Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather

Mitchell River Fishing

The forecast for Mitchell River 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.

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Last updated Wed 11 Nov 2026 · 7:30am AEDT

Moon Phase

New

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

50%

Mitchell River is sitting at 50%, with a few windows that could produce.

Current Bite · Minor · 7:30am

Current Weather · 13.3 C

Pressure · 1014.3 hPa

Sunrise · 5:54am

Sunset · 7:53pm

Todays Fishing Times

Solunar Overview

Mitchell River Fishing Times

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Check today’s major and minor bite windows, moon phase and seven-day solunar outlook for Mitchell River.

Today’s Solunar Score

50%

Current Bite · Minor

Until 7:30am

Moon Phase

New

Weather overview

Mitchell River Fishing Weather

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Current conditions

Clear

Current temperature

13.3°C

Today

Partly cloudy.

Maximum

22.0°C

Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time

Barometric pressure overview

Mitchell River Fishing Barometric pressure

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Pressure

1014.3 hPa

Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time

Wind overview

Mitchell River Fishing Wind

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Current speed

11.0 km/h

Direction

Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time

Fishing Reports

Recent reports across the state

No recent local or regional reports are available. Showing broader state fishing report trends.

state-wide data

These reports reflect activity across the state and are not location-specific. Use as a general guide only.

Reports analysed

10187

This year

1867

This season

1052

Species recorded

Broader state-wide report data is available, but no species in the displayed report summary currently match this location’s fishing report data.

Species most often mentioned in statewide reports

A wide spread of species appears across VIC reports, led by Murray Cod, Redfin and Yellowbelly.

State-level reports can cover very different waters, so this should be read as a broad reporting snapshot.

Based on statewide 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 across the state, not only this location.

State-wide bait trends

Bait turning up in reports

There's a fair spread of bait being used here, though worms, yabbies and squid feature more consistently than others.

Worth staying flexible, because the reports are not all pointing one way.

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 11349 mentions across 202 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 5 bait recorded.

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What are today's best fishing times at Mitchell River?

Today's sunrise is 5:54 am and sunset is 7:53 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.

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Mitchell River, 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.

Mitchell River is a location within the region of: Bairnsdale.

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Mitchell River Overview

Latitude	-37.827
Longitude	147.6155 View on Google Maps
Nearest city	Melbourne
Environment	Freshwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)	124.22 km
Platform	Parking
Rivers	Mitchell river
Creeks	Forge creek roadForge creek road service road

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🛈 Getfished Fishing Report, Solunar & Conditions Summaries Source

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