Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Namoi River at Mollee Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Namoi at Mollee Weir below Narrabri: cod and yellowbelly in the cotton country weir pool, with a Bureau gauge.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Level
0.50 m
Air / High
18 °C / 25 °C
Wind
ESE 2 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 419039, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Namoi River at Mollee has the water in the comfortable band where most of its fish feed through the day. The gauge reads 0.50 m, up 0.08 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind ESE around 2 km/h, rising pressure near 1016 hPa and a high of 25 °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, 5:03 AM-6:03 AM. Warmer at 29 °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 Namoi River at Mollee today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:00), sunset (19:30), 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 5:03 AM-6:03 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 419039 (NAMOI @ MOLLEE).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 419039. Latest reading 2026-11-07 23:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp18 °C
High / Low25 °C / 11 °C
WindESE 2 km/h, gusts 6 km/h
Pressure1016.3 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:00 / 19:30
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Namoi River at Mollee
The best day on Namoi River at Mollee 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
- 11:08 PM-1:08 AM and 11:35 AM-1:35 PM
- Minor period
- 5:03 AM-6:03 AM
- Sun
- 06:00 to 19:30
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Clear, 19 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Namoi River at Mollee: 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 Namoi River at Mollee 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
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 23 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 27 °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
Fishing the Namoi at Mollee needs the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees.
About this water
Namoi River at Mollee is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Namoi River at Mollee: the full guide
The Namoi at Mollee
Mollee Weir holds a pool on the Namoi River downstream of Narrabri, in the cotton country toward Wee Waa, where the river winds under red gums between irrigation farms. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Mollee supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Namoi at Narrabri and Boggabri have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Murray cod and golden perch are the fish of the Namoi below Narrabri, cod in the weir pool’s snags and the deep holes, yellowbelly on shrimp and worms through the warm months; freshwater catfish are protected west of the Divide. On the Namoi River at Mollee the New South Wales Murray cod closure runs from 1 September to 30 November, and the species card computes it.
Where to fish it
The public access around the weir pool and the crossings downstream of Narrabri give bank access to the Namoi. DPIRD’s list of general freshwater closures names particular weirs, Keepit and the Manilla weir upstream on the Namoi among them; Mollee was not on it when we read it, but check the list before fishing close to the structure.
Planning a visit
Narrabri, upstream, has tackle, supplies and accommodation, and Wee Waa is downstream. Bring cod gear and bait, and plan for the heat of the western summer.
The river through the year
Below Narrabri the Namoi runs through cotton country, and its level follows irrigation releases from Keepit and Split Rock dams, the diversions of the farms and the rain on the slopes upstream; Mollee Weir holds a pool that stays when the river is low. Cod feed through summer and autumn in the weir pool’s snags and the deep holes below, and golden perch bite best on rising water in the heat. Big floods spread across the plains toward Wee Waa. Winter is slow, and the chart shows when a release or a fresh is coming through.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the weir pool and the irrigation releases that pass through it; a steady pool fishes more predictably. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm in summer; pressure and sky build the score at Mollee.
Licence, access and rules
Fishing the Namoi at Mollee needs the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees. The DPIRD rules and the list of closed waters are in the sources.
Common questions
Can I fish right below Mollee Weir?
Mollee Weir is not on DPIRD’s list of general freshwater closures as we read it; the list names other Namoi weirs, so check it in the sources before fishing close to the wall.
What can I catch at Mollee?
Murray cod and golden perch are the fish of the Namoi River at Mollee.
Do I need a licence here?
Yes: fishing the Namoi River at Mollee takes the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days.
Is fishing good at Namoi River at Mollee 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 419039 — NAMOI @ MOLLEE
- 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.