Barramundi
Fair
Work the colour changes and the snags on the run-out; larger swimbaits and slow-rolled plastics in the impoundments.
Lake Gregory Fishing Report
Updated Fri, 25 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Isis Balancing Storage near Childers: stocked barramundi, bass and saratoga, open through the barra closure, with a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
63.81 m5,879 ML
Air / High
16 °C / 24 °C
Wind
SSE 11 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 136026A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Lake Gregory sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 63.81 m, up 0.12 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SSE around 11 km/h, steady pressure near 1029 hPa and a high of 24 °C. Water sits around 26 °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.
Australian bass
Fair
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
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: 10:25 AM-12:25 PM, 10:25 PM-12:25 AM, 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Similar at 24 °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 Lake Gregory today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:37), sunset (17:48), 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 136026A (Isis OS).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 136026A. Latest reading 2026-09-24 11:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp16 °C
High / Low24 °C / 16 °C
WindSSE 11 km/h, gusts 20 km/h
Pressure1028.7 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain4% cloud, 96%
Sunrise / Sunset05:37 / 17:48
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~26 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Lake Gregory
The best day on Lake Gregory this week looks like Sunday 27 Sept, at 5 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 — excellent at 5/5, 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
- 05:37 to 17:48
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 21 km/h
- Rain chance
- 96%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Lake Gregory: 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 Lake Gregory (Isis Balancing Storage) is 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. Work the colour changes and the snags on the run-out; larger swimbaits and slow-rolled plastics in the impoundments.
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. 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 Lake Gregory 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 26 °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
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Barramundi led the card at good. High of 26 °C, wind to 19 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Barramundi led the card at good. High of 26 °C, wind to 19 km/h.
Tue, Sep 22
5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Barramundi led the card at good. High of 27 °C, wind to 13 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
Lake Gregory 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; our Queensland licence page has the details.
About this water
Lake Gregory is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Lake Gregory: the full guide
Lake Gregory
Lake Gregory is the Isis Balancing Storage in the cane country near Childers, between Bundaberg and Maryborough, an irrigation storage with open banks, weed beds and a quiet, rural shore. It is on the Queensland Government’s stocked impoundment list, and the Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at the storage supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
The Queensland Government lists Australian bass, barramundi, saratoga and silver perch as stocked at Lake Gregory. Barramundi are the summer fish, along the weed edges and the drop-offs on hardbodies and soft plastics; bass fish through the cooler months; saratoga cruise the shallows; silver perch school in open water. Lake Gregory is one of the waters the Queensland Government exempts from the east coast barramundi closed season, and the species card computes that with the rule linked.
Where to fish it
The banks the water authority keeps open around Lake Gregory give shore access to the weed edges and the points, and a kayak or a small boat under the storage’s rules reaches the weed beds and the deeper channel where the barramundi hold. The shallow margins warm first on a spring afternoon.
Planning a visit
Lake Gregory is near Childers on the Bruce Highway between Bundaberg and Maryborough, and Childers has supplies and accommodation. Buy the permit before the trip. Barramundi gear for summer and bass gear for winter, plus a boat or a kayak for the weed beds, are the kit.
Reading this report here
The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is the number that decides barramundi at Lake Gregory: warm water brings them onto the weed edges, cool winter water sends them deep and slow. The wind row matters on this open storage; the chart shows the irrigation draw-down through the dry. Pressure and sky build the score at Lake Gregory.
Licence, access and rules
Lake Gregory 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; our Queensland licence page has the details. The water authority sets the access and boating rules at the storage, and the Queensland size and bag limits apply, including the barramundi slot; the rules are in the sources.
Common questions
Is Lake Gregory the Isis Balancing Storage?
Yes. The Queensland Government lists it as Lake Gregory (Isis Balancing Storage).
Can I fish for barramundi at Lake Gregory in summer?
Yes. Lake Gregory is exempt from the east coast barramundi closed season.
What is stocked at Lake Gregory?
Australian bass, barramundi, saratoga and silver perch.
Is fishing good at Lake Gregory 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 136026A — Isis OS
- 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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