Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Barwon River at Mungindi Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Barwon at Mungindi on the Queensland border: cod and yellowbelly in the border town’s river, two states’ rules, and a Bureau gauge at the town.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Level
3.82 m
Air / High
21 °C / 28 °C
Wind
ESE 3 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 416001, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Barwon River at Mungindi sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 3.82 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind ESE around 3 km/h, rising pressure near 1016 hPa and a high of 28 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:11 PM-1:11 AM and 11:38 AM-1:38 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Murray cod
Closed today
Reopens 1 Dec 2026. Closed 1 September to 30 November in all waters except Blowering and Copeton dams.
Tie on: Soft plastic on a 1/4 oz jighead · Small hardbody, shallow diver · Squid jig, size 3.0 · Fresh pipi or worm on a small hook. Prime windows: 11:11 PM-1:11 AM, 11:38 AM-1:38 PM, 5:09 AM-6:09 AM. Warmer at 32 °C. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
New South Wales requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$7.00. New South Wales fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing murray cod here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD NSW before you keep anything; the Murray cod page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Barwon River at Mungindi today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:05), sunset (19:30), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:11 PM-1:11 AM and 11:38 AM-1:38 PM; minor 5:09 AM-6:09 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 416001 (BARWON R @ MUNGINDI).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 416001. Latest reading 2026-11-07 23:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp21 °C
High / Low28 °C / 12 °C
WindESE 3 km/h, gusts 8 km/h
Pressure1015.5 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain11% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:05 / 19:30
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Barwon River at Mungindi
The best day on Barwon River at Mungindi this week looks like Tuesday 10 Nov, at 4 out of 5, against 2 today.
Best day this week: Tuesday, 10 Nov — good at 4/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Tough
Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
- Solunar majors
- 11:11 PM-1:11 AM and 11:38 AM-1:38 PM
- Minor period
- 5:09 AM-6:09 AM
- Sun
- 06:05 to 19:30
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Partly cloudy, 13 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Barwon River at Mungindi: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Murray cod
Closed 1 September to 30 November in NSW, Victoria and the ACT, and 1 August to 31 October in Queensland; check the exempt lakes
Closed now Reopens 1 Dec 2026. Closed 1 September to 30 November in all waters except Blowering and Copeton dams. Rule as read from DPIRD NSW on 2026-09-23.
The giant of the inland rivers and the big lakes (Hume, Mulwala, Eildon). A snag fish that eats big lures, and a species with a closed season across the Murray-Darling.
Golden perch
Best: November to April
Yellowbelly. The bread-and-butter native of the Murray-Darling lakes and rivers; loves warm water, structure and a lure worked slowly past its nose. Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
When to come: the Barwon River at Mungindi calendar
Activity by species and month for the southern year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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Golden perch
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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 19 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSun, Nov 8
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 27 °C, wind to 24 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 32 °C, wind to 19 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 29 °C, wind to 11 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7.00, the same for residents and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by DPIRD NSW and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the New South Wales licence page before you keep anything.
Access
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days, applies to fishing in New South Wales at Mungindi; our New South Wales licence page has the fees.
About this water
Barwon River at Mungindi is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Barwon River at Mungindi: the full guide
The Barwon at Mungindi
Mungindi is the town that sits on both sides of the Queensland border where the Barwon River forms it, on the cotton and grain plains north-west of Moree, the river winding under coolibah and river red gum. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Mungindi supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Barwon at Walgett, downstream, has its own page.
Species and seasons
Murray cod and golden perch are the fish of the Barwon at Mungindi, the cod in the snags and deep holes on lures and bait, the yellowbelly on shrimp and worms through the warm months; freshwater catfish are protected in New South Wales rivers west of the Divide. New South Wales closes Murray cod from 1 September to 30 November and Queensland closes it in its Murray-Darling fresh waters from 1 August to 31 October; the species card computes the New South Wales rule for this page.
Where to fish it
The reserves along the river at Mungindi give bank access to the snags and the holes, and a kayak covers the reaches upstream and downstream of the town. Queensland closes the Barwon to all fishing from Mungindi Weir to 100 m downstream of it, so stay clear of the weir. Because the river is the state border, read both states’ rules before you fish; both are linked in the sources.
Planning a visit
Mungindi is on the Carnarvon Highway on the Queensland border, north-west of Moree, a small town with a pub, a store and camping by the river. Bring cod lures, bait for yellowbelly, water for the heat, and a NSW fishing fee receipt if you fish in New South Wales.
Reading this report here
Flows reach Mungindi from the Queensland catchments after rain, and the chart shows them arriving; a fresh colours the river and moves the fish. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is hot in summer and cool in winter; pressure and sky build the score at Mungindi.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days, applies to fishing in New South Wales at Mungindi; our New South Wales licence page has the fees. Queensland has no general fishing licence, but it has its own cod closure and the weir closure. The DPIRD freshwater rules and the Queensland closures are in the sources.
Common questions
Which state’s rules apply at Mungindi?
The Barwon is the state border here, and New South Wales and Queensland each publish their own rules; check both, and note that Queensland closes the river from Mungindi Weir to 100 m below it.
What can I catch at Mungindi?
Murray cod and golden perch; freshwater catfish are protected in New South Wales rivers west of the Divide.
Do I need a licence at Mungindi?
For fishing in New South Wales, yes: the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days. Queensland has no general licence.
Is fishing good at Barwon River at Mungindi right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 416001 — BARWON R @ MUNGINDI
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- The written guide on this page
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