Barramundi
Fair
Work the colour changes and the snags on the run-out; larger swimbaits and slow-rolled plastics in the impoundments.
Claude Wharton Weir Fishing Report
Updated Fri, 25 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Burnett at Gayndah: stocked bass, barramundi and golden perch in the weir pool, open through the barra closure, with a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
92.69 m7,499 ML
Air / High
15 °C / 25 °C
Wind
SE 7 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 136003C, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Claude Wharton Weir sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 92.69 m, easing 0.10 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SE around 6 km/h, steady pressure near 1029 hPa and a high of 26 °C. Water sits around 26 °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.
Australian bass
Fair
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
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: 10:25 AM-12:25 PM, 10:25 PM-12:25 AM, 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Similar at 25 °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 barramundi here? Check the size and bag limits with Queensland DPI before you keep anything; the Barramundi page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Claude Wharton Weir today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:40), sunset (17:50), 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 136003C (Claude Wharton HW).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 136003C. Latest reading 2026-09-24 11:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp15 °C
High / Low25 °C / 15 °C
WindSE 7 km/h, gusts 17 km/h
Pressure1029.4 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain5% cloud, 88%
Sunrise / Sunset05:40 / 17:50
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~26 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Claude Wharton Weir
The best day on Claude Wharton Weir this week looks like Sunday 27 Sept, at 5 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 — excellent at 5/5, 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
- 05:40 to 17:50
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 24 km/h
- Rain chance
- 88%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Claude Wharton Weir: 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
Open all year Claude Wharton Weir is inside the Ben Anderson Barrage exemption Rule as read from Queensland Department of Primary Industries on 2026-09-23.
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. Work the colour changes and the snags on the run-out; larger swimbaits and slow-rolled plastics in the impoundments.
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. 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 Claude Wharton Weir 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 26 °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
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Barramundi led the card at good. High of 27 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Barramundi led the card at good. High of 27 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Tue, Sep 22
5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Barramundi led the card at good. High of 29 °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
Claude Wharton Weir is a Stocked Impoundment Permit water: from age 18, A$13.60 a week or A$64.58 a year as read from the Queensland Government, with the details on our Queensland licence page.
About this water
Claude Wharton Weir is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Claude Wharton Weir: the full guide
Claude Wharton Weir
Claude Wharton Weir holds the Burnett River at Gayndah, the citrus town of the North Burnett, backing a long pool upstream between the orchards and the riverside reserves. It is one of the Queensland Government’s stocked impoundments, and the Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at the weir supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Burnett downstream at Mundubbera and Gayndah has its own river pages.
Species and seasons
The Queensland Government lists Australian bass, barramundi and golden perch as stocked at Claude Wharton Weir. Bass and yellowbelly are the fish of the cooler months along the timber and the rock bars; barramundi are the summer fish, on hardbodies and soft plastics along the weed edges and the deeper bends. The government’s exemption for the Ben Anderson Barrage covers Claude Wharton Weir, so the east coast barramundi closed season does not apply here; the species card computes it with the rule linked.
Where to fish it
The riverside reserves at Gayndah give shore access to the weir pool, casting to the timber and the rock bars, and a kayak or a small boat reaches the bends upstream where the barramundi and the bass hold. The deeper water near the wall is the winter water for bass and yellowbelly; the shallower edges warm first in spring.
Planning a visit
Gayndah is on the Burnett Highway in the North Burnett, with the town’s riverside reserves, a caravan park and supplies close to the weir pool. The permit can be bought online. Barramundi and bass gear covers the species; summer is the barramundi season and winter the bass and yellowbelly one.
Reading this report here
The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, decides the species at Claude Wharton: barramundi feed when the water is warm and go quiet in winter, when bass and yellowbelly take over. The chart shows the weir level and the flows that arrive down the Burnett after rain; pressure and sky build the score at Claude Wharton Weir, and the planner shows the day.
Licence, access and rules
Claude Wharton Weir is a Stocked Impoundment Permit water: from age 18, A$13.60 a week or A$64.58 a year as read from the Queensland Government, with the details on our Queensland licence page. The Queensland size and bag limits apply, including the barramundi slot, and the riverside reserves are public; the rules are in the sources.
Common questions
Is Claude Wharton Weir open for barramundi in summer?
Yes. The Queensland Government’s Ben Anderson Barrage exemption includes Claude Wharton Weir, so the east coast closed season does not apply.
What is stocked at Claude Wharton Weir?
Australian bass, barramundi and golden perch, as the Queensland Government lists them.
Do I need a permit at Gayndah?
Yes, for the weir pool: it is a stocked impoundment and anglers aged 18 and over need a Stocked Impoundment Permit.
Is fishing good at Claude Wharton Weir 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 136003C — Claude Wharton HW
- 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.