Australian bass
Excellent
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Mary River at Miva Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 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.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
2.41 m
Air / High
17 °C / 27 °C
Wind
ESE 4 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 138001A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Mary River at Miva sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 2.41 m, easing 0.37 over the week. Today brings a mixed sky, wind ESE around 3 km/h, rising pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 27 °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 10:45 PM-12:45 AM: the windows to build the day around.
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, 10:45 PM-12:45 AM, 4:00 AM-5:00 AM. Similar at 29 °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 (04:56), sunset (18:11), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:23 AM-12:23 PM and 10:45 PM-12:45 AM; minor 4:00 AM-5:00 AM. New Moon, 0% 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 2026-11-08 19:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp17 °C
High / Low27 °C / 17 °C
WindESE 4 km/h, gusts 6 km/h
Pressure1018.3 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain58% cloud, 89%
Sunrise / Sunset04:56 / 18:11
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Mary River at Miva
Today is the pick of the week on Mary River at Miva, 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 10:45 PM-12:45 AM
- Minor period
- 4:00 AM-5:00 AM
- Sun
- 04:56 to 18:11
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 89%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
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 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.
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 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 33 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
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 30 °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 29 °C, wind to 14 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 no-take status 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; Queensland sets a 30 cm minimum and two in possession outside the stocked dams. The Mary River cod and the Australian lungfish are no-take species under 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. Queensland bans line fishing from 1 August to 31 October in the Mary upstream of its junction with Six Mile Creek, far above Miva, and closes bass in all tidal waters from 1 June to 31 August; the fresh water at Miva is under neither closure. The deeper pools below the crossing are worth a slow presentation in 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 no-take status 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. Queensland lists the Mary River cod as no take outside a short list of stocked dams, none of them on this river, so any caught must be released.
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: 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 138001A — Mary_River Miva
- 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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