Fishing, Times, Solunar, Weather

Gunbower Creek Fishing, Times

Today looks promising at Gunbower Creek, with solunar timing giving anglers a stronger window to work with. The moon is overhead during the major period, which offers a bite window to consider fishing. Low light conditions may improve feeding activity.

Updated

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

61%

Good conditions at 61%, with the next bite window worth watching.

Daily Timing

Gunbower Creek Fishing Times & Solunar Score

Gunbower Creek is in the good range today at 61% potential bite intensity. The 5:01am-7:01am window is the main period to consider trying for.

Solunar Score Today

61% Potential Bite (Feeding) Intensity

Major Bite Windows

Major 1

09:54 – 11:54

Centre · 10:54

Strength · 97.2%

Overhead transit major

Major 2

22:23 – 00:23

Centre · 23:23

Strength · 93.5%

Underfoot transit major

Minor Bite Windows

Minor 1

05:01 – 07:01

Centre · 06:01

Strength · 34%

Moonrise minor

Minor 2

14:55 – 16:55

Centre · 15:55

Strength · 27.4%

Moonset minor

7 Day Solunar Forecast

Gunbower Creek Fishing Times: This Week's Planner

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

Tue

11 Aug

61%

Activity

Moon Phase

waning crescent

Moonrise

6:01am

Major Windows

9:54am – 11:54am

10:23pm – 12:23am

Minor Windows

5:01am – 7:01am

2:55pm – 4:55pm

Wed

12 Aug

79%

Activity

Moon Phase

new

Moonrise

6:45am

Major Windows

10:53am – 12:53pm

11:20pm – 1:20am

Minor Windows

5:45am – 7:45am

4:11pm – 6:11pm

Thu

13 Aug

81%

Activity

Moon Phase

new

Moonrise

7:20am

Major Windows

12:12am – 2:12am

11:47am – 1:47pm

Minor Windows

6:20am – 8:20am

5:24pm – 7:24pm

Fri

14 Aug

64%

Activity

Moon Phase

new

Moonrise

7:51am

Major Windows

1:00am – 3:00am

12:37pm – 2:37pm

Minor Windows

6:51am – 8:51am

6:33pm – 8:33pm

Sat

15 Aug

51%

Activity

Moon Phase

waxing crescent

Moonrise

8:18am

Major Windows

1:46am – 3:46am

1:24pm – 3:24pm

Minor Windows

7:18am – 9:18am

7:39pm – 9:39pm

Sun

16 Aug

43%

Activity

Moon Phase

waxing crescent

Moonrise

8:43am

Major Windows

2:31am – 4:31am

2:09pm – 4:09pm

Minor Windows

7:43am – 9:43am

8:44pm – 10:44pm

Mon

17 Aug

37%

Activity

Moon Phase

waxing crescent

Moonrise

9:09am

Major Windows

3:16am – 5:16am

2:54pm – 4:54pm

Minor Windows

8:09am – 10:09am

9:46pm – 11:46pm

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

12.0°C

Today

Maximum

12.5°C

Minimum

4.5°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Wed

5 Aug

Overcast

Range

4.5°C to 12.5°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Thu

6 Aug

Overcast

Range

4.7°C to 13.7°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Fri

7 Aug

Overcast

Range

5.2°C to 16.4°C

Rain

0.0 mm

Sat

8 Aug

Light Drizzle

Range

7.2°C to 16.4°C

Rain

0.6 mm

Sun

9 Aug

Moderate Showers

Range

9.4°C to 11.3°C

Rain

28.1 mm

Mon

10 Aug

Moderate Drizzle

Range

6.3°C to 12.4°C

Rain

1.8 mm

Tue

11 Aug

Moderate Drizzle

Range

7.1°C to 13.7°C

Rain

3.6 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

1013
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

SW

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

11.0 km/h· NW

Fri

7 Aug

Max wind

8.9 km/h· N

Sat

8 Aug

Max wind

16.8 km/h· N

Sun

9 Aug

Max wind

31.5 km/h· N

Mon

10 Aug

Max wind

32.0 km/h· W

Tue

11 Aug

Max wind

23.1 km/h· NW

Fishing Reports

Gunbower Creek recent fishing reports

Recent catch activity for this location.

local data

Reports analysed

4

This year

2

This season

1

Species mentioned

1

Reported species

Murray Cod

Species most often mentioned in local reports

Murray Cod leads the reports for Gunbower Creek.

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 mentions for this location.

Local bait trends

Bait turning up in reports

Bardi grub are the main bait mention so far, but it's still a small sample.

Best treated as an early lead only.

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 2 mentions across 1 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 1 bait mentions.

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What are today's best fishing times at Gunbower Creek?

Today's sunrise is 7:10 am and sunset is 5:45 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. Today's minor 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.

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Gunbower Creek, 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.

Gunbower Creek Overview

Latitude-35.9561
Longitude
Nearest cityMelbourne
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)213.19  km

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