Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Bogan River at Nyngan Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Bogan at Nyngan: golden perch and Murray cod in the western river that flooded the town in 1990, with a Bureau gauge at the town.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Level
2.35 m
Air / High
20 °C / 26 °C
Wind
SE 6 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 421138, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Bogan River at Nyngan has the water in the comfortable band where most of its fish feed through the day. The gauge reads 2.35 m, easing 0.06 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SE around 6 km/h, rising pressure near 1016 hPa and a high of 26 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 11:46 AM-1:46 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: 11:19 PM-1:19 AM, 11:46 AM-1:46 PM, 5:11 AM-6:11 AM. Warmer at 33 °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 Bogan River at Nyngan today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:08), sunset (19:42), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 11:46 AM-1:46 PM; minor 5:11 AM-6:11 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 421138 (BOGAN @ NYNGAN).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 421138. Latest reading 2026-11-07 22:45.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp20 °C
High / Low26 °C / 11 °C
WindSE 6 km/h, gusts 16 km/h
Pressure1016.3 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:08 / 19:42
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Bogan River at Nyngan
The best day on Bogan River at Nyngan this week looks like Friday 13 Nov, at 5 out of 5, against 2 today.
Best day this week: Friday, 13 Nov — excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Tough
Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
- Solunar majors
- 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 11:46 AM-1:46 PM
- Minor period
- 5:11 AM-6:11 AM
- Sun
- 06:08 to 19:42
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Clear, 11 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Bogan River at Nyngan: 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 Bogan River at Nyngan 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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Murray cod
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 23 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 31 °C, wind to 27 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
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 28 °C, wind to 10 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 is required at Nyngan, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees.
About this water
Bogan River at Nyngan is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Bogan River at Nyngan: the full guide
The Bogan at Nyngan
Nyngan is the western town on the Bogan River, which winds north under river red gums and coolibah across the plains toward the Darling. On 23 April 1990 the Bogan flooded the town: the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience records a peak of 5.2 metres, nearly a metre above the previous record, levees that could not hold, and the evacuation of the town’s 2,500 people to Dubbo. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Nyngan, station 421138, supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Golden perch are the fish most anglers catch in the Bogan, with Murray cod in the deeper holes and the snags; carp are common. Freshwater catfish may not be taken west of the Divide except in a few listed dams. New South Wales closes cod between 1 September and 30 November, and the species card works out the dates.
Where to fish it
The riverside reserves in Nyngan give bank access to the Bogan, and the crossings up and downstream reach the quieter reaches. The Bogan at Gongolgon, downstream, has its own page.
Planning a visit
Nyngan has supplies and accommodation. Bring bait for yellowbelly and a few cod lures, and fish early in the summer heat, when the middle of the day is too hot for fish or angler.
The river through the year
The Bogan’s level follows the rain on the central west: long, quiet spells when it runs low between the red gums and holds its fish in the deeper holes, and floods when heavy rain falls on the slopes upstream. Golden perch are most active on a rising river in the warm months; cod stay in the timber and the deep holes. In long dry spells the water clears and warms, and early mornings and evenings are the times to fish. The shaded reserves around the town are the easiest places to start.
Reading this report here
The Bogan is a slow river that rises after rain in the central west, which the chart shows. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, gets hot in summer; pressure and sky build the score at Nyngan.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required at Nyngan, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees. DPIRD’s freshwater rules are linked in the sources.
Common questions
What can I catch in the Bogan at Nyngan?
Mostly golden perch, and Murray cod in the deep snags.
When is cod closed on the Bogan?
Cod are closed on the Bogan from 1 September to 30 November.
Do I need a licence at Nyngan?
Yes. Nyngan anglers need the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days.
Is fishing good at Bogan River at Nyngan 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 421138 — BOGAN @ NYNGAN
- 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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