Australian bass
Excellent
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Lake Maroon Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
Maroon Dam on Burnett Creek south of Boonah: stocked bass, golden perch, silver perch and Mary River cod, with Seqwater fishing at the day use area and Slater Park and a permit to fish.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
207.13 m44,282 ML
Air / High
16 °C / 23 °C
Wind
ESE 5 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 145021A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Lake Maroon sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 207.13 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind ESE around 5 km/h, rising pressure near 1019 hPa and a high of 23 °C. Water sits around 21 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 10:23 AM-12:23 PM and 10:44 PM-12:44 AM: the windows to build the day around.
Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
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: 10:23 AM-12:23 PM, 10:44 PM-12:44 AM, 3:55 AM-4:55 AM. Similar at 25 °C with a rain chance. 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 Lake Maroon today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (04:52), sunset (18:14), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:23 AM-12:23 PM and 10:44 PM-12:44 AM; minor 3:55 AM-4:55 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 145021A (Burnett Ck at Maroon Dam HW).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 145021A. Latest reading 2026-11-08 09:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp16 °C
High / Low23 °C / 11 °C
WindESE 5 km/h, gusts 18 km/h
Pressure1019.1 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset04:52 / 18:14
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Lake Maroon
Today is the pick of the week on Lake Maroon, 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
- 10:23 AM-12:23 PM and 10:44 PM-12:44 AM
- Minor period
- 3:55 AM-4:55 AM
- Sun
- 04:52 to 18:14
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 16 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Lake Maroon: 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.
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. Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
When to come: the Lake Maroon 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 29 °C, wind to 19 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 29 °C, wind to 13 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 25 °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
Maroon Dam is on the Stocked Impoundment Permit list: from age 18 you need the permit to line fish, A$13.60 a week or A$64.58 a year.
Permit
Lake Maroon 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 Maroon is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Lake Maroon: the full guide
The lake
Maroon Dam was completed in 1974 on Burnett Creek, south of Boonah and 64 kilometres south-west of Beaudesert, to supply irrigation under the Logan River scheme for about 130 kilometres downstream. Seqwater notes that it operates differently from other ungated dams: instead of simply spilling when full, water is released through cone valves. It holds 44,319 megalitres at full supply. The Bureau of Meteorology’s station at the dam, 145021A, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
The Queensland Government lists Australian bass, golden perch, Mary River cod and silver perch as stocked at Maroon. The species card rates bass and golden perch month by month. Bass hold deep in the cooler months and feed along timber and edges in summer; golden perch are warm-season fish that respond to baits and lures near snags. Before keeping a Mary River cod, a threatened species, confirm the current Queensland size and possession limits.
Where to fish it
Seqwater lists fishing at the Maroon Dam Day Use Area and at Slater Park. Kayaks and canoes can be launched at both, and the lake’s timbered arms suit quiet paddling. Water skiing, wakeboarding, tubing and jet skis operate from Slater Park, so anglers in small craft may prefer early mornings or arms away from that traffic. Deep water off the wall is the place to look for winter bass schools with a sounder.
Reading the report
The chart shows irrigation releases through the cone valves and the effect of summer storms. The estimated water temperature row signals when bass move from deep to shallow water. Surrounding hills give some shelter, but check the wind row before paddling across open water.
Permits, access and rules
Maroon Dam is on the Stocked Impoundment Permit list: from age 18 you need the permit to line fish, A$13.60 a week or A$64.58 a year. Seqwater allows both fuel-powered and electric boating, with picnic and barbecue facilities at the day use area and a dog-on-leash area.
Common questions
What is stocked in Lake Maroon?
Australian bass, golden perch, Mary River cod and silver perch, according to the Queensland Government’s stocked impoundment list.
Where can I fish at Maroon Dam?
Seqwater lists fishing at the Maroon Dam Day Use Area and at Slater Park; both also allow kayaks and canoes.
Is fishing good at Lake Maroon 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 145021A — Burnett Ck at Maroon 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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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.