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.
Styx River at Jeogla Fishing Report
Updated Sat, 26 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Styx River at Jeogla on the New England tablelands: wild trout below the escarpment, with a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.67 m
Air / High
10 °C / 23 °C
Wind
N 10 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 206001, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Styx River at Jeogla is a cold-water proposition today: bait on the bottom and a long soak. The gauge reads 0.67 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind N around 11 km/h, rising pressure near 1030 hPa and a high of 23 °C. Water sits around 8 °C for the season (estimated). With the full moon, the solunar majors run 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:16 AM-1:16 PM: 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: 11:16 PM-1:16 AM, 11:16 AM-1:16 PM, 5:46 AM-6:46 AM. Similar at 22 °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 Styx River at Jeogla today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:36), sunset (17:49), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:16 AM-1:16 PM; minor 5:46 AM-6:46 AM. Full Moon, 100% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 206001 (STYX @ JEOGLA).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 206001. Latest reading 2026-09-23 22:15.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp10 °C
High / Low23 °C / 8 °C
WindN 10 km/h, gusts 21 km/h
Pressure1030.3 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain70% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset05:36 / 17:49
MoonFull Moon, 100%
Water temp (seasonal)~8 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Styx River at Jeogla
The best day on Styx River at Jeogla this week looks like Thursday 1 Oct, 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: Thursday, 1 Oct — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 26 Sept — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:16 AM-1:16 PM
- Minor period
- 5:46 AM-6:46 AM
- Sun
- 05:36 to 17:49
- Moon
- Full Moon, 100% lit
- Sky and wind
- Partly cloudy, 11 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Styx River at Jeogla: 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 Styx River at Jeogla 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 dataFri, Sep 25
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 21 °C, wind to 11 km/h.
Thu, 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 19 °C, wind to 10 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at slow. High of 21 °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 NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies on the Styx, from A$7 for three days; see our New South Wales licence page.
About this water
Styx River at Jeogla is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Styx River at Jeogla: the full guide
The Styx at Jeogla
The Styx River runs across the New England tablelands east of Armidale, through granite and forest country near the edge of the escarpment, before it plunges into the gorges of the Macleay system; Jeogla is a crossing on the upper river. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Jeogla supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Trout are the fish of the Styx, in the runs and pools on the fly, small spinners and bait. The Styx is a trout stream under the New South Wales season: closed from the Tuesday after the June long weekend to the last Friday before the October long weekend; the species card computes it.
Where to fish it
The crossing at Jeogla and the state forest and reserve access along the upper river give access to the Styx, and the river is walked and waded between the pools.
Planning a visit
Armidale is the nearest town with supplies and tackle, and the Waterfall Way leads out toward the escarpment. The tablelands are cold, even in summer, so bring warm clothes.
The river through the year
The Styx is high-country trout water, on the New England tablelands at more than a thousand metres, and its year is set by the altitude: frosty winters, when the season is closed and the trout spawn; a cool spring, when the season opens on the October long weekend and the fish feed hard in the runs; and a summer when the river can run low and warm, and the best fishing moves to the early mornings, the evenings and the shaded pools. Autumn brings cooler water and good fishing again before the June closure. Heavy summer storms colour the river for a day or two; the chart shows the rises. Below Jeogla the river drops into the gorges of the Macleay.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the Styx rising after rain on the tablelands; a clear, dropping river fishes best. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cool for much of the year; pressure and sky build the score at Jeogla.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies on the Styx, from A$7 for three days; see our New South Wales licence page. The trout stream rules are in the sources.
Common questions
When is the Styx open for trout?
Outside the New South Wales trout stream closure.
What can I catch in the Styx River?
Trout.
Do I need a licence here?
Yes: the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days.
Is fishing good at Styx River at Jeogla 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
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 206001 — STYX @ JEOGLA
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- 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.