Australian bass
Fair
Dam fish school deep; vertical jig plastics and blades over them. Rivers slow, and closed in NSW from June.
Cania Dam Fishing Report
Updated Fri, 25 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Three Moon Creek dam in Cania Gorge: bass, saratoga and golden perch under sandstone cliffs near Monto, with a camp, a permit and a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
317.40 m21,275 ML
Air / High
14 °C / 24 °C
Wind
ESE 12 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 136115A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Cania Dam is in its cool-water rhythm: slower presentations and the warmest hours of the day. The gauge reads 317.40 m, easing 0.29 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind ESE around 13 km/h, falling pressure near 1029 hPa and a high of 24 °C. Water sits around 16 °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.
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 22 °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 Cania Dam today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:43), sunset (17:53), the moon and today's score. 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
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 136115A (Cania Dam).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 136115A. Latest reading 2026-09-24 11:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp14 °C
High / Low24 °C / 14 °C
WindESE 12 km/h, gusts 24 km/h
Pressure1029.0 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain10% cloud, 99%
Sunrise / Sunset05:43 / 17:53
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~16 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Cania Dam
The best day on Cania Dam this week looks like Sunday 27 Sept, 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: Sunday, 27 Sept — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
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
- 05:43 to 17:53
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Storms, 23 km/h
- Rain chance
- 99%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Cania Dam: 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 June to August in NSW rivers
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. Dam fish school deep; vertical jig plastics and blades over them. Rivers slow, and closed in NSW from June.
Golden perch
Best: November to April
Yellowbelly. The bread-and-butter native of the Murray-Darling lakes and rivers; loves warm water, structure and a lure worked slowly past its nose. Slower. Work the deeper timber and the drop-offs with vibes and bait.
When to come: the Cania Dam 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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Golden perch
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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 16 °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. Australian bass led the card at fair. High of 24 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Australian bass led the card at fair. High of 24 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Tue, Sep 22
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Australian bass led the card at good. High of 27 °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
Cania is a Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme water; the permit is required from age 18, A$13.60 a week or A$64.58 a year, as read from the Queensland Government, with details on our Queensland licence page.
About this water
Cania Dam is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Cania Dam: the full guide
The lake
Cania Dam holds Three Moon Creek at the head of Cania Gorge north of Monto in the North Burnett, a lake under sandstone cliffs and dry rainforest with a camping ground, a ramp and the gorge’s national park walks below the wall. It is one of the prettiest impoundments in the state and a bass and saratoga fishery stocked by the local group; the Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at the dam supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Australian bass are stocked and are the fishery, schooled deep in winter and along the edges in summer; saratoga fish the surface along the timber and the cliffs at dawn and dusk; golden perch fish the points from spring to autumn; sleepy cod and spangled perch are present; and red claw are a pot fishery. The stocking group publishes its releases. Barramundi are not stocked here.
Where to fish it
The camping ground and the ramp at the wall launch onto a lake whose arms run back under the cliffs, and the timber and the rock along them are the bass and saratoga water; the deep water off the points near the wall holds the winter schools. Bank fishing from the camp works at dusk and a kayak suits the sheltered arms.
Reading the report
The gorge shelters the water and the wind matters less here than on the open dams; the water temperature estimate, labelled as one, moves the bass between the deep schools of winter and the edges of summer, and the chart shows the draw-down. Pressure counts before a summer storm and the planner picks the evening.
Permits, access and rules
Cania is a Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme water; the permit is required from age 18, A$13.60 a week or A$64.58 a year, as read from the Queensland Government, with details on our Queensland licence page. The camping ground and the ramp are public; the Queensland rules are in the sources.
Cania Gorge
The dam sits at the head of Cania Gorge National Park, whose sandstone cliffs, caves and walking tracks start below the wall, and the caravan park in the gorge is the base most anglers use; the lake is a morning and evening fishery with the gorge walks in between, and the cliffs make the wind on the water unpredictable in a westerly.
Common questions
What can I catch at Cania Dam?
Australian bass, saratoga and golden perch, with red claw in the pots; no barramundi.
Is there camping at Cania Dam?
Yes, at the camping ground beside the wall and the ramp, with the Cania Gorge national park walks below.
Is fishing good at Cania Dam 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 136115A — Cania Dam
- 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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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.