Australian bass
Excellent
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Coomera River Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The upper Coomera at Witheren: bass in clear pools below the Lamington plateau, closed to line fishing from August to October.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
0.88 m
Air / High
16 °C / 25 °C
Wind
SE 8 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 146010A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Coomera River has the water in the comfortable band where most of its fish feed through the day. The gauge reads 0.88 m, easing 0.07 over the week. Today brings cloud cover, wind SE around 8 km/h, rising pressure near 1020 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 10:42 PM-12:42 AM: the windows to build the day around.
Bream
Excellent
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, 10:42 PM-12:42 AM, 3:53 AM-4:53 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 Coomera River 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 10:42 PM-12:42 AM; minor 3:53 AM-4:53 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 146010A (Coomera_R Army Camp).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 146010A. Latest reading 2026-11-08 18:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp16 °C
High / Low25 °C / 12 °C
WindSE 8 km/h, gusts 13 km/h
Pressure1019.6 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset04:50 / 18:12
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Coomera River
Today is the pick of the week on Coomera River, at 4 out of 5.
Best day this week: today, 9 Nov — good at 4/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Good
Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
- Solunar majors
- 10:21 AM-12:21 PM and 10:42 PM-12:42 AM
- Minor period
- 3:53 AM-4:53 AM
- Sun
- 04:50 to 18:12
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 16 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Coomera River: 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 Coomera River 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
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 27 °C, wind to 26 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 29 °C, wind to 13 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
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 25 °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
No general fishing licence exists in Queensland and the Coomera is not a stocked impoundment.
About this water
Coomera River is a river in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Coomera River: the full guide
The reach
At Witheren the Coomera is a clear, rocky headwater river in the valley below the Lamington plateau, running north through farmland toward the lower valley and, much further on, the tidal river near Oxenford and the Gold Coast. Pools, gravel runs and boulders set the pattern. The old Witheren station, 146001A, stopped recording in 1954, so the level and 30-day chart on this page come from the Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Army Camp, station 146010A, about 2.4 km downstream on the same reach; the tidal Coomera at the coast is a separate fishery.
Species and seasons
Bass are the fish of this water, feeding from spring through autumn, and outside stocked dams Queensland allows two over 30 cm. From 1 August to 31 October, Queensland bans having or using a fishing line in the Coomera River and its adjoining waters upstream of the Guanaba Creek junction, a closed area that includes Witheren. Bream, the second species on the card, are fish of the tidal Coomera, not of this upland stream.
Where to fish it
Access is mostly at road crossings and small roadside reserves, since the valley floor is largely private land; ask before crossing any paddock. The clear water rewards stealth: fish upstream, keep your shadow off the pool, and put small lures into the bubble line at the head of each pool or under shaded banks. The last hour of light is when bass come up to the surface in water like this.
Reading the report
The Army Camp gauge shows each rise and the rain row shows what is coming: rain on the plateau lifts the Coomera within hours and it clears over a few days. A slightly coloured river usually makes bass bolder, while very clear, low water makes them shy. The water temperature is an estimate, labelled as one, and the barometer is worth a look before summer storms.
Rules and access
No general fishing licence exists in Queensland and the Coomera is not a stocked impoundment. The August to October line-fishing ban above the Guanaba Creek junction is set out on the Queensland Government’s closed freshwaters page, linked below with the bass limits.
The Coomera Gorge and the plateau
Upstream of Witheren the river climbs into Lamington National Park, where the Coomera Gorge and its falls are reached on walking tracks from the plateau; that is bushwalking country under national park rules rather than a fishing destination. Downstream the valley opens out, and the river passes under the Pacific Motorway near Oxenford before it turns tidal on its way to the Broadwater.
Common questions
Is the upper Coomera closed to fishing?
From 1 August to 31 October, yes: no fishing line may be used or carried in the Coomera and its adjoining waters upstream of the Guanaba Creek junction.
What is the Coomera River level at Witheren?
Station 146001A at Witheren stopped recording levels in 1954, so this page shows the Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Army Camp, station 146010A, about 2.4 km downstream on the same reach, with the time of the reading and a 30-day chart.
What can I catch in the upper Coomera?
Australian bass, with a limit of two over 30 cm, in the months outside the August to October ban.
Is fishing good at Coomera River right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 146010A — Coomera_R Army Camp
- 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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