Fishing Times, Solunar, Reports
Today's Lagoon Pier fishing forecast points to strong feeding potential, with peak solunar bite times worth targeting. With the moon underfoot, the feeding period is considered "major" and should help keep fish active during the time slot. Light rain; still fishable, on the plus side, often fewer anglers to compete with.
Scheduled update AEDT
Moon Phase
Full
Estimated Fish Feeding Activity
63%
Lagoon Pier is tracking well at 63%, with a worthwhile bite period approaching.
Solunar Overview
Check today’s major and minor bite windows, moon phase and seven-day solunar outlook for Lagoon Pier.
Today’s Solunar Score
63%
Current Bite · Minor
Until 7:52pm
Moon Phase
Full
The tide is falling across Port Phillip Bay as water levels move towards the next low tide.
Next Tide
Low at 20:58
0.33 m
Current Tide
The tide is currently falling
Estimated Height
0.39 m
Weather overview
Current temperature
11.7°C
Today
Rain.
Maximum
19.0°C
Observed Sun 25 Oct, 6:50 pm local time
Barometric pressure overview
Pressure
1009.1 hPa
Observed Sun 25 Oct, 6:50 pm local time
Current speed
15.0 km/h
Direction
S
Observed Sun 25 Oct, 6:50 pm local time
Marine conditions overview
Current wave
0.96 m
Water temperature
18.2 C
Data updated Sun 25 Oct, 4:59 pm local time
Fishing Reports
Recent catch activity for this location.
Reports analysed
1
This year
1
This season
0
Species recorded
1
Reported species
Snapper leads the reports for Lagoon Pier.
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.
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Today's sunrise is 6:23 am and sunset is 7:45 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. The sea-surface temperature is 18.2°C, which is generally more amenable to feeding activity.
Find out what we learned from analysing 20,000 fishing reports about moon times and fish.
Snapper can be targeted at the pier 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.
This pier is considered open year-round. Because it’s so close to the city and the suburb of Port Melbourne it can get busy at times.
I’ve tended to catch smaller flathead and pinkies here. Most of what I returned to the water was of legal size. Some fishos report catching bream, mullet, salmon and trevally.
I’ve found the fish tend to start biting here on the tide change.
Like many pier fishing locations on Port Phillip Bay, strong wind conditions tend to see an increase in snapper catches.
There are a lot of submerged rocks, so you need to cast out a bit further to avoid snagging your line on them. For this reason, I tend to use a paternoster rig at Lagoon pier – along with a break-off sinker that I fasten with a cut-down hair clip.
When fishing Lagoon Pier, I tend to use lighter tackle, no more than a 10lb main line, up to 15 to 20lb leader.
A whiting-style paternoster rig makes a good all-round rig on these kinds of piers.
However, go heavier in rougher conditions when targeting big snapper and flathead.
A spinning rod around 7 to 9 feet long is ideal. Some fishers recommend a running sinker. I personally prefer a paternoster rig here.
Soft plastics work well as lures.
You can try a variety of retrieval techniques, as well as “bait and wait” fishing with sandworm or prawn soft-plastics set up on a standard paternoster rig.
As with all fishing, berley is your friend at Lagoon Pier. Breadcrumbs, tuna oil, chicken, garlic, and aniseed all make good ingredients for your berley.
Good baits include pilchards, whitebait, prawns, sandworm, pippies and chicken.
Snapper and pinkies are more likely when the tide is rising or is high. Low tide and when the tide is running out seem to be when flathead are on.
Note – the restriction on two fishing lines is only here.
My choice here is a paternoster rig. For smaller fish like flathead, bream and pinkies, this is ideal. A paternoster rig works with a variety of baits, including pilchards, whitebait, bluebait, squid tentacles or chicken. A Whiting Rig is ideal for this.
For larger snapper, a snapper rig is a good choice, baited up with pilchards and/or squid tentacles.
Lagoon Pier is a great spot for some land-based fishing close to Melbourne.
A good selection of fish species is regularly caught here. During a big blow, some larger snapper models come in within range.
At other times, there are plenty of pinkies, flathead and bream to satisfy.
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.
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| Latitude | -37.8459 |
|---|---|
| Longitude | 144.9385
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| Nearest city | Melbourne |
| Environment | Saltwater |
| Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies) | 5.17 km |
| Platform | BeachesPiers |
| Bays | Port phillip bay |
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