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Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather

Sanctuary Lakes

Fishing at Sanctuary Lakes 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.

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Moon Phase

New

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

59%

Sanctuary Lakes is subdued at 28%, with only minor feeding activity likely.

Next Bite · Minor · 8:24pm
Current Weather · 16.1 C
Pressure · 1021 hPa
Sunrise · 6:42am
Sunset · 7:33pm
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Solunar Overview

Sanctuary Lakes Solunar Fishing Times

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

Today’s Solunar Score

59%

Next Bite · Minor

8:24pm

Moon Phase

New

Weather overview

Sanctuary Lakes Weather

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Current temperature

16.1°C

Today

Partly cloudy.

Maximum

20.0°C

Observed Mon 12 Oct, 6:50 pm local time

Barometric pressure overview

Sanctuary Lakes Barometric pressure

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Pressure

1021 hPa

Trend

Falling

Data updated Wed 5 Aug, 1:00 pm local time

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Current speed

20.0 km/h

Direction

W

Observed Mon 12 Oct, 6:50 pm local time

Marine conditions overview

Sanctuary Lakes Marine conditions

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Current wave

0.2 m

Water temperature

12.4 C

Data updated Sun 16 Aug, 5:01 pm local time

Fishing Reports

Recent reports across the region

No recent local reports are available. Showing fishing report activity across the wider region.

regional data

These reports reflect activity across the wider region, not just this location. Conditions and catches may vary locally.

Reports analysed

383

This year

153

This season

19

Species recorded

0

Broader regional 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 regional reports

A wide spread of species appears across Melbourne reports, led by Snapper, Garfish and Black Bream.

Regional reports can draw from several nearby waters, so the chart should be read as a broad guide.

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 recorded across the wider region, not only this location.

Regional bait trends

Bait turning up in reports

Plenty of different bait show up here, though pilchards, squid jig and worms still turn up regularly.

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

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 829 mentions across 16 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 5 bait recorded.

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What are today's best fishing times at Sanctuary Lakes?

Today's sunrise is 6:42 am and sunset is 7:33 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.

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Sanctuary Lakes, 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.

Sanctuary Lakes is a location within the region of: Melbourne.

Sanctuary Lakes Overview

Latitude-37.8939
Longitude
144.7647 View on Google Maps
Nearest cityMelbourne
EnvironmentEstuary
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)28.38  km
PlatformPiersParking
CreeksCheetham creekSkeleton creek trail
LakesSanctuary lakes

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