Tailor
Excellent
The main run. Fish the gutters and headlands into the evening; ganged pilchards, metals, and a wire-free trace only if you accept the bite-offs.
Agnes Water Fishing Report
Updated Fri, 25 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The last surf beach going north and the town of 1770: whiting and dart on the beach, bream and mangrove jack in Round Hill Creek, and the reef of the Bunker Group outside.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Next tide
Low 12:38 pm model
Air / High
19 °C / 23 °C
Wind
SE 17 km/h
Sources: modelled tide curve, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Agnes Water is in its cool-water rhythm: slower presentations and the warmest hours of the day. Today brings clear skies, wind SE around 16 km/h, steady pressure near 1028 hPa and a high of 23 °C. Tides: high 6:39 am and 6:49 pm, low 12:42 am and 12:38 pm: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 18 °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.
Bream
Fair
Slow the retrieve right down: blades and lightly weighted plastics along the deeper rock walls and drop-offs, or unweighted bait drifted into the snags.
Flathead
Fair
Fish the deeper channels and the last of the run-out; slower hops with a heavier jighead, and a bait on the bottom as back-up.
Mulloway
Fair
The estuary fish move to the deeper reaches. Long, quiet sessions on the bottom with fresh bait across the top of the tide.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. 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
Queensland has no general fishing licence, but rules and permits apply. Queensland fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing bream here? Check the size and bag limits with Queensland DPI before you keep anything; the Bream page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Agnes Water today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:39), sunset (17:49), the moon and today's score, with the modelled tide changes in the panel below. 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
A modelled tide curve for these coordinates and the forecast for the day.
Tides (modelled)
Modelled sea level curve from Open-Meteo Marine for these coordinates, datum mean sea level. Fish the moving water either side of each change.
A model, not the official prediction: times can drift by tens of minutes inside bays and estuaries. Check the Bureau of Meteorology tide predictions for the exact times before you rely on them.
Fri
LOW12:42 am-0.59 m
HIGH6:39 am1.30 m
LOW12:38 pm-0.57 m
HIGH6:49 pm1.73 m
Sat
LOW1:11 am-0.72 m
HIGH7:13 am1.47 m
LOW1:13 pm-0.64 m
HIGH7:21 pm1.66 m
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp19 °C
High / Low23 °C / 16 °C
WindSE 17 km/h, gusts 35 km/h
Pressure1028.1 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain18% cloud, 100%
Sunrise / Sunset05:39 / 17:49
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~18 °C est.
Why the tide matters here: tides and fishing in Australia.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Agnes Water
The best day on Agnes Water 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, steady pressure, neither help nor hindrance.
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
- 05:39 to 17:49
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Storms, 26 km/h
- Rain chance
- 100%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Agnes Water: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Bream
Year-round; summer and autumn in the estuaries, winter at the mouths
Yellowfin bream on the east coast, black bream in the southern estuaries. Structure fish: rock walls, jetty piles, oyster racks, snags and pontoons. Slow the retrieve right down: blades and lightly weighted plastics along the deeper rock walls and drop-offs, or unweighted bait drifted into the snags.
Flathead
Best: November to April
Dusky flathead in the eastern estuaries, sand flathead in the southern bays. An ambush predator lying on sand and mud edges waiting for whatever the tide brings. Fish the deeper channels and the last of the run-out; slower hops with a heavier jighead, and a bait on the bottom as back-up.
Mulloway
Best: summer and autumn, especially after rain
Jewfish. The big silver prize of the estuaries, breakwalls and surf beaches: nocturnal, tide-driven and unforgiving of noise. The estuary fish move to the deeper reaches. Long, quiet sessions on the bottom with fresh bait across the top of the tide.
Tailor
Autumn and winter on the east coast; August to September on Fraser Island
The surf and rock fish of the east coast, running north in autumn and winter. Fast, toothy and best at dawn, dusk and into the dark. The main run. Fish the gutters and headlands into the evening; ganged pilchards, metals, and a wire-free trace only if you accept the bite-offs.
When to come: the Agnes Water 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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SlowPeak
Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 18 °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. Tailor led the card at excellent. High of 24 °C, wind to 23 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Tailor led the card at excellent. High of 24 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Tue, Sep 22
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Tailor led the card at excellent. High of 24 °C, wind to 13 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Queensland has no general recreational fishing licence; permits apply on some waters and the limits and closures do. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by Queensland DPI and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Queensland licence page before you keep anything.
Access
Queensland has no general fishing licence, at Agnes Water or anywhere; the barramundi closed season, the coral reef fin fish rules and the size and bag limits apply, on the pages linked below.
About this water
Agnes Water is a coastal town in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Agnes Water: the full guide
Agnes Water and 1770
Agnes Water is the town at the northern end of Queensland’s surf coast between Bundaberg and Gladstone, with the main beach the last surf beach before the reef closes the coast, the town of 1770 on Round Hill Creek and its headland a few minutes north, the creek’s mangroves and flats, the Bustard Bay beaches and the Bunker Group reefs out to sea. It is a beach-and-creek town at the edge of the reef, and the report on this page is scored for the town’s coordinates. Gladstone and Bundaberg have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Whiting and dart fish the main beach and the Bustard Bay sand all year and are the town’s everyday fish; bream fish Round Hill Creek and the 1770 rocks all year; mangrove jack fish the creek snags in the warm months; flathead lie on the creek sand and the beach gutters; tailor run the beach in the cooler months; barramundi are taken in the creek in the warm season under the closed season; and the Bunker Group reefs give coral trout, red emperor and sweetlip for the boats out of 1770. Spanish mackerel run the headlands in the cooler months.
Where to fish it
Agnes Water main beach in front of the town is the whiting and dart sand, fished on the rising tide, and the 1770 headland and its rocks are the bream and mackerel marks; Round Hill Creek behind 1770 is the bream, jack and flathead water for small boats and the kayak, and the Bustard Bay beaches north of the headland are the quiet sand. The ramps are at 1770 on the creek.
Reading this report here
The coast faces east and a south-easterly builds the surf and closes the beach and the bar at 1770, while a westerly flattens the sea; the wind row tells you which. The tide panel is a modelled curve for the coordinates of Agnes Water, labelled as a model, and the creek runs hard on it. Pressure and sky build the score at Agnes Water; the planner shows the day.
Licence, access and rules
Queensland has no general fishing licence, at Agnes Water or anywhere; the barramundi closed season, the coral reef fin fish rules and the size and bag limits apply, on the pages linked below. The beach, the creek and the 1770 headland are public, with ramps at 1770; the marine park zoning of the Bunker Group is in the sources.
Common questions
What can I catch at Agnes Water?
Whiting and dart on the beach, bream and mangrove jack in Round Hill Creek, tailor in the cooler months, and the reef fish of the Bunker Group for the boats.
Do I need a licence at Agnes Water?
No. Queensland has no general recreational fishing licence; the limits and the closed seasons still apply.
Is fishing good at Agnes Water 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
- Tide curve (modelled)
- Open-Meteo Marine, sea level height including tides
- 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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