Barramundi
Closed today
Reopens 1 Feb 2027. Closed 1 November to 31 January on the east coast, tidal and fresh, except in the stocked dams the Queensland Government lists. No catch and release in the closure.
Endeavour River at Flaggy Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Endeavour River at Flaggy, upstream of Cooktown: barramundi and mangrove jack in Cook’s river, with no current Bureau level series.
3/5
Fair. Fish early or late.Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
Water temp
~29 °C est.
Air / High
25 °C / 32 °C
Wind
E 9 km/h
Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Endeavour River at Flaggy is in full summer mode: early starts, shade at midday, and the evening change. Today brings cloud cover, wind E around 10 km/h, steady pressure near 1014 hPa and a high of 32 °C. Water sits around 29 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:17 PM-1:17 AM and 10:53 AM-12:53 PM: plan around them and beat the heat.
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: 11:17 PM-1:17 AM, 10:53 AM-12:53 PM, 4:49 AM-5:49 AM. Similar at 31 °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 Endeavour River at Flaggy today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:40), sunset (18:26), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:17 PM-1:17 AM and 10:53 AM-12:53 PM; minor 4:49 AM-5:49 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Conditions here are modelled from weather, season and the nearest stations.
No live gauge on this water
Water readings appear when a Bureau of Meteorology station covers it. Until then the seasonal curve below is the estimate.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp25 °C
High / Low32 °C / 24 °C
WindE 9 km/h, gusts 20 km/h
Pressure1014.1 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain71% cloud, 29%
Sunrise / Sunset05:40 / 18:26
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~29 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Endeavour River at Flaggy
Today is the pick of the week on Endeavour River at Flaggy, at 3 out of 5.
Best day this week: today, 9 Nov — fair at 3/5, steady pressure, neither help nor hindrance.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
- Solunar majors
- 11:17 PM-1:17 AM and 10:53 AM-12:53 PM
- Minor period
- 4:49 AM-5:49 AM
- Sun
- 05:40 to 18:26
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 29%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Endeavour River at Flaggy: 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
Closed now Reopens 1 Feb 2027. Closed 1 November to 31 January on the east coast, tidal and fresh, except in the stocked dams the Queensland Government lists. No catch and release in the closure. 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.
When to come: the Endeavour River at Flaggy 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 33 °C, wind to 14 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 32 °C, wind to 14 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 32 °C, wind to 14 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 required in Queensland; the barramundi closed season, the size and bag limits and the crocodile advice are on the pages linked below..
About this water
Endeavour River at Flaggy is a river in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Endeavour River at Flaggy: the full guide
The Endeavour at Flaggy
The Endeavour River meets the sea at Cooktown, where James Cook beached the Endeavour in 1770, and runs back through mangroves and savanna into the ranges; Flaggy is a gauging site on the river upstream of the town. The Bureau of Meteorology’s Flaggy gauges have not reported recent readings to Water Data Online, so this page carries no level chart. Cooktown has its own page.
Species and seasons
Barramundi are the fish of the Endeavour, in the tidal reaches and the fresh water above, kept between 58 and 120 cm with five a person; mangrove jack, grunter and trevally hold in the tidal snags and the mangroves near the town. The east coast barramundi closed season, 1 November to 31 January, applies to the river, and catch-and-release targeting is not allowed in it; the species card computes it.
Where to fish it
The Cooktown wharf and the boat ramp give access to the lower river, and the upper river is reached from the tracks west of the town. Estuarine crocodiles live in the Endeavour: Queensland advises standing at least 5 metres back and cutting the line on a snagged lure. The mangrove drains and the rock bars of the tidal river near Cooktown hold barramundi and jacks on the run-out tide, and the snags upstream are fished from a boat as the water clears after the wet.
Planning a visit
Cooktown, at the mouth of the Endeavour, has supplies, accommodation, the wharf and the boat ramp, and the James Cook Museum tells the river’s history. Bring barramundi and jack lures, fish the tidal river from a boat, and time the trip for the dry season, when the roads to the Cape are open.
Reading this report here
Without a current level series, the rain row carries the page: the wet season floods the Endeavour and the Cape roads. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm all year; the planner’s modelled tide, where shown for the lower river, is labelled as a model. Pressure and sky build the score on the Endeavour.
Licence, access and rules
No general fishing licence is required in Queensland; the barramundi closed season, the size and bag limits and the crocodile advice are on the pages linked below.
Common questions
What can I catch in the Endeavour River?
Barramundi, mangrove jack, grunter and trevally.
When is barramundi closed on the Endeavour?
From 1 November to 31 January; the Endeavour is east coast water, so the Gulf dates do not apply.
Do I need a licence at Cooktown?
No. Queensland has no general recreational fishing licence, so nothing is needed to fish the Endeavour at Cooktown.
Is fishing good at Endeavour River at Flaggy 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
- 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.