Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Mehi River at Moree Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Mehi River through Moree: cod and yellowbelly in the Gwydir’s anabranch on the northern plains, with a Bureau gauge at the town.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Level
1.07 m
Air / High
18 °C / 26 °C
Wind
SSE 10 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 418002, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Mehi River at Moree sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 1.07 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind SSE around 10 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 11:08 PM-1:08 AM and 11:35 AM-1:35 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: 11:08 PM-1:08 AM, 11:35 AM-1:35 PM, 5:04 AM-6:04 AM. Warmer at 31 °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 Mehi River at Moree today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:01), sunset (19:28), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:08 PM-1:08 AM and 11:35 AM-1:35 PM; minor 5:04 AM-6:04 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 418002 (MEHI RIVER @ MOREE).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 418002. Latest reading 2026-11-07 23:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp18 °C
High / Low26 °C / 12 °C
WindSSE 10 km/h, gusts 18 km/h
Pressure1016.4 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:01 / 19:28
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Mehi River at Moree
The best day on Mehi River at Moree 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
- 11:08 PM-1:08 AM and 11:35 AM-1:35 PM
- Minor period
- 5:04 AM-6:04 AM
- Sun
- 06:01 to 19:28
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Partly cloudy, 16 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Mehi River at Moree: 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 Mehi River at Moree 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 25 °C, wind to 23 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
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 31 °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 29 °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
At Moree the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales licence page has the fees.
About this water
Mehi River at Moree is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Mehi River at Moree: the full guide
The Mehi at Moree
The Mehi River is the anabranch of the Gwydir that runs through Moree on the north-western plains of New South Wales, a narrow, tree-lined river through the town parks and out across the cotton country. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge on the Mehi at Moree supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Gwydir at Bundarra, upstream, has its own page.
Species and seasons
Murray cod and golden perch are the fish of the Mehi at Moree: cod in the snags and the deeper holes on lures and bait, yellowbelly on shrimp and worms through the warm months. DPIRD allows two cod a day between 55 and 75 cm and five golden perch from 30 cm; carp are abundant and freshwater catfish are protected west of the Divide. The Mehi is under the state’s cod closure from 1 September to 30 November, computed on the species card.
Where to fish it
The riverside parks through Moree give easy bank access to the Mehi, and the reaches out of town hold fish through dry spells. It is a narrow river, fished from the bank with light gear. The snag-lined bends in the town parks hold both species, and the reaches out past the town suit a kayak on a still morning; yellowbelly take shrimp fished close to the timber.
Planning a visit
Moree is on the Newell and Gwydir highways, with supplies, accommodation and the artesian baths that bring many visitors. The Mehi runs through the town parks, so a session can be a short walk from the motel; bring light cod and yellowbelly gear.
Reading this report here
Flows on the Mehi are managed from Copeton Dam through the Gwydir, and the chart shows releases arriving; a rising river colours the water. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is hot in summer; pressure and sky build the score at Moree.
Licence, access and rules
At Moree the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales licence page has the fees. The parks and reserves are public, and the DPIRD freshwater rules are in the sources.
Common questions
What river runs through Moree?
The Mehi River, an anabranch of the Gwydir.
What can I catch in the Mehi?
Murray cod and golden perch; carp are abundant and catfish are protected.
Do I need a licence at Moree?
Yes: the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days, covers the Mehi at Moree.
Is fishing good at Mehi River at Moree 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 418002 — MEHI RIVER @ MOREE
- 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.