Tue
18 Aug
36%
Activity
Moon Phase
waxing crescent
Moonrise
9:31am
Major Windows
4:00am – 6:00am
3:37pm – 5:37pm
Minor Windows
8:31am – 10:31am
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Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather
Yarra Bend Park Fishing Times
Today's Yarra Bend Park fishing forecast is based on the current solunar and weather signals. Light precipitation; often fishable with minimal impact.
Updated
Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent
Estimated Fish Feeding Activity
36%
Possible bite intensity is 36%, suggesting quiet fishing conditions.
Daily Timing
Yarra Bend Park Fishing Times & Solunar Score
Current data for Yarra Bend Park place conditions in the quiet range at 36% potential bite intensity.
Solunar Score Today
36% Potential Bite (Feeding) Intensity
Major Bite Windows
Major 1
04:00 – 06:00
Centre · 05:00
Strength · 23%
Underfoot transit major
Major 2
15:37 – 17:37
Centre · 16:37
Strength · 100%
Overhead transit major
Minor Bite Windows
Minor 1
08:31 – 10:31
Centre · 09:31
Strength · 31.7%
Moonrise minor
Minor 2
Moonset minor
7 Day Solunar Forecast
Yarra Bend Park Fishing Times: This Week's Planner
Compare daily bite activity, major fish feeding times and moon conditions to help plan upcoming fishing sessions.
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.
Right now
Light Drizzle
13.8°C
Today
Maximum
18.9°C
Minimum
6.7°C
Rain
0.4 mm
Tue
18 Aug
Light Drizzle
Range
6.7°C to 18.9°C
Rain
0.4 mm
Wed
19 Aug
Slight Rain
Range
12.6°C to 15.7°C
Rain
3.6 mm
Thu
20 Aug
Overcast
Range
8.6°C to 16.5°C
Rain
0.0 mm
Fri
21 Aug
Light Drizzle
Range
6.8°C to 14.5°C
Rain
0.9 mm
Sat
22 Aug
Light Drizzle
Range
7.9°C to 15.9°C
Rain
2.1 mm
Sun
23 Aug
Overcast
Range
5.0°C to 14.9°C
Rain
0.0 mm
Mon
24 Aug
Overcast
Range
3.2°C to 13.9°C
Rain
0.0 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.
Right now
Pressure data unavailable
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Building trend
Interpretation
Pressure trend is still building from recent samples. Current pressure is available, but there needs to be more readings before it can be interpreted.
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.
Pressure trend chart will appear once more readings are available.
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.
Right now
Current speed
15.1 km/h
Direction
NE
Today max
17.4 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
Recent reports across the region
No recent local reports are available. Showing fishing report activity across the wider region.
These reports reflect activity across the wider region, not just this location. Conditions and catches may vary locally.
Reports analysed
320
This year
131
This season
49
Species mentioned
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 mentions 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: 833 mentions across 16 distinct bait entries.
Share of the displayed top 5 bait mentions.
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What are today's best fishing times at Yarra Bend Park?
Today's sunrise is 7:03 am and sunset is 5:45 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. A major solunar period overlaps the evening 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 Yarra Bend Park, 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.
Yarra Bend Park is a location within the region of:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Yarra Bend Park Overview
| Latitude | -37.7793 |
|---|---|
| Longitude | 145.0174
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| Nearest city | Melbourne |
| Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies) | 7.52 km |
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🛈 Getfished Fishing Report, Solunar & Conditions Summaries Source
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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