Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Darling River at Burtundy Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Darling at Burtundy above Wentworth: cod and yellowbelly in the last reach before the Murray, with a Bureau gauge.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Water temp
~19 °C est.
Air / High
22 °C / 28 °C
Wind
N 11 km/h
Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Darling River at Burtundy is fishing in its best temperature window, with the bite spread across the day. Today brings cloud cover, wind N around 11 km/h, rising pressure near 1015 hPa and a high of 28 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:39 PM-1:39 AM and 12:06 PM-2:06 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: 11:39 PM-1:39 AM, 12:06 PM-2:06 PM, 5:26 AM-6:26 AM. Warmer at 36 °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 Darling River at Burtundy today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:24), sunset (20:05), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:39 PM-1:39 AM and 12:06 PM-2:06 PM; minor 5:26 AM-6:26 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Bureau of Meteorology station 425007 (DARLING@BURTUNDY) has sent no reading in the last 30 days, so conditions here are modelled from weather, season and the nearest stations.
No recent gauge reading
Readings come back here when station 425007 reports again. Until then the seasonal curve below is the estimate.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp22 °C
High / Low28 °C / 11 °C
WindN 11 km/h, gusts 16 km/h
Pressure1014.6 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain88% cloud, 31%
Sunrise / Sunset06:24 / 20:05
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Darling River at Burtundy
Today is the pick of the week on Darling River at Burtundy, at 4 out of 5.
Best day this week: today, 9 Nov — good at 4/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Good
Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
- Solunar majors
- 11:39 PM-1:39 AM and 12:06 PM-2:06 PM
- Minor period
- 5:26 AM-6:26 AM
- Sun
- 06:24 to 20:05
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 19 km/h
- Rain chance
- 31%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Darling River at Burtundy: 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 Darling River at Burtundy 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 23 °C, wind to 19 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 21 °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. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 28 °C, wind to 18 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 lower Darling, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees.
About this water
Darling River at Burtundy is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Darling River at Burtundy: the full guide
The Darling at Burtundy
Burtundy is a gauging site on the lower Darling River in the station country north of Wentworth, on the last long reach of the river before it meets the Murray at Wentworth, winding between river red gums and saltbush. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Burtundy supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Murray at Wentworth and the Darling at Pooncarie have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Murray cod and golden perch are the fish of the lower Darling, the cod in the snags and deep bends on lures and bait, the yellowbelly on shrimp and worms through the warm months; carp are abundant. On the Darling River at Burtundy the New South Wales Murray cod closure runs from 1 September to 30 November, and the species card computes it.
Where to fish it
Access to the river around Burtundy is from the road between Wentworth and Pooncarie and the public reserves along it; much of the river frontage is station land, so stay on public access.
Planning a visit
Wentworth, at the junction, has supplies, accommodation and ramps, and Mildura is close. Bring cod gear and bait for yellowbelly, and plan around the heat and the roads after rain.
The river through the year
The lower Darling at Burtundy depends largely on releases from the Menindee Lakes, which the Murray–Darling Basin Authority places about 200 km upstream of the Murray junction and which WaterNSW operates; the MDBA notes that between floods the Darling can dry out with practically no inflow at all. When the lakes are full and releasing, the river runs steadily through the red gums to Wentworth and the Murray. Cod feed through summer and autumn in the snags and deep bends, and golden perch bite best on a rising river in the warm months. The chart shows whether the river is running and whether a release is on the way.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the lower Darling’s flow from the Menindee releases; a fresh down the river moves the fish toward the Murray junction. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm in summer; pressure and sky build the score at Burtundy.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies on the lower Darling, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees. DPIRD’s rules for the Darling River at Burtundy are in the sources.
Common questions
Where is Burtundy?
On the lower Darling north of Wentworth, on the road to Pooncarie.
What can I catch there?
Murray cod and golden perch on the Darling River at Burtundy; carp are abundant.
Do I need a licence there?
Yes: fishing the Darling River at Burtundy takes the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days.
Is fishing good at Darling River at Burtundy 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
- 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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