A still, cloudless night on the water, with a stiffish breeze from the E and the barometer holding steady. Give the mouth when the tide is running the first hour at Hermitage Bay. An ordinary day throughout, patience over timing. Change depth before you change anything else. The autumn feed-up is on; baitfish areas are the key.
The bites are average now
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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
70%
The bites are average now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1014 | 1013 | 1012 | 1012 | 1012 | 1013 | 1013 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 1015 | 1015 | 1014 | 1013 | 1013 | 1012 | 1012 | 1012 | 1012 | 1013 | 1013 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 |
| 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time