Australian bass
Excellent
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Enoggera Reservoir Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
Brisbane’s 1866 reservoir at The Gap: a new stocked impoundment for bass and Mary River cod, paddle craft only, and a Bureau gauge.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
74.42 m4,279 ML
Air / High
18 °C / 24 °C
Wind
NE 10 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 143047A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Enoggera Reservoir sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 74.42 m, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind NE around 10 km/h, rising pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 24 °C. Water sits around 21 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 10:22 AM-12:22 PM and 10:43 PM-12:43 AM: the windows to build the day around.
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: 10:22 AM-12:22 PM, 10:43 PM-12:43 AM, 3:56 AM-4:56 AM. Warmer 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 Enoggera Reservoir today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (04:52), sunset (18:12), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:22 AM-12:22 PM and 10:43 PM-12:43 AM; minor 3:56 AM-4:56 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 143047A (Enoggera Ck at Enoggera Dam HW).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 143047A. Latest reading 2026-11-08 09:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp18 °C
High / Low24 °C / 13 °C
WindNE 10 km/h, gusts 23 km/h
Pressure1018.3 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain43% cloud, 14%
Sunrise / Sunset04:52 / 18:12
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Enoggera Reservoir
Today is the pick of the week on Enoggera Reservoir, 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
- 10:22 AM-12:22 PM and 10:43 PM-12:43 AM
- Minor period
- 3:56 AM-4:56 AM
- Sun
- 04:52 to 18:12
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 16 km/h
- Rain chance
- 14%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Enoggera Reservoir: 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
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 Enoggera Reservoir 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
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 28 °C, wind to 19 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 30 °C, wind to 16 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 26 °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
Enoggera Reservoir 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
Enoggera Reservoir 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
Enoggera Reservoir is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Enoggera Reservoir: the full guide
Enoggera Reservoir
Enoggera Reservoir is the Seqwater storage on Enoggera Creek at The Gap on Brisbane’s western edge, completed in 1866 and holding 4,262 megalitres, a narrow lake between steep eucalypt ridges reached near the Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre on Mount Nebo Road. Seqwater lists fishing, kayaking, canoeing and swimming in designated areas there. The Queensland Government added it to the stocked impoundment list as one of three new waters, with Mount Morgan No. 7 Dam and Paradise Dam, and 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 and Mary River cod are the species the Queensland Government lists as stocked at Enoggera. Bass are the fish to target, along the timbered edges and the steep banks on small lures and surface poppers at dawn and dusk; Mary River cod are a stocked, closely managed species and a rare catch. There is no closed season on bass in the reservoir, and the species card is scored for bass.
Where to fish it
The banks near Walkabout Creek and the picnic grounds are the shore access at Enoggera, and a kayak or a canoe reaches the arms and the steep timbered shores where the bass hold. The reservoir is narrow and shaded, and the far arms are the quiet water on a busy weekend. Seqwater also asks anglers to take used line and hooks home and warns that private land around the reservoir is not access.
Planning a visit
Enoggera Reservoir is a short drive from the city through The Gap. Buy the permit online, bring a kayak or canoe and light bass gear, and plan an early start, because the reservoir is popular with paddlers and swimmers on warm weekends. Seqwater posts alerts for the site, including nesting catfish and swooping birds in season.
Reading this report here
Enoggera is sheltered by its ridges and the wind row matters little; the chart shows a small storage that fills fast after summer storms. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm in summer, when the bass come to the surface at dusk; pressure and sky build the score at Enoggera Reservoir, and the planner shows the day.
Licence, access and rules
Enoggera Reservoir 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. Seqwater owns the reservoir and sets the paddling, swimming and access rules, and the Brisbane Valley Anglers Fish Stocking Association is listed with Seqwater as its manager; both pages are in the sources.
Common questions
Can I fish Enoggera Reservoir?
Yes. It is one of the Queensland Government’s three new stocked impoundments, stocked with bass and Mary River cod, and a Stocked Impoundment Permit is required from age 18.
Can I take a boat onto Enoggera Reservoir?
Seqwater lists kayaking and canoeing there, not powered boating; its rules for craft and launching are linked in the sources.
What fish are in Enoggera Reservoir?
Australian bass and Mary River cod are the species listed as stocked.
Is fishing good at Enoggera Reservoir 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 143047A — Enoggera Ck at Enoggera Dam 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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