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 Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam) Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
Lake Proserpine behind the Whitsundays: stocked barramundi and sooty grunter in a timbered dam Sunwater says holds more metre-plus barramundi than any other impoundment, exempt from the closure.
3/5
Fair. Fish early or late.Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
Level
84.58 m448,541 ML
Air / High
24 °C / 30 °C
Wind
ENE 5 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 122010A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Lake Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam) is a dawn-and-dusk fishery today, with the middle of the day for moving spots. The gauge reads 84.58 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind ENE around 5 km/h, steady pressure near 1015 hPa and a high of 30 °C. Water sits around 29 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:04 PM-1:04 AM and 10:40 AM-12:40 PM: plan around them and beat the heat.
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: 11:04 PM-1:04 AM, 10:40 AM-12:40 PM, 4:27 AM-5:27 AM. Similar at 31 °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 Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam) today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:21), sunset (18:20), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:04 PM-1:04 AM and 10:40 AM-12:40 PM; minor 4:27 AM-5:27 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Peter Faust Dam Level today, and the weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 122010A (Peter Faust Dam).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 122010A. Latest reading 2026-11-08 11:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp24 °C
High / Low30 °C / 23 °C
WindENE 5 km/h, gusts 10 km/h
Pressure1014.8 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain16% cloud, 39%
Sunrise / Sunset05:21 / 18:20
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~29 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Lake Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam)
Today is the pick of the week on Lake Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam), at 3 out of 5.
Best day this week: today, 9 Nov — fair at 3/5, steady pressure, neither help nor hindrance.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
- Solunar majors
- 11:04 PM-1:04 AM and 10:40 AM-12:40 PM
- Minor period
- 4:27 AM-5:27 AM
- Sun
- 05:21 to 18:20
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 11 km/h
- Rain chance
- 39%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Lake Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam): 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 Peter Faust Dam is a stocked dam 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.
When to come: the Lake Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam) 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 31 °C, wind to 16 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 32 °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
A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required from age 18 to line fish Lake Proserpine; a week costs A$13.60 and a year A$64.58.
Permit
Lake Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam) 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 Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam) is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Lake Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam): the full guide
The lake
Peter Faust Dam on the Proserpine River forms Lake Proserpine inland from Proserpine and the Whitsunday coast. Sunwater records that it was completed in December 1990 after four years of work, together with levees that give Proserpine some flood relief, and that it is named after a former mayor from a farming family in the district since 1895. Sunwater also says barramundi released into the lake grow to an enormous size and that the dam is said to have more metre-long barramundi than any other impoundment. The Bureau of Meteorology’s station at the dam, 122010A, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
The Queensland Government lists barramundi and sooty grunter as the stocked species here. Peter Faust Dam is among the impoundments where the 1 November to 31 January barramundi closure does not apply, together with the waterways upstream of it, so the species card shows barramundi open all year. Barramundi are most active in warm water from late spring through summer, while sooty grunter provide steady action around rocks and timber.
Where to fish it
Sunwater warns of extensive areas of submerged trees, which is exactly the cover that holds barramundi: work the edges of the timber, weed lines and points with weedless plastics, swimbaits and suspending hardbodies, especially at first light, dusk and on warm nights. Go slowly off the known channels. Fishing on or near the dam wall is not allowed, and boats must keep at least 200 metres from it.
Reading the report
The estimated water temperature row is the best cue for when barramundi will feed, though it is a model rather than a measurement. The chart shows the dry-season draw-down, which concentrates fish on deeper edges. Pressure dropping before a storm is worth watching, and the wind row tells you whether the south-east trade wind will make the open water uncomfortable.
Permits, access and rules
A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required from age 18 to line fish Lake Proserpine; a week costs A$13.60 and a year A$64.58. Whitsunday Regional Council owns and runs the recreation facilities and a camping area in the designated zone. Sunwater allows swimming, kayaking and sailing outside the signed exclusion zones.
Common questions
Is barramundi open all year at Peter Faust Dam?
Yes. The dam is on the Queensland Government’s list of impoundments exempt from the 1 November to 31 January barramundi closure.
Do I need a permit at Peter Faust Dam?
Yes, if you are 18 or older: the Stocked Impoundment Permit covers the dam, from A$13.60 for a week; a year costs A$64.58.
Is fishing good at Lake Proserpine (Peter Faust Dam) 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 early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 122010A — Peter Faust Dam
- 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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