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.
Eungella Dam Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
Eungella Dam on the Broken River in rugged hill country west of Mackay: stocked sooty grunter and barramundi, exempt from the closure, with Sunwater-run camping.
3/5
Fair. Fish early or late.Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
Level
562.15 m107,825 ML
Air / High
21 °C / 29 °C
Wind
ENE 8 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 120211A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Eungella Dam is a dawn-and-dusk fishery today, with the middle of the day for moving spots. The gauge reads 562.15 m, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind ENE around 8 km/h, steady pressure near 1016 hPa and a high of 29 °C. Water sits around 29 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:04 PM-1:04 AM and 10:40 AM-12:40 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: 11:04 PM-1:04 AM, 10:40 AM-12:40 PM, 4:26 AM-5:26 AM. Similar at 30 °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 Eungella Dam today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:19), sunset (18:20), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:04 PM-1:04 AM and 10:40 AM-12:40 PM; minor 4:26 AM-5:26 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 120211A (Broken_R Eungella).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 120211A. Latest reading 2026-11-08 09:50.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp21 °C
High / Low29 °C / 18 °C
WindENE 8 km/h, gusts 19 km/h
Pressure1016.4 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain49% cloud, 100%
Sunrise / Sunset05:19 / 18:20
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~29 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Eungella Dam
Today is the pick of the week on Eungella Dam, 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
- 11:04 PM-1:04 AM and 10:40 AM-12:40 PM
- Minor period
- 4:26 AM-5:26 AM
- Sun
- 05:19 to 18:20
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 10 km/h
- Rain chance
- 100%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Eungella Dam: 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 Eungella Dam is a stocked dam exempt from the closed season 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.
When to come: the Eungella Dam 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 31 °C, wind to 16 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 31 °C, wind to 16 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 33 °C, wind to 11 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
Eungella is a permit water: from age 18 you need a Stocked Impoundment Permit, A$13.60 weekly or A$64.58 yearly.
Permit
Eungella Dam 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
Eungella Dam is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Eungella Dam: the full guide
The lake
Eungella Dam was officially opened in February 1969 after four years of construction, and beneath the lake lie the remains of a cattle station whose homestead was removed before flooding. Sunwater gives a full capacity of 112,400 megalitres over 890 hectares and describes a scenic storage tucked into rugged hill country surrounded by largely untouched forest. It regulates the Broken River for the Bowen Broken Rivers scheme. The Bureau of Meteorology’s station at the dam, 120211A, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Barramundi and sooty grunter are both on the Queensland Government’s stocking list for Eungella Dam, and the dam is exempt from the 1 November to 31 January barramundi closure, as the species card shows. Sooty grunter are a strong option here, taking lures and baits around rocks and timber through the warmer months. Barramundi need warm water and are usually quieter in winter.
Where to fish it
Rocky points, drop-offs and timber in the arms are the places to start. For sooty grunter, small hardbodies, spinnerbaits and soft plastics cast close to cover work well; for barramundi, slow presentations near the same structure at dawn and dusk. The boat ramp belongs to Transport and Main Roads and is managed by Sunwater. Boats keep 200 metres from the wall, and fishing on or near it is not allowed.
Reading the report
The estimated water temperature row is especially useful at this dam because barramundi activity depends so much on warmth, while grunter feed across a wider range. The chart shows the irrigation draw-down. Open water can catch the wind, so check the wind row before crossing to the far arms.
Permits, access and rules
Eungella is a permit water: from age 18 you need a Stocked Impoundment Permit, A$13.60 weekly or A$64.58 yearly. Sunwater runs the camping area itself; campers complete a permit form at the self-registration station, fees apply and stays are limited to four weeks. Swimming, kayaking and sailing are allowed outside signed zones.
Common questions
Is barramundi open all year at Eungella Dam?
Yes. Eungella is one of the stocked dams exempt from the Queensland east coast barramundi closure.
Can I camp at Eungella Dam?
Yes, at Sunwater’s campground; fill in the camping permit at the self-registration station, pay the fee and stay no longer than four weeks.
Is fishing good at Eungella Dam 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 120211A — Broken_R Eungella
- 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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