Rainbow trout
Slow
Winter lakes: bait on the bottom in the deeper bays through the middle of the day, or polaroiding the shallows on the bright days in Tasmania.
Snowy River at Dalgety Fishing Report
Updated Fri, 25 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Snowy River at Dalgety below Jindabyne: trout in the environmental-flow river on the Monaro, with no current Bureau level series.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Water temp
~8 °C est.
Air / High
12 °C / 25 °C
Wind
NW 6 km/h
Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Snowy River at Dalgety is a cold-water proposition today: bait on the bottom and a long soak. Today brings cloud cover, wind NW around 6 km/h, rising pressure near 1025 hPa and a high of 25 °C. Water sits around 8 °C for the season (estimated). With the full moon, the solunar majors run 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM: the windows to build the day around.
Brown trout
Slow
The lake fishery: bait or slow lures in the deeper bays; the rivers are closed in NSW and Victoria.
Tie on: Bait on the bottom, running sinker · Heavy blade, deep · Slow-rolled swimbait · Live bait, deepest hole. Prime windows: 10:25 AM-12:25 PM, 10:25 PM-12:25 AM, 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Similar at 23 °C with likely rain: fish ahead of the front. 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 rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD NSW before you keep anything; the Rainbow trout page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Snowy River at Dalgety today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:50), sunset (18:03), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM; minor 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Full Moon, 99% 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 temp12 °C
High / Low25 °C / 9 °C
WindNW 6 km/h, gusts 12 km/h
Pressure1025.1 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain85% cloud, 20%
Sunrise / Sunset05:50 / 18:03
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~8 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Snowy River at Dalgety
The best day on Snowy River at Dalgety this week looks like Monday 28 Sept, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today. Every day is scored by the same engine as the report above: pressure trend first, then wind, sky and season. Pick a species and the plan for that day changes with it.
Best day this week: Monday, 28 Sept — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 25 Sept — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM
- Minor period
- 4:55 AM-5:55 AM
- Sun
- 05:50 to 18:03
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 19 km/h
- Rain chance
- 20%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Snowy River at Dalgety: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Rainbow trout
Open season from October to June in NSW and Victoria; Tasmania from August
Closed now Reopens 3 Oct 2026. General trout streams close from the Tuesday after the June long weekend to the last Friday before the October long weekend. Lakes and dams have no closed season. Rule as read from DPIRD NSW on 2026-09-23.
The stocked lakes of the Snowy Mountains, the Victorian highlands and the Tasmanian central plateau. Closed seasons apply on the rivers: check the state rules. Winter lakes: bait on the bottom in the deeper bays through the middle of the day, or polaroiding the shallows on the bright days in Tasmania.
Brown trout
Open season from October to June in NSW and Victoria; Tasmania from August
Closed now Reopens 3 Oct 2026. General trout streams close from the Tuesday after the June long weekend to the last Friday before the October long weekend. Lakes and dams have no closed season. Rule as read from DPIRD NSW on 2026-09-23.
The wild trout of the highland rivers and Tasmania's lakes. Spawns in autumn, hence the closed rivers through winter in NSW and Victoria. The lake fishery: bait or slow lures in the deeper bays; the rivers are closed in NSW and Victoria.
When to come: the Snowy River at Dalgety 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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Rainbow trout
Brown trout
SlowPeak
Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 8 °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 dataThu, Sep 24
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at slow. High of 24 °C, wind to 16 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Rainbow trout led the card at fair. High of 19 °C, wind to 16 km/h.
Tue, Sep 22
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Rainbow trout led the card at fair. High of 14 °C, wind to 16 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 is required at Dalgety, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees.
About this water
Snowy River at Dalgety is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Snowy River at Dalgety: the full guide
The Snowy at Dalgety
Dalgety is the small Monaro town on the Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam, where the river runs through open grazing country under the old bridge toward the Victorian border. The river here depends on the environmental flows released from Jindabyne. The Bureau of Meteorology’s Dalgety gauges have not reported recent readings to Water Data Online, so this page carries no level chart. The Snowy River in the mountains and Lake Jindabyne have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Brown and rainbow trout are the fish of the Snowy at Dalgety, in the runs and the pools, taken on the fly, lures and bait. The Snowy here is a trout stream under the New South Wales general trout stream season: closed from the Tuesday after the June long weekend to the last Friday before the October long weekend, computed on the species card.
Where to fish it
The bridge and the reserves at Dalgety give access to the river, and the reaches upstream toward Jindabyne are fished from the public access points. The environmental flow releases change the river from week to week. The runs above and below the Dalgety bridge are the trout water, fished with nymphs and small spinners as the environmental releases change the river.
Planning a visit
Dalgety is on the Snowy River Way south-east of Jindabyne, a small village with a pub and camping by the river, and Jindabyne has tackle and supplies. Bring trout gear and warm clothing; the Monaro is cold and windy, and the trout stream season closes in winter.
Reading this report here
Without a current level series, the page leans on the weather rows: the Monaro is cold and windy, and the water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cold for much of the year. Environmental flow releases from Jindabyne are announced by the water authority. Pressure and sky build the score at Dalgety.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required at Dalgety, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales page has the fees. The trout stream season and the DPIRD rules are in the sources.
Common questions
When is the Snowy at Dalgety open for trout?
Outside the New South Wales trout stream closure, which runs from the Tuesday after the June long weekend to the last Friday before the October long weekend.
Why is there no level chart?
The Bureau’s Dalgety gauges do not report recent readings to Water Data Online.
Do I need a licence at Dalgety?
Yes: the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days.
Is fishing good at Snowy River at Dalgety right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
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
- The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
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.