Wed
26 Aug
Activity
Moon Phase
waxing gibbous
Moonrise
3:55pm
Major Windows
10:30am – 12:30pm
10:08pm – 12:08am
Minor Windows
4:41am – 6:41am
2:55pm – 4:55pm
Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather
Fishing at Irrigation Channels looks tougher today, with timing around the best solunar period more important than usual. With the major bite period coinciding with the moon overhead, this supports the potential for increased fish feeding activity. Mixed cloud cover; low inflience expected on fishing conditions.
Updated
Moon Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Estimated Fish Feeding Activity
39%
Irrigation Channels is subdued at 28%, with only minor feeding activity likely.
Daily Timing
Conditions at Irrigation Channels are quiet at 28%, placing it in the poor range. Any activity is most likely around 3:26am-5:26am today.
Solunar Score Today
39% Potential Bite (Feeding) Intensity
Major 1
10:30 – 12:30
Centre · 11:30
Strength · 30.2%
Underfoot transit major
Major 2
22:08 – 00:08
Centre · 23:08
Strength · 100%
Overhead transit major
Minor 1
04:41 – 06:41
Centre · 05:41
Strength · 44.6%
Moonset minor
Minor 2
14:55 – 16:55
Centre · 15:55
Strength · 26.5%
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
Clear Sky
12.8°C
Today
Maximum
15.8°C
Minimum
8.5°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
16.2 km/h
Direction
SW
Today max
21.5 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
No recent local reports are available. Showing fishing report activity across the wider region.
These reports reflect activity across the wider region, not just this location. Conditions and catches may vary locally.
Reports analysed
909
This year
27
This season
8
Species mentioned
0
Broader regional report data is available, but no species in the displayed report summary currently match this location’s fishing report data.
Reports in Goulburn River centre on a tighter cluster of species, led by Redfin, Murray Cod and Yellowbelly.
The leading species here reflect report mentions within the region, not a full catch survey.
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 across the wider region, not only this location.
There's a fair spread in this area, but worms, yabbies and scrub worms get mentioned more than most.
Worth staying flexible, because the reports are not all pointing one way.
Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 1604 mentions across 31 distinct bait entries.
Share of the displayed top 5 bait mentions.
Today's sunrise is 6:49 am and sunset is 5:52 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.
Being a land-based location using berley is extremely important in order to bring the fish towards location and you.
Carp, Murray Cod, Redfin 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.
Murray Cod, Redfin 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.
Murray Cod, Redfin and Yellowbelly 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, Murray Cod, Redfin and Yellowbelly becoming more active. Later in spring summer species such as Carp, Murray Cod, Redfin and Yellowbelly begin to move into the area and can become more common at the location.
Shepparton’s irrigation channels have proven to be a great alternative to fishing the Goulburn. Especially when the river is running high.
Popular fish species to target include Yellowbelly, Murray Cod and Redfin. Its possible to target them all year round here, however keep in mind Murray Cod season restrictions. Plus these species do tend to be more lethargic in the cooler months leading to few catches. Fish the structure. The so-called “Drop bars” that control the flow of water into the irrigation channels. Bridges and syphon areas are the spots to go casting. Look for areas where the water is being stirred up as that’s where the food is likely to be and the fish know that. When water levels increase in the channels this flush of freshwater can cause a bite increase from the fish.
No. Because a forecast cannot 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. We hope you enjoy using Getfished to find your next great fishing spot!
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| Latitude | -36.3805 |
|---|---|
| Longitude | 145.3987
View on Google Maps |
| Nearest city | Melbourne |
| Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies) | 179.63 km |
| Platform | Land based |
| Rivers | Goulburn river |
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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.
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