Thu
6 Aug
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
Fishing, Times, Solunar, Weather
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
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 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 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
Compare daily bite activity, major fish feeding times and moon conditions to help plan upcoming fishing sessions.
Weather
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
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 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.
Recent readings build the pressure trend used for interpretation.
Wind
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.
Fishing Reports
Recent catch activity for this location.
Reports analysed
30
This year
0
This season
0
Species mentioned
5
Reported species
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
| Latitude | -36.1359 |
|---|---|
| Longitude | 144.7546
View on Google Maps |
| Nearest city | Melbourne |
| Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies) | 209.80 km |
| Rivers | Murray river |
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Region Locations
Fair conditions today with a 48% solunar confluence, with some opportunity there if you time the bite windows.
Air 12.1 C
Pressure 1008 hPa
Sunrise 7:12am
Sunset 5:36pm
Updated 6 Aug 4:00am
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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.
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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