Australian bass
Excellent
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Towamba River at Towamba Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Towamba River at Towamba inland from Eden: Australian bass in a quiet far south coast valley, with a Bureau gauge at the village.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.50 m
Air / High
8 °C / 17 °C
Wind
W 3 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 220004, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Towamba River at Towamba has the water in the comfortable band where most of its fish feed through the day. The gauge reads 0.50 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind W around 3 km/h, steady pressure near 1021 hPa and a high of 17 °C. Water sits around 21 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:08 PM-1:08 AM and 11:36 AM-1:36 PM: the windows to build the day around.
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, 11:36 AM-1:36 PM, 4:48 AM-5:48 AM. Warmer at 21 °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 australian bass here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD NSW before you keep anything; the Australian bass page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Towamba River at Towamba today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:48), sunset (19:42), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:08 PM-1:08 AM and 11:36 AM-1:36 PM; minor 4:48 AM-5:48 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 220004 (TOWAMBA R @ TOWAMBA).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 220004. Latest reading 2026-11-07 23:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp8 °C
High / Low17 °C / 6 °C
WindW 3 km/h, gusts 13 km/h
Pressure1020.6 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain15% cloud, 63%
Sunrise / Sunset05:48 / 19:42
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Towamba River at Towamba
The best day on Towamba River at Towamba this week looks like Thursday 12 Nov, at 5 out of 5, against 3 today.
Best day this week: Thursday, 12 Nov — excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:08 PM-1:08 AM and 11:36 AM-1:36 PM
- Minor period
- 4:48 AM-5:48 AM
- Sun
- 05:48 to 19:42
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 63%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Towamba River at Towamba: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Australian bass
September to April in the rivers; closed 1 May to 31 August in NSW rivers, and dams stay open
Open now Closes 1 May 2027. Closed 1 May to 31 August in all rivers except rivers above impoundments; dams are not closed. Rule as read from DPIRD NSW on 2026-09-23.
The native sportfish of the east-coast rivers and the stocked dams. Surface lures in summer, deep in winter, and a river closed season for spawning. Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
When to come: the Towamba River at Towamba 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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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 21 °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
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 15 °C, wind to 24 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 16 °C, wind to 27 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 24 °C, wind to 18 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 Towamba the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies, from A$7 for three days; see our New South Wales licence page.
About this water
Towamba River at Towamba is a river in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Towamba River at Towamba: the full guide
The Towamba at Towamba
Towamba is the small village on the Towamba River inland from Eden on the far south coast, where the river runs clear through cattle country and forest toward the sea at Kiah and Twofold Bay. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Towamba, station 220004, supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. Eden has its own page.
Species and seasons
Australian bass are the fish of the fresh Towamba, taken on small surface lures and spinners in the pools and under the overhanging banks from spring to autumn; the lower river toward Kiah is tidal and holds bream and estuary perch. Bass and estuary perch are closed in the river from 1 May to 31 August, which the species card computes.
Where to fish it
The crossing at Towamba and the reserves along the valley road give access to the pools, and a kayak covers the longer reaches. DPIRD bans nets other than landing nets in the non-tidal Towamba above the Jack Seiffert Bridge at Kiah.
Planning a visit
Eden and Pambula have supplies and tackle. Bring light bass gear and fish the summer evenings.
The river through the year
The Towamba is a river of the far south coast, and its rain comes in bursts: dry spells when the river runs low and clear between pools, and east coast lows that bring floods down to Kiah and Twofold Bay. The bass that live in the fresh river move down to brackish water in winter to spawn, and the closure covers that time; in spring they return upstream, and from late spring they feed in the pools and under the banks, most readily on the surface at dusk. The best fishing is a slow walk between pools with small lures.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the Towamba rising after rain on the ranges; a clear, falling river brings the bass on. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm through the bass season; pressure and sky build the score at Towamba.
Licence, access and rules
At Towamba the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies, from A$7 for three days; see our New South Wales licence page. The net ban and the bass closure are in the DPIRD guide in the sources.
Common questions
What can I catch in the Towamba River?
Australian bass in the fresh water; bream and estuary perch in the tidal river below.
When is bass closed on the Towamba?
In the Towamba, from 1 May to 31 August.
Do I need a licence at Towamba?
Yes: at Towamba the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is needed, from A$7 for three days.
Is fishing good at Towamba River at Towamba 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 220004 — TOWAMBA R @ TOWAMBA
- 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.