Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Bemboka River at Morans Crossing Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Bemboka River at Morans Crossing below the Brown Mountain escarpment: listed trout water near the Bega valley, with a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.72 m
Air / High
11 °C / 17 °C
Wind
SE 3 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 219003, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Bemboka River at Morans Crossing has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. The gauge reads 0.72 m, up 0.13 over the week. Today brings cloud cover, wind SE around 3 km/h, steady pressure near 1020 hPa and a high of 17 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:08 PM-1:08 AM and 11:36 AM-1:36 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Brown trout
Excellent
Prime. Nymphs and streamers on the rivers, and the lake edges on the overcast days.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. Prime windows: 11:08 PM-1:08 AM, 11:36 AM-1:36 PM, 4:50 AM-5:50 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 rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD NSW before you keep anything; the Rainbow trout page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Bemboka River at Morans Crossing 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 11:08 PM-1:08 AM and 11:36 AM-1:36 PM; minor 4:50 AM-5:50 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 219003 (BEMBOKA @ MORANS XIN).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 219003. Latest reading 2026-11-07 23:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp11 °C
High / Low17 °C / 8 °C
WindSE 3 km/h, gusts 5 km/h
Pressure1020.4 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 37%
Sunrise / Sunset05:48 / 19:41
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Bemboka River at Morans Crossing
The best day on Bemboka River at Morans Crossing this week looks like Thursday 12 Nov, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.
Best day this week: Thursday, 12 Nov — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:08 PM-1:08 AM and 11:36 AM-1:36 PM
- Minor period
- 4:50 AM-5:50 AM
- Sun
- 05:48 to 19:41
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 37%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Bemboka River at Morans Crossing: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Rainbow trout
Streams from October to June in NSW and from September to June in Victoria; lakes open all year; Tasmania from the first Saturday of August
Open now Closes 15 June 2027. General trout streams close from the Tuesday after the June long weekend to the last Friday before the October long weekend. Lakes and dams have no closed season. Rule as read from DPIRD NSW on 2026-09-23.
The stocked lakes of the Snowy Mountains, the Victorian highlands and the Tasmanian central plateau. Closed seasons apply on the rivers: check the state rules. Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Brown trout
Streams from October to June in NSW and from September to June in Victoria; lakes open all year; Tasmania from the first Saturday of August
Open now Closes 15 June 2027. General trout streams close from the Tuesday after the June long weekend to the last Friday before the October long weekend. Lakes and dams have no closed season. Rule as read from DPIRD NSW on 2026-09-23.
The wild trout of the highland rivers and Tasmania's lakes. Spawns in autumn, hence the closed rivers through winter in NSW and Victoria. Prime. Nymphs and streamers on the rivers, and the lake edges on the overcast days.
When to come: the Bemboka River at Morans Crossing 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 13 °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. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 16 °C, wind to 24 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 18 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 21 °C, wind to 14 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 applies on the Bemboka, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees.
About this water
Bemboka River at Morans Crossing is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Bemboka River at Morans Crossing: the full guide
The Bemboka at Morans Crossing
The Bemboka River runs off the escarpment below the Monaro through the village of Bemboka toward the Bega valley; Morans Crossing is a crossing on the river downstream of the village, in dairy country. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Morans Crossing, station 219003, supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Bega River at Bega has its own page.
Species and seasons
DPIRD lists the whole of the Bemboka River, its creeks and tributaries, up to and including Tantawangalo Creek, as general trout waters. They close from the Tuesday after the June long weekend to the last Friday before the October long weekend, which the species card computes, and the bag is five trout a day with ten in possession. The fish are in the runs and pools below the escarpment, taken on the fly, small spinners and bait.
Where to fish it
The crossings and the reserves around Bemboka and Morans Crossing give access to the river; much of the valley is private farmland, so ask before crossing it. In general trout streams DPIRD allows bait as well as flies and lures.
Planning a visit
Bemboka is on the road from the coast to the Monaro, and Bega has more services. Bring light trout gear and wading shoes.
The river through the year
The Bemboka falls off the Monaro escarpment and runs down into the Bega valley, so it changes quickly from cold mountain water to warmer valley river. Trout keep to the upper runs, where the water stays cool, and the winter closure covers their spawning. Spring and autumn are the best months; in summer the lower river warms and the trout keep to the upper reaches and the shaded pools. Heavy rain on the escarpment, often from coastal lows, sends quick floods down; the chart at Morans Crossing shows them.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the Bemboka rising after rain on the escarpment; a clear, dropping river fishes best. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cool in spring and autumn; pressure and sky build the score at Morans Crossing.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies on the Bemboka, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees. The trout waters guide for the south, with the Bemboka listing, is in the sources.
Common questions
When is the Bemboka River open for trout?
Outside the general trout stream closure, which runs from the Tuesday after the June long weekend to the last Friday before the October long weekend.
What is the trout bag limit on the Bemboka?
Five trout a day and ten in possession, any mix of species, in general trout waters.
Do I need a licence on the Bemboka?
Yes: the Bemboka is covered by the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days.
Is fishing good at Bemboka River at Morans Crossing right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 219003 — BEMBOKA @ MORANS XIN
- 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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