Australian bass
Fair
Dam fish school deep; vertical jig plastics and blades over them. Rivers slow, and closed in NSW from June.
Mary River at Miva Fishing Report
Updated Fri, 25 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Mary River at Miva between Gympie and Maryborough: Australian bass in a river of protected cod and lungfish, with a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
1.55 m
Air / High
15 °C / 24 °C
Wind
SSE 10 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 138001A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Mary River at Miva has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. The gauge reads 1.55 m, easing 0.05 over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SSE around 10 km/h, falling pressure near 1029 hPa and a high of 24 °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 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 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 Mary River at Miva today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:37), sunset (17:47), 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 138001A (Mary_River Miva).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 138001A. Latest reading 2026-09-24 18:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp15 °C
High / Low24 °C / 15 °C
WindSSE 10 km/h, gusts 18 km/h
Pressure1029.4 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain5% cloud, 76%
Sunrise / Sunset05:37 / 17:47
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~16 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Mary River at Miva
The best day on Mary River at Miva 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
- 05:37 to 17:47
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 21 km/h
- Rain chance
- 76%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Mary River at Miva: 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.
When to come: the Mary River at Miva 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 25 °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 26 °C, wind to 19 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 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
Queensland has no general fishing licence, and the river at Miva is not a stocked impoundment; the Queensland freshwater rules, including the protection of Mary River cod and lungfish and the bass limits, are on the pages linked below.
About this water
Mary River at Miva is a river in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Mary River at Miva: the full guide
The Mary at Miva
Miva is the crossing on the Mary River between Gympie and Maryborough, where the river winds through cattle country and forest in the middle Mary valley. The Mary is home to two threatened fish, the Mary River cod and the Queensland lungfish. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Miva supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Mary at Gympie and the lower Mary River have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Australian bass are the sport fish of the Mary at Miva, taken on surface lures, spinnerbaits and small plastics along the snags and the undercut banks from spring to autumn. The Mary River cod and the Queensland lungfish are protected by the Queensland rules and any that are hooked go back. The species card on this page is scored for bass only.
Where to fish it
The crossing at Miva and the reserves along the middle Mary are the bank access, and a kayak drifts the reaches between crossings, casting to the snags. It is a quiet stretch of river, fished mostly by locals. The deeper pools below the Miva crossing hold the bass through winter.
Planning a visit
Miva is reached on the country roads between Gympie and Maryborough, both of which have tackle and supplies. Bring small surface lures and spinnerbaits for bass, a kayak for the reaches between crossings, and a camera: the Mary’s lungfish and turtles are part of the river.
Reading this report here
The chart matters on the Mary: the river floods after heavy rain and a flooded Mary is not fishable; a clearing river after a fresh brings the bass on. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm for most of the year; pressure and sky build the score at Miva.
Licence, access and rules
Queensland has no general fishing licence, and the river at Miva is not a stocked impoundment; the Queensland freshwater rules, including the protection of Mary River cod and lungfish and the bass limits, are on the pages linked below. The crossings and reserves are public.
Common questions
Can I keep a Mary River cod from the river?
No. The Mary River cod is a protected, threatened fish in the river, and any caught must be released, as the Queensland rules set out.
What can I catch at Miva?
Australian bass; the river’s cod and lungfish are protected.
Do I need a licence at Miva?
No. Queensland has no general recreational fishing licence, and the river is not a stocked impoundment.
Is fishing good at Mary River at Miva 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 138001A — Mary_River Miva
- 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.