Wed
12 Aug
Activity
Moon Phase
new
Moonrise
6:45am
Major Windows
10:49am – 12:49pm
11:16pm – 1:16am
Minor Windows
5:45am – 7:45am
4:03pm – 6:03pm
Fishing, Times, Solunar, Weather
Today's Yarra Glen fishing forecast is based on the current solunar and weather signals. Frequent showers; conditions likely to vary throughout the session.
Updated
Moon Phase
New
Estimated Fish Feeding Activity
77%
Possible bite intensity is 77%, suggesting excellent fishing conditions.
Daily Timing
Current data for Yarra Glen place conditions in the excellent range at 77% potential bite intensity.
Solunar Score Today
77% Potential Bite (Feeding) Intensity
Major 1
10:49 – 12:49
Centre · 11:49
Strength · 87.9%
Overhead transit major
Major 2
23:16 – 01:16
Centre · 00:16
Strength · 42.2%
Underfoot transit major
Minor 1
05:45 – 07:45
Centre · 06:45
Strength · 49.8%
Moonrise minor
Minor 2
16:03 – 18:03
Centre · 17:03
Strength · 34.7%
Moonset minor
7 Day Solunar Forecast
Compare daily bite activity, major fish feeding times and moon conditions to help plan upcoming fishing sessions.
Weather
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
Partly Cloudy
9.3°C
Today
Maximum
13.3°C
Minimum
8.6°C
Rain
6.5 mm
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
Interpretation
Pressure changes tend to matter more than the absolute value, especially when conditions are shifting.
Pressure is only one signal. Wind, tide, solunar timing, water movement, and local structure still matter.
Recent readings build the pressure trend used for interpretation.
Wind
Wind direction and strength can change how exposed a location feels, especially around open water, beaches, piers, and headlands.
Right now
Current speed
17.7 km/h
Direction
N
Today max
19.7 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
No recent local or regional reports are available. Showing broader state fishing report trends.
These reports reflect activity across the state and are not location-specific. Use as a general guide only.
Reports analysed
7166
This year
557
This season
271
Species mentioned
0
Broader state-wide report data is available, but no species in the displayed report summary currently match this location’s fishing report data.
VIC reports span a broad range of species, with Murray Cod, Yellowbelly and Redfin.
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 mentions across the state, not only this location.
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: 9253 mentions across 178 distinct bait entries.
Share of the displayed top 5 bait mentions.
Today's sunrise is 7:08 am and sunset is 5:39 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.
Carp, Redfin and Brown Trout can be targeted at the location during summer. Activity is strongest for these species during the warmer part of the year. Actual catches will vary according to temperature trends, localised weather and tides.
brown-trout, carp and redfin are a good choice for anglers to target during autumn. With the water temperature dropping the location provides an opportunity to concentrate on these species.
Carp are the species to focus on because Winter is when the water drops below 15c and this location is no different. Fish can be slower to bite with reduced activity levels. As always what you catch varies with the prevalent temperature trends, localised weather and of course tides.
Spring sees the water temperature begin to rise with Redfin, Brown Trout and Carp becoming more active. Later in spring summer species such as Carp, Redfin and Brown Trout begin to move into the area and can become more common at the location.
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.
| Latitude | -37.6526 |
|---|---|
| Longitude | 145.3756
View on Google Maps |
| Nearest city | Melbourne |
| Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies) | 40.45 km |
Nearby options
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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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