Sat
26 Sep
Moderate Drizzle
Range
9.5°C to 18.1°C
Rain
1.8 mm
Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather
Lake Eppalock
Today is shaping up as a quieter one at Lake Eppalock, with only limited feeding activity expected. With the major bite period coinciding with the moon overhead, this supports the potential for increased fish feeding activity. Drizzle may slightly improve feeding. Especially during solunar bite periods.
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Moon Phase
Full
Estimated Fish Feeding Activity
67%
Lake Eppalock is subdued at 28%, with only minor feeding activity likely.
Sunrise
·
6:07am
Sunset
·
6:20pm
Solunar Overview
Lake Eppalock Solunar Fishing Times
Check today’s major and minor bite windows, moon phase and seven-day solunar outlook for Lake Eppalock.
Today’s Solunar Score
67%
Next Bite · Major
10:41am
Moon Phase
Full
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.
Last Reported
Partly Cloudy
12.1°C
Today
Maximum
18.1°C
Minimum
9.5°C
Rain
1.8 mm
Sun
27 Sep
Overcast
Range
7.0°C to 16.2°C
Rain
0.0 mm
Mon
28 Sep
Overcast
Range
5.8°C to 19.4°C
Rain
0.0 mm
Tue
29 Sep
Overcast
Range
9.4°C to 21.8°C
Rain
0.0 mm
Wed
30 Sep
Light Drizzle
Range
12.4°C to 22.3°C
Rain
0.3 mm
Thu
1 Oct
Light Showers
Range
15.7°C to 23.4°C
Rain
2.7 mm
Fri
2 Oct
Light Showers
Range
7.9°C to 15.7°C
Rain
9.9 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.
Last Reported
999
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.
Last Reported
Current speed
7.4 km/h
Direction
S
Today max
19.9 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
Lake Eppalock recent fishing reports
Recent catch activity for this location.
Reports analysed
109
This year
13
This season
5
Species recorded
5
Reported species
Redfin
Yellowbelly
Murray Cod
Carp
Brown Trout
Species most often mentioned in local reports
Lake Eppalock reports are led by Redfin, Yellowbelly and Murray Cod.
The leading species here reflect report mentions for this location, not a complete catch survey.
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 5 species recorded for this location.
Local bait trends
Bait turning up in reports
Yabbies, scrub worms and worms are the names leading things locally.
It is a useful starting point, not a hard ranking.
Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 329 mentions across 15 distinct bait entries.
Share of the displayed top 5 bait recorded.
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What are today's best fishing times at Lake Eppalock?
Today's sunrise is 6:07 am and sunset is 6:20 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.
Lake Eppalock Fishing
Lake Eppalock Fishing Guide
Lake Eppalock is a large freshwater storage near Bendigo, fed by the Campaspe and Coliban rivers, and used for fishing and watersports. It has the scale and open water of a major impoundment, but also provides some good shore-based access, making it workable for boat, kayak and land-based anglers.
Facilities and boat access are spread around the lake, with ramps and family-friendly areas at Kimbolton Recreation Area, Moorabbee Foreshore Reserve, Sunset Drive, Kirrang Point and Point King. Boating, wading and swimming are permitted, and the lake is popular with ski boats because of its open expanses and quality ramps, so anglers should expect shared use, especially in warmer months.
The fish stocking and recovery occur most years. The lake has shallow margins and areas can be quite exposed. Eppalock has regained some of its reputation as a stocked impoundment, particularly for golden perch, with older fish still present.
Rocky banks, rocky points and sections of large standing dead timber are the main structure, with shallower fringes that can develop weed beds when water levels remain stable. Those shallow, rocky banks warm in spring, which can bring early-season golden perch bites. The open farmland around the lake provides little wind shelter, and the middle of the day can become difficult for boat-based lure casting.
Early and late sessions are geerally more productive. Heavy rain can discolour the water quickly, although it is relatively clear for much of the year. When the water changes it can expose or hide stumps that can become boating hazards.
Fishing Techniques
Tactically, start with cover rather than open water. Bays and inlets dotted with trees are useful because they provide shelter from ski traffic and hold fish around stumps and weed beds.
Casting lures around stumps, weed edges and shallow cover is effective, with golden perch frequently holding close to weeds in quite shallow water. Steep rocky points are also worth fishing because they create ambush positions.
Redfin and golden perch can be targeted by trolling deep-diving lures, while redfin also respond to small minnow-style lures trolled in the shallows and around weed beds.
For bait fishing, small yabbies, live minnow and scrub worms for golden perch and redfin, with corn kernels noted for carp. Trout are a cooler-month option around the river arms, through lure trolling or mudeye fishing, and the tailrace below the wall can fish well for trout when the lake is full and the weir overflows.
Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Lake Eppalock, today?
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!
✨Find out what we learned from analysing 20,000 fishing reports about moon times and fish told us.
Lake Eppalock is a location within the region of:
Bendigo.
Lake Eppalock Overview
| Lake Eppalock is also known by these names: | Eppalock |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -36.8712 |
| Longitude | 144.5329
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| Nearest city | Melbourne |
| Environment | Freshwater |
| Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies) | 111.48 km |
| Rivers | Campaspe riverLoddon river |
| Lakes | Lake eppalock |
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