Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather
The forecast for Eltham is average today, so timing your fishing to the major and minor periods matters more. The moon overhead during the major bite period may help see increased fish activity. Mixed cloud cover; low inflience expected on fishing conditions.
Last updated AEDT
Moon Phase
New
Estimated Fish Feeding Activity
50%
Eltham is sitting at 50%, with a few windows that could produce.
Solunar Overview
Check today’s major and minor bite windows, moon phase and seven-day solunar outlook for Eltham.
Today’s Solunar Score
50%
Current Bite · Minor
Until 7:41am
Moon Phase
New
Weather overview
Current temperature
15.2°C
Today
Partly cloudy.
Maximum
20.0°C
Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time
Barometric pressure overview
Pressure
1015.2 hPa
Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time
Wind overview
Current speed
7.0 km/h
Direction
W
Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time
Fishing Reports
Recent catch activity for this location.
Reports analysed
1
This year
1
This season
0
Species recorded
1
Reported species
Carp leads the reports for Eltham.
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 1 species recorded for this location.
Around this area, corn feature again and again.
It is a useful starting point, not a hard ranking.
Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 39 mentions across 1 distinct bait entries.
Share of the displayed top 1 bait recorded.
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Today's sunrise is 6:04 am and sunset is 8:02 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.
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.
Carp and Eel 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 and Eel 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 Eel 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 Carp and Eel becoming more active. Later in spring summer species such as Carp and Eel begin to move into the area and can become more common at the location.
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| Latitude | -37.7151 |
|---|---|
| Longitude | 145.1574
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| Nearest city | Melbourne |
| Environment | Freshwater |
| Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies) | 25.03 km |
| Rivers | Yarra river |
| Creeks | Diamond creek |
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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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