Eel and Carp are a good choice for anglers to target during autumn. With the water temperature dropping the pier provides an opportunity to concentrate on these species.

Winter Fishing

Carp and Eel are the species to focus on because Winter is when the water drops below 15c and this pier 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.

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Cherry Lake

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Cherry Lake Overview

Latitude-37.8693
Longitude
144.8303 View on Google Maps
Nearest cityMelbourne
EnvironmentFreshwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)17.84  km
PlatformBeachesPiersDrinking waterParkingShelterToilets

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🛈 Getfished Fishing Report, Solunar & Conditions Summaries Source

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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