Australian bass
Excellent
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Bega River at Bega Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Bega at Bega: bass in the fresh reaches and bream toward the estuary on the far south coast, with the Bureau’s gauge at the town.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
1.03 m
Air / High
11 °C / 17 °C
Wind
WSW 3 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 219900, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Bega River at Bega sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 1.03 m, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind WSW around 3 km/h, steady pressure near 1020 hPa and a high of 17 °C. Water sits around 21 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:07 PM-1:07 AM and 11:35 AM-1:35 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Bream
Excellent
Prime bream weather. Cast small vibes, crankbaits and 2 to 3 inch plastics at every piece of structure on the rising tide.
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: 11:07 PM-1:07 AM, 11:35 AM-1:35 PM, 4:49 AM-5:49 AM. Warmer at 20 °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 australian bass here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD NSW before you keep anything; the Australian bass page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Bega River at Bega today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:48), sunset (19:41), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:07 PM-1:07 AM and 11:35 AM-1:35 PM; minor 4:49 AM-5:49 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 219900 (BEGA RIVER @ BEGA).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 219900. Latest reading 2026-11-07 23:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp11 °C
High / Low17 °C / 8 °C
WindWSW 3 km/h, gusts 9 km/h
Pressure1020.2 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain46% cloud, 37%
Sunrise / Sunset05:48 / 19:41
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Bega River at Bega
The best day on Bega River at Bega this week looks like Thursday 12 Nov, at 5 out of 5, against 4 today.
Best day this week: Thursday, 12 Nov — excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Good
Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
- Solunar majors
- 11:07 PM-1:07 AM and 11:35 AM-1:35 PM
- Minor period
- 4:49 AM-5:49 AM
- Sun
- 05:48 to 19:41
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 16 km/h
- Rain chance
- 37%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Bega River at Bega: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Australian bass
September to April in the rivers; closed 1 May to 31 August in NSW rivers, and dams stay open
Open now Closes 1 May 2027. Closed 1 May to 31 August in all rivers except rivers above impoundments; dams are not closed. Rule as read from DPIRD NSW on 2026-09-23.
The native sportfish of the east-coast rivers and the stocked dams. Surface lures in summer, deep in winter, and a river closed season for spawning. Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Bream
Year-round; summer and autumn in the estuaries, winter at the mouths
Yellowfin bream on the east coast, black bream in the southern estuaries. Structure fish: rock walls, jetty piles, oyster racks, snags and pontoons. Prime bream weather. Cast small vibes, crankbaits and 2 to 3 inch plastics at every piece of structure on the rising tide.
When to come: the Bega River at Bega 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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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 21 °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
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 16 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 18 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 21 °C, wind to 16 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
Anglers here pay the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, which starts at A$7 for three days; our New South Wales licence page lists every option.
About this water
Bega River at Bega is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Bega River at Bega: the full guide
The reach
The Bega at Bega is the far south coast river at the dairy town, gravel and sand above the town, slower and deeper below it as it runs on toward the estuary and the sea near Tathra, with the town bridge and river reserves in between. The fresh reaches are bass water and the lower river is bream water, and the Bureau of Meteorology’s river gauge at Bega, station 219900, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page. This is a river page: it carries a gauge, not a tide.
Species and seasons
Australian bass are the fish of the fresh reaches from spring to autumn, and the New South Wales closure for bass and estuary perch in rivers, 1 May to 31 August, is computed on the species card. Bream are the second species on this page and are more at home toward the estuary, where flathead and the other estuary fish take over. Brogo Dam, the bass lake in the hills to the north of the town, has its own page for anglers who want still water.
Where to fish it
Public reserves and the bridge give bank access at the town; beyond them, much of the river runs through farmland, so check before crossing private ground. A kayak is the easy way to cover the slower pools. For bass, work the snags, fallen timber and undercut banks where the current slackens; for bream, the deeper bends and the structure lower down. Tathra, on the coast near the mouth, has its own page.
Reading the report
The gauge shows a coastal river that sits low for long spells and then rises quickly when rain falls in the ranges behind the valley; a fresh colours the water and often pushes bass and bream onto the move, while a low, clear river makes both species shy. The water temperature estimate on this page is a model, not a reading, and it puts the best bass water between late spring and early autumn.
Licence, access and rules
Anglers here pay the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, which starts at A$7 for three days; our New South Wales licence page lists every option. Size and bag limits and the river closure for bass come from the state fisheries agency and are linked from this page. Respect private land along the river and use the public reserves.
Common questions
What can I catch in the Bega River?
Australian bass in the fresh reaches from spring to autumn, outside the 1 May to 31 August river closure, and bream toward the estuary.
Do I need a licence at Bega?
Yes. The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies, from A$7 for a three-day licence.
Is fishing good at Bega River at Bega right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 219900 — BEGA RIVER @ BEGA
- 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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Readings refresh on a 30-minute window. The full method, with every figure and its source, is on How our reports are made. Something wrong here? Tell us and it goes in the log with the date.