Australian bass
Excellent
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Brisbane River at Linville Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The upper Brisbane River at Linville: Australian bass in the quiet upper valley above Lake Somerset and Wivenhoe, with a Bureau gauge at the town.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.18 m
Air / High
18 °C / 26 °C
Wind
NNE 1 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 143007A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Brisbane River at Linville has the water in the comfortable band where most of its fish feed through the day. The gauge reads 0.18 m, easing 0.11 over the week. Today brings a mixed sky, wind NNE around 2 km/h, rising pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 27 °C. Water sits around 21 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 10:24 AM-12:24 PM and 10:46 PM-12:46 AM: 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: 10:24 AM-12:24 PM, 10:46 PM-12:46 AM, 3:59 AM-4:59 AM. Warmer at 29 °C with a rain chance. 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 Brisbane River at Linville today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (04:55), sunset (18:13), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:24 AM-12:24 PM and 10:46 PM-12:46 AM; minor 3:59 AM-4:59 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 143007A (Brisbane_R Linville).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 143007A. Latest reading 2026-11-08 18:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp18 °C
High / Low26 °C / 14 °C
WindNNE 1 km/h, gusts 18 km/h
Pressure1018.0 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain33% cloud, 10%
Sunrise / Sunset04:55 / 18:13
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Brisbane River at Linville
The best day on Brisbane River at Linville this week looks like Tuesday 10 Nov, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.
Best day this week: Tuesday, 10 Nov — good at 4/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 10:24 AM-12:24 PM and 10:46 PM-12:46 AM
- Minor period
- 3:59 AM-4:59 AM
- Sun
- 04:55 to 18:13
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 10%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Brisbane River at Linville: 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
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 Brisbane River at Linville 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 31 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
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 30 °C, wind to 18 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 28 °C, wind to 16 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
No general fishing licence is needed in Queensland, and the river at Linville is not on the stocked impoundment list; Somerset and Wivenhoe dams downstream are, and need a permit from age 18.
About this water
Brisbane River at Linville is a river in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Brisbane River at Linville: the full guide
The Brisbane at Linville
Linville is the small upper-valley town on the Brisbane River north of Esk, where the upper river runs over gravel through grazing country and forest before it reaches Lake Wivenhoe. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Linville, station 143007A, supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. Lake Wivenhoe has its own page.
Species and seasons
Australian bass are the fish of the upper Brisbane, in the pools and along the snags on small lures. The Queensland size and bag limits apply; the tidal bass closure, 1 June to 31 August, is for tidal waters and does not reach this far up.
Where to fish it
The crossings and reserves along the upper valley roads give access to the river, and anglers walk and wade the gravel runs between the pools. Approach the pools from downstream and cast upstream into the heads, where the current brings food. In a small, clear river, light line and small lures matter more than casting distance.
Planning a visit
Esk, to the south, has more services. Bring light bass gear and wading shoes, and water for a day on the gravel runs.
The river through the year
At Linville the Brisbane River is near the top of its valley, a small gravel river with riffles, runs and deeper pools under casuarinas, running south toward Lake Wivenhoe. It is at its lowest and clearest in late winter and spring, and summer storms bring the rises that colour it for a few days at a time. Bass numbers in a river this high up vary with the flows, and summer evenings with a small surface lure are the best time on these pools.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the upper Brisbane rising after rain in the ranges; a clear river fishes best. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm through most of the year; pressure and sky build the score at Linville.
Licence, access and rules
No general fishing licence is needed in Queensland, and the river at Linville is not on the stocked impoundment list; Somerset and Wivenhoe dams downstream are, and need a permit from age 18. The limits are on the pages linked below.
Common questions
What can I catch at Linville?
Australian bass in the gravel-run pools.
Do I need a permit at Linville?
No. The river is not a stocked impoundment; Somerset and Wivenhoe dams downstream need a Stocked Impoundment Permit.
Where is Linville?
On the upper Brisbane River north of Esk, above Lake Wivenhoe.
Is fishing good at Brisbane River at Linville 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 143007A — Brisbane_R Linville
- 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.