Australian bass
Fair
Dam fish school deep; vertical jig plastics and blades over them. Rivers slow, and closed in NSW from June.
Jones Weir Fishing Report
Updated Fri, 25 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Burnett near Mundubbera: bass, golden perch and silver perch in a stocked weir pool, a permit water with a Bureau watercourse gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
109.58 m
Air / High
16 °C / 26 °C
Wind
ESE 11 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 136004A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Jones Weir is in its cool-water rhythm: slower presentations and the warmest hours of the day. The gauge reads 109.58 m, easing 0.11 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind ESE around 11 km/h, steady pressure near 1029 hPa and a high of 26 °C. Water sits around 16 °C for the season (estimated). With the full moon, the solunar majors run 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM: the windows to build the day around.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. Prime windows: 10:25 AM-12:25 PM, 10:25 PM-12:25 AM, 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Similar at 26 °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 Jones Weir today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:41), sunset (17:52), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM; minor 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Full Moon, 99% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 136004A (Jones Weir HW).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 136004A. Latest reading 2026-09-24 18:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp16 °C
High / Low26 °C / 13 °C
WindESE 11 km/h, gusts 23 km/h
Pressure1029.2 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain2% cloud, 80%
Sunrise / Sunset05:41 / 17:52
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~16 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Jones Weir
The best day on Jones Weir this week looks like Sunday 27 Sept, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today. Every day is scored by the same engine as the report above: pressure trend first, then wind, sky and season. Pick a species and the plan for that day changes with it.
Best day this week: Sunday, 27 Sept — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 25 Sept — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM
- Minor period
- 4:55 AM-5:55 AM
- Sun
- 05:41 to 17:52
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 24 km/h
- Rain chance
- 80%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Jones Weir: 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 June to August in NSW rivers
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. Dam fish school deep; vertical jig plastics and blades over them. Rivers slow, and closed in NSW from June.
Golden perch
Best: November to April
Yellowbelly. The bread-and-butter native of the Murray-Darling lakes and rivers; loves warm water, structure and a lure worked slowly past its nose. Slower. Work the deeper timber and the drop-offs with vibes and bait.
When to come: the Jones 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 16 °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 dataThu, Sep 24
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Australian bass led the card at fair. High of 27 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Australian bass led the card at fair. High of 28 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Tue, Sep 22
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Australian bass led the card at good. High of 30 °C, wind to 19 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
Jones 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 details on our Queensland licence page.
About this water
Jones Weir is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Jones Weir: the full guide
Jones Weir
Jones Weir holds the Burnett River near Mundubbera in the North Burnett, a pool of timbered banks and rock bars between the citrus orchards and the grazing country. It is one of the weirs on the Queensland Government’s stocked impoundment list. The Bureau of Meteorology publishes the weir’s level as a watercourse level rather than a storage level, and the chart on this page shows that series. The Burnett at Mundubbera has its own river page.
Species and seasons
The Queensland Government lists Australian bass, golden perch and silver perch as stocked at Jones Weir. Bass hold along the timber and the rock bars and take spinnerbaits and soft plastics; golden perch are the warm-weather fish on shrimp and lures; silver perch school in the open pool. There is no closed season on these fish in the weir pool, and the government’s Ben Anderson Barrage exemption from the barramundi closure extends to Jones Weir.
Where to fish it
The banks near the weir and the access from the roads along the river are the shore spots at Jones Weir, casting to the fallen timber, and a kayak or a small boat covers the pool upstream to the rock bars. The run below the weir fishes when water is released.
Planning a visit
Jones Weir is near Mundubbera on the Burnett Highway in the North Burnett, where the town has a caravan park, a pub and supplies. The permit can be bought online. Bass and yellowbelly gear covers the weir pool, and the river reaches around Mundubbera have their own page.
Reading this report here
The pool is sheltered and the wind row matters little; the level chart shows flows arriving down the Burnett after rain, which colour the water and move the fish. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm through summer and cool in winter; pressure and sky build the score at Jones Weir, and the planner shows the day.
Licence, access and rules
Jones 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 details on our Queensland licence page. The Queensland freshwater size and bag limits apply; access is from public reserves and road crossings, and the rules are in the sources.
Common questions
What is stocked at Jones Weir?
Australian bass, golden perch and silver perch, as the Queensland Government lists them.
Do I need a permit at Jones Weir?
Yes. It is a stocked impoundment, so anglers aged 18 and over need a Stocked Impoundment Permit.
Why is the level a watercourse level?
The Bureau of Meteorology publishes the weir’s level as a watercourse series, and the page shows that series.
Is fishing good at Jones 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 the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 136004A — Jones Weir HW
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- 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.