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.
Lake Gregory Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Isis Balancing Storage south-west of Bundaberg: stocked barramundi, bass, saratoga and silver perch, open through the barra closure, with a Bureau gauge.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Level
63.88 m5,953 ML
Air / High
20 °C / 26 °C
Wind
NE 11 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 136026A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Lake Gregory is a dawn-and-dusk fishery today, with the middle of the day for moving spots. The gauge reads 63.88 m, easing 0.06 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind NE around 11 km/h, rising pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 26 °C. Water sits around 29 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 10:24 AM-12:24 PM and 10:46 PM-12:46 AM: plan around them and beat the heat.
Australian bass
Excellent
Surface lures at dawn and dusk along the shaded banks and the snags; in the dams, the schools on the deeper points by day.
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: 10:24 AM-12:24 PM, 10:46 PM-12:46 AM, 4:03 AM-5:03 AM. Similar at 28 °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 (04:58), sunset (18:11), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:24 AM-12:24 PM and 10:46 PM-12:46 AM; minor 4:03 AM-5:03 AM. New Moon, 0% 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 2026-11-08 11:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp20 °C
High / Low26 °C / 19 °C
WindNE 11 km/h, gusts 19 km/h
Pressure1017.9 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain12% cloud, 79%
Sunrise / Sunset04:58 / 18:11
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~29 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Lake Gregory
The best day on Lake Gregory this week looks like Tuesday 10 Nov, at 3 out of 5, against 2 today.
Best day this week: Tuesday, 10 Nov — fair at 3/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Tough
Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
- Solunar majors
- 10:24 AM-12:24 PM and 10:46 PM-12:46 AM
- Minor period
- 4:03 AM-5:03 AM
- Sun
- 04:58 to 18:11
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Storms, 18 km/h
- Rain chance
- 79%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
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. 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.
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. Surface lures at dawn and dusk along the shaded banks and the snags; in the dams, the schools on the deeper points by day.
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 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 32 °C, wind to 19 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 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 29 °C, wind to 18 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.
Permit
Lake Gregory 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
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 off Voss Road at North Gregory, about 20 km south-west of Bundaberg in the cane country toward Childers, a Sunwater storage in the Elliott River system with open banks, weed beds and a quiet, rural shore. Sunwater reopened it for recreation in December 2024 after upgrading the access road, and noted new sand around the boat ramp. 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 open banks around Lake Gregory give shore access to the weed edges and the points, and the boat ramp puts a small boat or a kayak onto the weed beds and the deeper channel where the barramundi hold. The shallow margins warm first on a spring afternoon, and a barra hooked in the weed needs firm pressure early.
Planning a visit
Lake Gregory is a short drive south-west of Bundaberg, and Bundaberg and Childers have supplies and accommodation. The permit can be paid for 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 storage level as water is drawn and returned. 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. Sunwater owns the storage and sets the access and boating rules, the Bundaberg Sportfishing Club and Bundaberg Regional Council are listed as its managers, and the Queensland size and bag limits for barramundi apply.
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: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
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
- Pages checked
- The written guide on this page
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