Fishing Locations & Local Conditions

Crater Lakes Fishing Times, Locations & Reports

The forecast for Crater Lakes is subdued today, so any bite window is likely to be brief. Because of the moon being overhead, the bite time currently forecasted offers potential for increased fish feeding activity. Passing showers; short windows of opportunity between rain.

Scheduled update Tue 6 Oct 2026 · 5:30am AEDT

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

47%

Quiet conditions at 28%, with limited activity expected.

Current Bite · Minor · 5:27am

Current Weather · 9.7 C

Pressure · 1002 hPa

Sunrise · 6:57am

Sunset · 7:34pm

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Region Locations

Crater Lakes Fishing Spots

3 locations

Lake Bullen Merri

Current Bite · Minor

Until: 5:27am

Quiet conditions at 28%, with limited activity expected.

47% Poor minor

Air 9.8 C

Pressure 1005 hPa

Sunrise 6:57am

Sunset 7:34pm

Updated 6 Oct 5:26am

Lake Bullen Merri Fishing

Lake Purrumbete

Current Bite · Minor

Until: 5:27am

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

47% Poor minor

Air 9.8 C

Pressure 1005 hPa

Sunrise 6:57am

Sunset 7:34pm

Updated 6 Oct 5:26am

Lake Purrumbete Fishing

Lake Purrumbete Jetty

Current Bite · Minor

Until: 5:27am

Quiet conditions at 28%, with limited activity expected.

47% Poor minor

Air 9.8 C

Sunrise 6:57am

Sunset 7:34pm

Updated 6 Oct 5:26am

Lake Purrumbete Jetty Fishing

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7 Day Region Outlook

Next week at a glance

Scroll or swipe across for the daily weather and bite rhythm.

Tue

6 Oct

Light Showers

6-15 C

Precipitation 80% chance

Solunar

47% activity

Poor

Major 8:34am-10:34am

Sunrise: 6:57am

Sunset: 7:34pm

Wed

7 Oct

Overcast

3-17 C

Precipitation 5% chance

Solunar

48% activity

Poor

Major 9:25am-11:25am

Sunrise: 6:56am

Sunset: 7:35pm

Thu

8 Oct

Clear Sky

4-22 C

Precipitation 0% chance

Solunar

51% activity

Poor

Major 10:12am-12:12pm

Sunrise: 6:54am

Sunset: 7:36pm

Fri

9 Oct

Light Showers

10-24 C

Precipitation 0 to 3 mm · 60% chance

Solunar

59% activity

Poor

Major 10:58am-12:58pm

Sunrise: 6:53am

Sunset: 7:37pm

Sat

10 Oct

Light Showers

11-19 C

Precipitation 0 to 4 mm · 70% chance

Solunar

70% activity

Poor

Major 11:42am-1:42pm

Sunrise: 6:51am

Sunset: 7:38pm

Sun

11 Oct

Light Showers

8-17 C

Precipitation 0 to 1 mm · 40% chance

Solunar

73% activity

Poor

Major 12:05am-2:05am

Sunrise: 6:50am

Sunset: 7:39pm

Mon

12 Oct

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

Last Reported

Current speed

19.0 km/h

Direction

Today max

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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.

Tue

6 Oct

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Wed

7 Oct

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8 Oct

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9 Oct

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10 Oct

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Sun

11 Oct

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12 Oct

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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

1002

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.

Fishing Report Trends

Fishing report trends in this region

Species most often mentioned in regional reports

Reports in Crater Lakes centre on a tighter cluster of species, led by Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout.

The leading species here reflect report mentions within the region, not a full catch survey.

Based on regional Getfished fishing report species data.

Share of the displayed top 5 species recorded.

Bait trends in this region

Bait turning up in reports

Plenty of different bait show up here, though pilchard fillets, glassies and pilchard fillet still turn up regularly.

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

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 50 mentions across 7 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 5 bait recorded.

Seasonal Species

Species worth watching this spring

Based on historical reports recorded for Spring across this state.

Quick reference

Seasonal report strength across the shortlisted species.

Atlantic Salmon

Rainbow Trout

Brown Trout

Australian Salmon

Atlantic Salmon

14 spring reports recorded.

Rainbow Trout

6 spring reports recorded.

Brown Trout

3 spring reports recorded.

Australian Salmon

2 spring reports recorded.

Bait and Lures

Common tackle showing up in regional reports

Reported tackle can help narrow options, but it is still a guide rather than a rule.

Bait turning up in reports

Plenty of different bait show up here, though pilchard fillets, glassies and pilchard fillet still turn up regularly.

Pilchard fillets

Glassies

Pilchard fillet

Live minnow

Mudeye

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

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 50 mentions across 7 distinct bait entries.

Lures turning up in reports

There's a fair spread of lures being used here, though tassie devils, Rapala f7 and tassie devil feature more consistently than others.

Tassie devils

Rapala f7

Tassie devil

Daiwa double clutch

Hardbody lures

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

Built from all-time reported lures mentions: 124 mentions across 25 distinct lures entries.

What are today's best fishing times at Crater Lakes?

Today's sunrise is 6:57 am and sunset is 7:34 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. No solunar period overlaps sunrise or sunset today, so the other listed bite windows may provide better timing guidance.

Crater Lakes Overview

Crater Lakes is also known by these names:	Camperdown. lake bullen merri Lake purrumbete
Latitude	-38.2339
Longitude	143.1457 View on Google Maps
Nearest city	Melbourne
Environment	Freshwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)	191.29 km
Platform	Land basedToiletsParkingShelter
Lakes	Lake purrumbete
Amenities	BBQ CAMPING CARAVAN PARK CAR PARKING HOTEL MOTEL PICNIC SHELTER PLAYGROUND RESTAURANT SHOPS TACKLE STORE TOILETS

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