Australian bass
Excellent
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Albert River at Kerry Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Albert at Kerry under the Lamington ranges: bass in the clear pools of a Scenic Rim river, closed to line fishing from August to October.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Level
0.86 m
Air / High
17 °C / 25 °C
Wind
E 7 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 145101D, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Albert River at Kerry sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 0.86 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind E around 8 km/h, rising pressure near 1019 hPa and a high of 25 °C. Water sits around 21 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 10:21 AM-12:21 PM and 10:43 PM-12:43 AM: the windows to build the day around.
Bream
Good
Prime bream weather. Cast small vibes, crankbaits and 2 to 3 inch plastics at every piece of structure on the rising tide.
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: 10:21 AM-12:21 PM, 10:43 PM-12:43 AM, 3:54 AM-4:54 AM. Similar at 27 °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 australian bass here? Check the size and bag limits with Queensland DPI before you keep anything; the Australian bass page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Albert River at Kerry today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (04:50), sunset (18:12), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:21 AM-12:21 PM and 10:43 PM-12:43 AM; minor 3:54 AM-4:54 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 145101D (Albert R Lumeah).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 145101D. Latest reading 2026-11-08 18:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp17 °C
High / Low25 °C / 11 °C
WindE 7 km/h, gusts 23 km/h
Pressure1018.9 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain7% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset04:50 / 18:12
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Albert River at Kerry
The best day on Albert River at Kerry this week looks like Tuesday 10 Nov, at 4 out of 5, against 2 today.
Best day this week: Tuesday, 10 Nov — good at 4/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Tough
Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
- Solunar majors
- 10:21 AM-12:21 PM and 10:43 PM-12:43 AM
- Minor period
- 3:54 AM-4:54 AM
- Sun
- 04:50 to 18:12
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 23 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Albert River at Kerry: 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 Aug 2027. From 1 August to 31 October no fishing line may be used or carried in the Albert River above Canungra Creek, the Coomera River above Guanaba Creek, the Stanley River above Neurum Creek and their adjoining waterways. Rule as read from Queensland Department of Primary Industries on 2026-09-27.
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.
Bream
Year-round; summer and autumn in the estuaries, winter at the mouths
Open now Closes 1 Aug 2027. From 1 August to 31 October no fishing line may be used or carried in the Albert River above Canungra Creek, the Coomera River above Guanaba Creek, the Stanley River above Neurum Creek and their adjoining waterways. Rule as read from Queensland Department of Primary Industries on 2026-09-27.
Yellowfin bream on the east coast, black bream in the southern estuaries. Structure fish: rock walls, jetty piles, oyster racks, snags and pontoons. Prime bream weather. Cast small vibes, crankbaits and 2 to 3 inch plastics at every piece of structure on the rising tide.
When to come: the Albert River at Kerry 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 28 °C, wind to 23 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
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 28 °C, wind to 14 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
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 26 °C, wind to 19 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 sells no general fishing licence and the Albert is not a stocked impoundment.
About this water
Albert River at Kerry is a river in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Albert River at Kerry: the full guide
The reach
The Albert at Kerry is the upper river in the valley south of Beaudesert, running off the Lamington plateau through farmland over rock, gravel and clear pools. It is a small, clear bass stream rather than a big river, and it reads differently from the lowland water further down. The old Kerry station, 145101A, stopped recording in 1922, so the level and 30-day chart on this page come from the Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Lumeah, station 145101D, about 1.5 km downstream on the same reach.
Species and seasons
Australian bass are the target, in the pools and around snags and rock from spring to autumn, and Queensland’s limit outside stocked dams is two bass with a 30 cm minimum. The rule that matters most here is seasonal: Queensland bans possessing or using a fishing line in the Albert River and its adjoining waterways upstream of the Canungra Creek junction from 1 August to 31 October every year, which takes in Kerry. Bream, the other species on this page’s card, are fish of the tidal river far downstream.
Where to fish it
Road crossings and roadside reserves are the usual ways to reach the water; most of the valley floor is private land, so park legally and ask before crossing paddocks. In clear, shallow water the approach matters: walk upstream, keep low, and cast small lures to the head of each pool and to shade lines under overhanging trees. A light rod and a pocketful of surface lures cover most situations on a stream this size.
Reading the report
The Lumeah gauge just downstream shows each rise and the rain row shows what is coming: storms on the plateau raise and colour the river fast, and it usually clears again within days. The temperature figure is an estimate and is labelled that way; clear upland water stays cooler than the lowland rivers, and settled weather after a small rise is usually the best time to fish.
Rules and access
Queensland sells no general fishing licence and the Albert is not a stocked impoundment. The 1 August to 31 October line-fishing ban above the Canungra Creek junction is listed on the Queensland Government’s closed freshwaters page, linked below with the size and possession limits.
Kerry and the Lamington foothills
The valley road south from Beaudesert runs up toward the Lamington plateau, whose rainforest feeds the river, and the national park’s trails begin where the farmland ends. Downstream, the Albert swings north past Beaudesert and runs a long way before it meets the Logan near the bay, so the Kerry reach is a headwater fishery with its own rhythm and its own closed season.
Common questions
Is the Albert River closed to fishing at Kerry?
Yes, for part of the year: from 1 August to 31 October no fishing line may be used or possessed in the Albert and its adjoining waters upstream of the Canungra Creek junction.
Is there a live river level at Kerry?
Yes. The old Kerry station, 145101A, has no readings after 1922, so the page shows the Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Lumeah, station 145101D, about 1.5 km downstream, with the time of the reading and a 30-day chart.
What can I catch in the Albert at Kerry?
Australian bass, two per person over 30 cm, outside the August to October line-fishing ban.
Is fishing good at Albert River at Kerry 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 145101D — Albert R Lumeah
- 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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