Barramundi
Excellent
Dawn, dusk and the run-off drains and creek mouths on the falling tide; hardbodies and soft vibes cast tight to snags and rock bars.
Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing, in the upper river of the cattle country: sooty grunter and barramundi, with a Bureau gauge.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Level
0.72 m
Air / High
27 °C / 37 °C
Wind
NNW 8 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge G8110113, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing is a dawn-and-dusk fishery today, with the middle of the day for moving spots. The gauge reads 0.72 m, easing 0.05 over the week. Today brings cloud cover, wind NNW around 8 km/h, rising pressure near 1012 hPa and a high of 37 °C. Water sits around 29 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:45 PM-1:45 AM and 11:21 AM-1:21 PM: plan around them and beat the heat.
Tie on: Soft plastic, 3 to 5 inch paddle tail · Pilchard on ganged hooks · Metal slug, 20 to 40 g · Surface walker at first light. Prime windows: 11:45 PM-1:45 AM, 11:21 AM-1:21 PM, 5:15 AM-6:15 AM. Similar at 37 °C with a rain chance. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
Northern Territory has no general fishing licence, but rules and permits apply. Northern Territory fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing barramundi here? Check the size and bag limits with NT Fisheries before you keep anything; the Barramundi page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:05), sunset (18:53), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:45 PM-1:45 AM and 11:21 AM-1:21 PM; minor 5:15 AM-6:15 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station G8110113 (Victoria River - Dashwood Xng).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station G8110113. Latest reading 2026-11-08 01:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp27 °C
High / Low37 °C / 23 °C
WindNNW 8 km/h, gusts 13 km/h
Pressure1011.8 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain94% cloud, 90%
Sunrise / Sunset06:05 / 18:53
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~29 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing
The best day on Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing this week looks like Wednesday 11 Nov, at 3 out of 5, against 2 today.
Best day this week: Wednesday, 11 Nov — fair at 3/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Tough
Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
- Solunar majors
- 11:45 PM-1:45 AM and 11:21 AM-1:21 PM
- Minor period
- 5:15 AM-6:15 AM
- Sun
- 06:05 to 18:53
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Storms, 24 km/h
- Rain chance
- 90%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Barramundi
Run-off (March to May) and build-up (October to November) in the north; check the closed season on the Queensland east coast
The north's fish. Tidal rivers, run-off creeks, rock bars and the stocked impoundments. Warm water, moving water and a barometer on the way down. Dawn, dusk and the run-off drains and creek mouths on the falling tide; hardbodies and soft vibes cast tight to snags and rock bars.
When to come: the Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing 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 29 °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. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 37 °C, wind to 23 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 41 °C, wind to 19 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 38 °C, wind to 14 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Northern Territory has no general recreational fishing licence; the limits and closures do. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by NT Fisheries and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Northern Territory licence page before you keep anything.
Access
The Northern Territory has no recreational fishing licence; the possession limits and the access rules for pastoral land apply, on the pages linked below..
About this water
Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing is a river in Northern Territory, Australia, covered from the Northern Territory reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing: the full guide
The Victoria at Dashwood Crossing
Dashwood Crossing is on the upper Victoria River, far inland in the Victoria River District’s cattle country, south of the Victoria Highway crossing, where the river runs as a chain of pools and sandy runs through the dry. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at the crossing supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Victoria River page covers the river at the highway crossing.
Species and seasons
Sooty grunter are the fish of the upper Victoria’s pools, on small lures, and barramundi reach the upper river in the wet; catfish are common. The Northern Territory has no general closed season for barramundi; the NT-wide limits of five fish and a 55 cm minimum apply.
Where to fish it
The crossing is the access point; the surrounding country is pastoral lease, and access beyond the public road needs the station’s permission. Crocodiles can be present in the Victoria: take care near the water.
Planning a visit
Dashwood Crossing is remote, reached on unsealed roads that close in the wet; plan fuel and supplies from Katherine or Kalkarindji. Carry water, fuel and a way to call for help.
The river through the year
The upper Victoria is a river of the seasons: through the wet, roughly November to April, it floods and cuts the roads, and through the dry it shrinks to long pools joined by runs, sometimes barely flowing by the end of the year. The sooty grunter live in the pools all year, and the barramundi that reach this far up come in the wet. The dry season is the only time to reach Dashwood Crossing. Whatever the season, the NT Government’s general rule caps anyone’s catch at 15 fish in possession away from home, barramundi included within their own limit of five.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the upper Victoria’s wet-season rise and dry-season fall. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm all year; pressure and sky build the score at Dashwood Crossing.
Licence, access and rules
The Northern Territory has no recreational fishing licence; the possession limits and the access rules for pastoral land apply, on the pages linked below.
Common questions
Where is Dashwood Crossing?
On the upper Victoria River, inland in the Victoria River District, reached on unsealed roads.
What can I catch at Dashwood Crossing?
Sooty grunter, with barramundi in the wet and catfish.
Do I need a licence here?
No. Nobody needs a recreational fishing licence to fish the Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing, or anywhere else in the Territory.
Is fishing good at Victoria River at Dashwood Crossing 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 G8110113 — Victoria River - Dashwood Xng
- 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.