Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Macquarie River at Warren Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Macquarie at Warren on the way to the Marshes: cod and yellowbelly in the western river, with no current Bureau level series.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Water temp
~19 °C est.
Air / High
18 °C / 26 °C
Wind
SSE 7 km/h
Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Macquarie River at Warren sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. Today brings clear skies, wind SSE around 6 km/h, rising pressure near 1017 hPa and a high of 26 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:43 AM-1:43 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: 11:16 PM-1:16 AM, 11:43 AM-1:43 PM, 5:08 AM-6:08 AM. Warmer at 32 °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 Macquarie River at Warren today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:05), sunset (19:39), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:43 AM-1:43 PM; minor 5:08 AM-6:08 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Conditions here are modelled from weather, season and the nearest stations.
No live gauge on this water
Water readings appear when a Bureau of Meteorology station covers it. Until then the seasonal curve below is the estimate.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp18 °C
High / Low26 °C / 11 °C
WindSSE 7 km/h, gusts 10 km/h
Pressure1016.5 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:05 / 19:39
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Macquarie River at Warren
The best day on Macquarie River at Warren 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
- 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:43 AM-1:43 PM
- Minor period
- 5:08 AM-6:08 AM
- Sun
- 06:05 to 19:39
- 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 Macquarie River at Warren: 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 Macquarie River at Warren 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 32 °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 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 on the Macquarie at Warren, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales licence page has the fees.
About this water
Macquarie River at Warren is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Macquarie River at Warren: the full guide
The Macquarie at Warren
Warren is the town on the Macquarie River north-west of Dubbo, the last town before the river spreads into the Macquarie Marshes, a river of river red gum and coolibah across the cotton and grazing plains. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Warren has not reported recent readings to Water Data Online, so this page carries no level chart. The Macquarie at Dubbo and Wellington have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Murray cod and golden perch are the fish of the Macquarie at Warren: cod in the log jams and the deeper holes, yellowbelly on shrimp and worms in the warm months; DPIRD keeps cod to a 55 to 75 cm slot and two a day, and golden perch to 30 cm and five a day. Carp are common and freshwater catfish are protected in rivers west of the Divide. DPIRD’s spring cod closure, 1 September to 30 November, covers the Macquarie at Warren, and the species card shows it.
Where to fish it
The riverside reserves at Warren give bank access, and the reaches up and downstream are reached from the crossings and the travelling stock routes. The Marshes downstream are a nature reserve with their own rules. Snags on the outside bends near the town are the cod water, and the slower inside bends suit bait for yellowbelly.
Planning a visit
Warren is on the Oxley Highway north-west of Dubbo, with a caravan park, supplies and the riverside reserves. Bring cod lures and bait for yellowbelly, and water for the western summer; the Macquarie Marshes to the north are a nature reserve worth the drive for the birdlife.
Reading this report here
Without a current level series, the weather rows carry the page: flows released from Burrendong Dam reach Warren days later, and summer heat pushes the bite to dawn and dusk. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, runs hot through the western summer. Pressure and sky build the score at Warren.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies on the Macquarie at Warren, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales licence page has the fees. The reserves are public, and the DPIRD rules and the Macquarie Marshes reserve rules are in the sources.
Common questions
Why is there no river level for Warren?
The Bureau’s Warren gauge has not reported recently to Water Data Online, so the page shows no level.
What can I catch at Warren?
Murray cod and golden perch.
Do I need a licence at Warren?
Yes: the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days, covers the Macquarie at Warren.
Is fishing good at Macquarie River at Warren 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
- 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.