Fishing, Times, Solunar, Weather

Echuca Fishing, Times

Today's Echuca fishing forecast suggests patchy activity, with the key solunar periods the most likely to encourage feeding. The major period, indicating the moon is overhead, suggests a possible increase in fish feeding activity during this key period. Low light conditions may improve feeding activity.

Updated

Moon Phase

3rd Quarter

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

47%

Echuca is sitting at 47%, with a few windows that could produce.

Daily Timing

Echuca Fishing Times & Solunar Score

At 47%, Echuca is in the moderate range. The 9:54am-11:54am period is considered the most likely to produce fish feeding activity.

Solunar Score Today

47% Potential Bite (Feeding) Intensity

Major Bite Windows

Major 1

04:46 – 06:46

Centre · 05:46

Strength · 69.3%

Overhead transit major

Major 2

17:13 – 19:13

Centre · 18:13

Strength · 100%

Underfoot transit major

Minor Bite Windows

Minor 1

09:54 – 11:54

Centre · 10:54

Strength · 25.6%

Moonset minor

Minor 2

23:31 – 01:31

Centre · 00:31

Strength · 33%

Moonrise minor

7 Day Solunar Forecast

Echuca Fishing Times: This Week's Planner

Compare daily bite activity, major fish feeding times and moon conditions to help plan upcoming fishing sessions.

Thu

6 Aug

47%

Activity

Moon Phase

3rd quarter

Moonrise

12:31am

Major Windows

4:46am – 6:46am

5:13pm – 7:13pm

Minor Windows

9:54am – 11:54am

11:31pm – 1:31am

Fri

7 Aug

52%

Activity

Moon Phase

3rd quarter

Moonrise

1:43am

Major Windows

5:41am – 7:41am

6:11pm – 8:11pm

Minor Windows

12:43am – 2:43am

10:34am – 12:34pm

Sat

8 Aug

60%

Activity

Moon Phase

3rd quarter

Moonrise

2:55am

Major Windows

6:41am – 8:41am

7:13pm – 9:13pm

Minor Windows

1:55am – 3:55am

11:25am – 1:25pm

Sun

9 Aug

54%

Activity

Moon Phase

waning crescent

Moonrise

4:05am

Major Windows

7:45am – 9:45am

8:17pm – 10:17pm

Minor Windows

3:05am – 5:05am

12:26pm – 2:26pm

Mon

10 Aug

54%

Activity

Moon Phase

waning crescent

Moonrise

5:08am

Major Windows

8:50am – 10:50am

9:21pm – 11:21pm

Minor Windows

4:08am – 6:08am

1:37pm – 3:37pm

Tue

11 Aug

60%

Activity

Moon Phase

waning crescent

Moonrise

6:00am

Major Windows

9:53am – 11:53am

10:22pm – 12:22am

Minor Windows

5:00am – 7:00am

2:53pm – 4:53pm

Wed

12 Aug

78%

Activity

Moon Phase

new

Moonrise

6:43am

Major Windows

10:51am – 12:51pm

11:18pm – 1:18am

Minor Windows

5:43am – 7:43am

4:09pm – 6:09pm

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.

Right now

Overcast

12.5°C

Today

Maximum

12.7°C

Minimum

4.5°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Wed

5 Aug

Overcast

Range

4.5°C to 12.7°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Thu

6 Aug

Overcast

Range

3.2°C to 13.0°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Fri

7 Aug

Overcast

Range

7.2°C to 15.7°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Sat

8 Aug

Dense Drizzle

Range

7.3°C to 16.5°C

Rain

1.5 mm

Sun

9 Aug

Light Showers

Range

9.5°C to 11.5°C

Rain

26.6 mm

Mon

10 Aug

Light Showers

Range

6.2°C to 12.4°C

Rain

3.3 mm

Tue

11 Aug

Light Drizzle

Range

6.9°C to 12.8°C

Rain

3.0 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.

Right now

1011
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.

Right now

Current speed

13.4 km/h

Direction

W

Today max

13.4 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.

Wed

5 Aug

Max wind

13.4 km/h· W

Thu

6 Aug

Max wind

9.6 km/h· NW

Fri

7 Aug

Max wind

9.4 km/h· N

Sat

8 Aug

Max wind

18.1 km/h· NE

Sun

9 Aug

Max wind

31.0 km/h· N

Mon

10 Aug

Max wind

32.2 km/h· W

Tue

11 Aug

Max wind

24.8 km/h· NW

Fishing Reports

Echuca recent fishing reports

Recent catch activity for this location.

local data

Reports analysed

30

This year

0

This season

0

Species mentioned

5

Reported species

Murray Cod Carp Yellowbelly Silver Perch Trout Cod

Species most often mentioned in regional reports

Echuca reports are led by Redfin, with Carp and Yellowbelly not far behind.

This summary is based on reports grouped for the region and is intended to complement the species chart.

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 mentions for this location.

Local bait trends

Bait turning up in reports

Around this area, yabbies, night crawlers and worms feature again and again.

It is a useful starting point, not a hard ranking.

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 28 mentions across 4 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 5 bait mentions.

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What are today's best fishing times at Echuca?

Today's sunrise is 7:14 am and sunset is 5:39 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.

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

Summer Fishing

Carp, Murray 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, Silver Perch, Trout 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.

Spring Fishing

Spring sees the water temperature begin to rise with Yellowbelly becoming more active. Later in spring summer species such as Carp, Murray Cod and Yellowbelly begin to move into the area and can become more common at the location.

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Echuca, 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.

Echuca Overview

Latitude-36.1359
Longitude
Nearest cityMelbourne
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)209.80  km
RiversMurray river

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Starts: 4:43am

Fair conditions today with a 48% solunar confluence, with some opportunity there if you time the bite windows.

48% Moderate major

Air 12.1 C

Pressure 1008 hPa

Sunrise 7:12am

Sunset 5:36pm

Updated 6 Aug 4:00am

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