Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Murray River at Tocumwal Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Murray below Yarrawonga at Tocumwal: snag-filled cod water, the spring trout cod closure above the Newell Highway bridge, NSW rules and a Bureau gauge.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
2.29 m
Air / High
17 °C / 23 °C
Wind
E 7 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 409202, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Murray River at Tocumwal sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 2.29 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind E around 8 km/h, rising pressure near 1017 hPa and a high of 23 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:25 PM-1:25 AM and 11:53 AM-1:53 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: 11:25 PM-1:25 AM, 11:53 AM-1:53 PM, 5:08 AM-6:08 AM. Warmer at 30 °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 Murray River at Tocumwal today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:07), sunset (19:56), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:25 PM-1:25 AM and 11:53 AM-1:53 PM; minor 5:08 AM-6:08 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 409202 (MURRAY @ TOCUMWAL).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 409202. Latest reading 2026-11-07 10:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp17 °C
High / Low23 °C / 9 °C
WindE 7 km/h, gusts 12 km/h
Pressure1016.7 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain84% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:07 / 19:56
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Murray River at Tocumwal
The best day on Murray River at Tocumwal this week looks like Friday 13 Nov, at 5 out of 5, against 4 today.
Best day this week: Friday, 13 Nov — excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Good
Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
- Solunar majors
- 11:25 PM-1:25 AM and 11:53 AM-1:53 PM
- Minor period
- 5:08 AM-6:08 AM
- Sun
- 06:07 to 19:56
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 18 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Murray River at Tocumwal: 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 Murray River at Tocumwal 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 20 °C, wind to 18 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 18 °C, wind to 31 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 25 °C, wind to 13 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 Murray is New South Wales water, so the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days, and NSW rules apply from either bank.
About this water
Murray River at Tocumwal is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Murray River at Tocumwal: the full guide
The reach
Between Yarrawonga and Torrumbarry the Murray averages about 3 metres deep with many holes of 4 metres and some of 6 to 8, is up to 100 metres wide, and carries an abundance of snags and large sandy beaches, the Victorian Fisheries Authority records. Tocumwal sits in that reach on the New South Wales bank, and the Newell Highway road bridge there marks the end of an important closure. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Tocumwal supplies the river level and the 30-day chart.
Species and seasons
Murray cod and golden perch are the main fish, and the VFA notes that the section down to Cobram holds mostly small cod with some very large ones. This is also where trout cod survive as one of only two self-sustaining populations in Australia, and they must be released alive. Murray cod close from 1 September to 30 November under the NSW rule shown on the species card. Silver perch and freshwater catfish may not be taken from the Murray.
Where to fish it
From Yarrawonga Weir down to the Newell Highway road bridge at Tocumwal, all fishing for any species is prohibited from September to November to protect spawning trout cod, so in spring the water above the bridge is closed while below it only the cod closure applies. Nets and traps other than hoop nets, landing nets and shrimp traps are banned in that reach all year. The VFA notes that vehicle access to the river is poor between Tocumwal and Barmah, so a boat helps.
Reading the report
The chart follows the releases from Yarrawonga upstream: a steady flow after a rise is when the VFA reports the best fishing, and an autumn drop exposes the sandy beaches and concentrates fish in the deeper holes. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, gives the cod band from about December to April; pressure counts ahead of a summer storm.
Licence, access and rules
The Murray is New South Wales water, so the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days, and NSW rules apply from either bank. Murray crayfish may be taken only from 1 June to 31 August on the stretch from below Hume Weir to the Tocumwal bridge. DPIRD’s closure pages and the VFA’s guide to the NSW Murray are in the sources.
Common questions
Is the Murray at Tocumwal closed in spring?
Upstream of the Newell Highway road bridge, yes: all fishing is prohibited from September to November between Yarrawonga Weir and the bridge to protect trout cod. Murray cod are closed in the same months everywhere.
When is cod season at Tocumwal?
Open 1 December to 31 August; closed 1 September to 30 November under the NSW rule, which covers the whole river, computed on the species card.
Is fishing good at Murray River at Tocumwal 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
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 409202 — MURRAY @ TOCUMWAL
- 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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