Fishing Times, Solunar, Reports
There is good fishing potential at Powlett River today, especially if you can line up with the key solunar periods. The major bite period sees the moon underfoot. It is possible fish feeding activity could increase during this time. Light rain; still fishable, on the plus side, often fewer anglers to compete with.
Scheduled update AEDT
Moon Phase
Full
Estimated Fish Feeding Activity
64%
Good conditions at 64%, with the next bite window worth watching.
Solunar Overview
Check today’s major and minor bite windows, moon phase and seven-day solunar outlook for Powlett River.
Today’s Solunar Score
64%
Current Bite · Minor
Until 7:51pm
Moon Phase
Full
The rising tide is increasing water depth as it moves towards the next high tide.
Next Tide
High at 00:08
2.30 m
Current Tide
The tide is currently rising
Estimated Height
1.14 m
Weather overview
Current conditions
Dense Drizzle
Current temperature
11.8°C
Today
Rain.
Maximum
19.0°C
Observed Sun 25 Oct, 18:45 local time
Barometric pressure overview
Pressure
1007.1 hPa
Observed Sun 25 Oct, 6:45 pm local time
Current speed
20.4 km/h
Direction
SW
Observed Sun 25 Oct, 18:45 local time
Marine conditions overview
Current wave
1.98 m
Water temperature
17.1 C
Data updated Sun 25 Oct, 4:58 pm local time
Fishing Reports
Recent catch activity for this location.
Reports analysed
5
This year
5
This season
0
Species recorded
1
Reported species
Powlett River reports centre on Black Bream.
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 6:20 am and sunset is 7:44 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 17.1°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.
Being a land-based location using berley is extremely important in order to bring the fish towards location and you.
Powlett River is an estuary fishing location near Kilcunda, about 100 km from Melbourne, with land-based access around the dunes, river mouth and upstream bends. The mouth is often blocked to the sea, which can turn the lower estuary into a wide, shallow lake behind the beach. Anglers can fish from the sand dunes into the estuary, work the beach and rock edges around the mouth, or access the river upstream of Bass Highway Bridge by parking on the Wonthaggi side and walking roughly 400 metres to the second major bend.
The closed-mouth condition is a major part of how this location fishes. When the estuary is backed up, the lower water can be shallow and broad, while deeper channels and bends become more important. The water is generally discoloured and muddy outside lower-flow periods, so structure and depth changes matter more than sight fishing. Incoming tide influence at the lower estuary can bring baitfish into the system when the mouth is open or moving water is present, making the mouth and nearby channels worth checking.
For estuary fishing, cast from the dunes or banks toward deeper channels, bends and snag-lined water rather than spreading effort evenly across the shallows. Dense swamp paperbark snags provide cover for estuary species, especially around the upstream bends, while the surf-side rips and rock edges are better suited to salmon-style fishing when conditions allow. Worms, prawns and fresh crabs are useful bream baits, while soft plastics, hard-body lures or live bait suit deeper bends. In the surf or from the dunes, metal slugs, bluebait and whitebait are the more relevant options.
Don’t forget, as with all fishing locations in Victoria, a valid Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence or exemption is required before fishing here.
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 | -38.5835 |
|---|---|
| Longitude | 145.5115
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| Nearest city | Melbourne |
| Environment | Saltwater |
| Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies) | 126.90 km |
| Platform | BeachesLand basedRocksSurf beaches |
| Rivers | Powlett 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.
Forecasts are based on the Getfished Meteorological and Solunar Forecasting System, which combines data from the BOM, and other sources. Our custom software systems use these inputs to establish solunar, tides and other forecasts for fishing conditions.
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