Barramundi
Excellent
Dawn, dusk and the run-off drains and creek mouths on the falling tide; hardbodies and soft vibes cast tight to snags and rock bars.
Claude Wharton Weir Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 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 early or late.Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
Level
92.99 m8,324 ML
Air / High
20 °C / 27 °C
Wind
NNE 15 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 136003C, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Claude Wharton Weir is a dawn-and-dusk fishery today, with the middle of the day for moving spots. The gauge reads 92.99 m, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind NNE around 16 km/h, rising pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 27 °C. Water sits around 29 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 10:27 AM-12:27 PM and 10:49 PM-12:49 AM: plan around them and beat the heat.
Australian bass
Excellent
Surface lures at dawn and dusk along the shaded banks and the snags; in the dams, the schools on the deeper points by day.
Tie on: Soft plastic, 3 to 5 inch paddle tail · Pilchard on ganged hooks · Metal slug, 20 to 40 g · Surface walker at first light. Prime windows: 10:27 AM-12:27 PM, 10:49 PM-12:49 AM, 4:04 AM-5:04 AM. Similar at 29 °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 (05:00), sunset (18:14), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:27 AM-12:27 PM and 10:49 PM-12:49 AM; minor 4:04 AM-5:04 AM. New Moon, 0% 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 2026-11-08 07:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp20 °C
High / Low27 °C / 18 °C
WindNNE 15 km/h, gusts 29 km/h
Pressure1017.6 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain46% cloud, 63%
Sunrise / Sunset05:00 / 18:14
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~29 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Claude Wharton Weir
Today is the pick of the week on Claude Wharton Weir, at 3 out of 5.
Best day this week: today, 9 Nov — fair at 3/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
- Solunar majors
- 10:27 AM-12:27 PM and 10:49 PM-12:49 AM
- Minor period
- 4:04 AM-5:04 AM
- Sun
- 05:00 to 18:14
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 21 km/h
- Rain chance
- 63%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
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. Dawn, dusk and the run-off drains and creek mouths on the falling tide; hardbodies and soft vibes cast tight to snags and rock bars.
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. Surface lures at dawn and dusk along the shaded banks and the snags; in the dams, the schools on the deeper points by day.
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 29 °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
3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 32 °C, wind to 18 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 29 °C, wind to 13 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 30 °C, wind to 18 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.
Permit
Claude Wharton Weir is in Queensland’s Stocked Impoundment Permit scheme: anyone 18 or over fishing it with a line needs the permit, and one permit covers every scheme water. What the permit costs and where to buy it. Compare it with every other storage in the state on Queensland dam levels today.
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 in the North Burnett, backing a long pool upstream between the orchards and the riverside reserves. Sunwater, which owns it, lists a capacity of 8,079 megalitres and notes that the weir is named after the long-serving State MP for Burnett. 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. Jones Weir, upstream at Mundubbera, and the Burnett at Gayndah have their own 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 includes 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
North Burnett Regional Council owns and manages the boat ramp, facilities and recreation areas at the weir pool, which give shore access 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. Sunwater does not permit fishing on or near the weir and asks boats to stay at least 200 metres from the wall. The shallower edges warm first in spring; the deeper water holds bass and yellowbelly through winter.
Planning a visit
Gayndah is on the Burnett Highway in the North Burnett, with supplies close to the weir pool; Sunwater does not permit camping near the weir itself. Get the permit before you go. 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; Sunwater warns that releases can happen at any time. 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 for barramundi, bass and golden perch apply; the Gayndah Anglers and Fish Stocking Association and North Burnett Regional Council are listed as the weir’s managers.
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 early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
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
- Pages checked
- The written guide on this page
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