Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather

St Helens

Fishing at St Helens looks tougher today, with timing around the best solunar period more important than usual. The overhead moon during the peak period offers the best fish activity chance today. Passing showers; short windows of opportunity between rain.

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Scheduled update Tue 13 Oct 2026 · 10:00am AEDT

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

45%

St Helens is subdued at 28%, with only minor feeding activity likely.

Next Bite · Major · 2:06pm

Current Weather · 12.2 C

Pressure · 1019 hPa

Sunrise · 6:51am

Sunset · 7:45pm

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Solunar Overview

St Helens Solunar Fishing Times

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Today’s Solunar Score

45%

Next Bite · Major

2:06pm

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Weather overview

St Helens Weather

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Current temperature

12.2°C

Today

Shower or two.

Maximum

15.0°C

Observed Tue 13 Oct, 9:50 am local time

Barometric pressure overview

St Helens Barometric pressure

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Pressure

1019 hPa

Trend

Falling

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

Wind overview

St Helens Wind

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Current speed

28.0 km/h

Direction

Observed Tue 13 Oct, 9:50 am local time

Marine conditions overview

St Helens Marine conditions

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Current wave

1.48 m

Water temperature

13.3 C

Data updated Tue 21 July, 12:00 am local time

Fishing Reports

St Helens recent fishing reports

Recent catch activity for this location.

local data

Reports analysed

This year

This season

Species recorded

Reported species

Snapper Garfish Southern Bluefin Tuna Flathead Yellowtail Kingfish

Species most often mentioned in local reports

A wide spread of species appears across St Helens reports, led by Snapper, Garfish and Southern Bluefin Tuna.

Location-level reports can still vary by season, access and reporting source, so read this as a local guide.

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

There's a fair spread in this area, but pilchards, squid and blue bait get mentioned more than most.

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

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 82 mentions across 12 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 5 bait recorded.

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What are today's best fishing times at St Helens?

Today's sunrise is 6:51 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. 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 St Helens, 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.

St Helens is a location within the region of: Port Fairy.

St Helens Overview

Latitude	-38.2566
Longitude	142.0693 View on Google Maps
Nearest city	Melbourne
Environment	Freshwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)	258.17 km

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