Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Macintyre River at Inverell Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Macintyre at Inverell in New England: Murray cod in the granite-country river through the town, with a Bureau gauge.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Level
0.60 m
Air / High
16 °C / 21 °C
Wind
ENE 3 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 416016, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Macintyre River at Inverell is fishing in its best temperature window, with the bite spread across the day. The gauge reads 0.60 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind ENE around 3 km/h, rising pressure near 1017 hPa and a high of 21 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:53 PM-1:53 AM and 11:29 AM-1:29 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: 11:53 PM-1:53 AM, 11:29 AM-1:29 PM, 4:58 AM-5:58 AM. Warmer at 25 °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 Macintyre River at Inverell today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:55), sunset (19:23), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:53 PM-1:53 AM and 11:29 AM-1:29 PM; minor 4:58 AM-5:58 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 416016 (MACINTYRE INVERELL).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 416016. Latest reading 2026-11-07 23:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp16 °C
High / Low21 °C / 6 °C
WindENE 3 km/h, gusts 5 km/h
Pressure1017.2 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset05:55 / 19:23
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Macintyre River at Inverell
The best day on Macintyre River at Inverell 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
- 11:53 PM-1:53 AM and 11:29 AM-1:29 PM
- Minor period
- 4:58 AM-5:58 AM
- Sun
- 05:55 to 19:23
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Clear, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Macintyre River at Inverell: 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 Macintyre River at Inverell 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
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 18 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 26 °C, wind to 16 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 24 °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 applies at Inverell, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees.
About this water
Macintyre River at Inverell is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Macintyre River at Inverell: the full guide
The Macintyre at Inverell
Inverell is the New England town on the Macintyre River, where the river runs between granite boulders, river oaks and red gums through the town parks on its way west toward the Border Rivers. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Inverell, station 416016, supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Macintyre at Yetman, downstream, and Copeton Dam have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Murray cod are the fish of the Macintyre at Inverell, holding in the deep granite pools and under the timber, taken on lures and bait; golden perch are caught in the warm months. Trout cod, which look much like Murray cod, are closed to take in every New South Wales water, so learn the difference before you keep a fish. The river’s cod season closes from 1 September to 30 November, and the species card computes it.
Where to fish it
The town parks along the river in Inverell give easy bank access, and the reaches downstream are reached from the road crossings, with the rocky pools the cod water.
Planning a visit
Inverell has tackle, supplies and accommodation. Copeton Dam, south-west of the town, is one of the two New South Wales waters where cod stay open all year. Bring cod lures, and a kayak for the pools between the crossings.
The river through the year
At Inverell the Macintyre is tableland water, cool for much of the year, so cod feed mostly from late spring to autumn, and the winter frosts slow everything down. Heavy rain on the granite country brings quick rises that colour the pools for a few days; the chart shows them, and the fishing improves as the water drops and clears. The town parks give easy access to the pools.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the Macintyre rising after storms on the tablelands and dropping through dry spells; a clearing river after a fresh is the time for cod. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cool in winter and warm in summer; pressure and sky build the score at Inverell.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies at Inverell, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees. The DPIRD rules, including the trout cod protection, are in the sources.
Common questions
Can I keep a trout cod from the Macintyre?
No. Trout cod are closed to take in all New South Wales waters and must be released.
When is Murray cod closed at Inverell?
In the river at Inverell, from 1 September to 30 November.
Do I need a licence at Inverell?
Yes, the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies at Inverell, from A$7 for three days.
Is fishing good at Macintyre River at Inverell 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 416016 — MACINTYRE INVERELL
- 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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