Talgai Weir Fishing Report
Updated Fri, 25 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The weir near Allora on the southern Darling Downs: golden perch, Murray cod and silver perch in a stocked pool, with a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
410.54 m291 ML
Air / High
14 °C / 26 °C
Wind
ENE 12 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 422340A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Talgai Weir rewards patience today, with cool water and short feeding windows. The gauge reads 410.54 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind ENE around 11 km/h, steady pressure near 1030 hPa and a high of 26 °C. Water sits around 13 °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.
Murray cod
Slow
Slow it down: heavier spinnerbaits, slow-rolled swimbaits and bait on the bottom next to the deep snags.
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. 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 murray cod here? Check the size and bag limits with Queensland DPI before you keep anything; the Murray cod page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Talgai Weir today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:39), sunset (17:50), 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 422340A (Talgai Weir HW).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 422340A. Latest reading 2026-09-24 11:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp14 °C
High / Low26 °C / 11 °C
WindENE 12 km/h, gusts 26 km/h
Pressure1030.4 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain2% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset05:39 / 17:50
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Talgai Weir
The best day on Talgai Weir 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
- 05:39 to 17:50
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 21 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Talgai Weir: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Murray cod
December to August; closed September to November
Closed now Reopens 1 Nov 2026. Closed 1 August to 31 October in Queensland’s Murray-Darling fresh waters, except Connolly, Cooby, Coolmunda, Glenlyon, Leslie and Storm King dams. Rule as read from Queensland Department of Primary Industries on 2026-09-23.
The giant of the inland rivers and the big lakes (Hume, Mulwala, Eildon). A snag fish that eats big lures, and a species with a closed season across the Murray-Darling. Slow it down: heavier spinnerbaits, slow-rolled swimbaits and bait on the bottom next to the deep snags.
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. Slower. Work the deeper timber and the drop-offs with vibes and bait.
When to come: the Talgai Weir 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 13 °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. Golden perch led the card at fair. High of 26 °C, wind to 18 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Golden perch led the card at fair. High of 26 °C, wind to 18 km/h.
Tue, Sep 22
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Golden perch led the card at good. High of 29 °C, wind to 24 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
Talgai Weir 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.
About this water
Talgai Weir is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Talgai Weir: the full guide
Talgai Weir
Talgai Weir holds a pool on Dalrymple Creek west of Allora on the southern Darling Downs, a small timbered pool among the grain paddocks between Warwick and Toowoomba that the Queensland Government stocks and lists for the permit scheme. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at the weir supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
The Queensland Government lists golden perch, Murray cod and silver perch as stocked at Talgai. Golden perch are the everyday fish on shrimp, worms and small lures; Murray cod sit in the deeper water and the snags; silver perch school in the pool. Talgai is Murray-Darling water and Queensland’s Murray cod closed season, 1 August to 31 October, applies; the species card computes it with the rule linked.
Where to fish it
The bank near the weir and the reserve along the creek are the shore access at Talgai, and a kayak covers the pool upstream in a morning. It is a small, quiet water, and the dawn session in summer is the one for yellowbelly.
Planning a visit
Talgai Weir is near Allora, a short drive from Warwick and the New England Highway, and Allora has a pub, a store and a caravan park. The permit can be bought online. Bring yellowbelly bait, a cod lure or two and warm clothes for a Downs winter morning; in summer, fish early.
Reading this report here
Small and sheltered, Talgai responds to the weather quickly: the chart shows the level after storms on the Downs, and the water temperature estimate, labelled as one, swings from warm in summer to cold in winter. Pressure and sky build the score at Talgai Weir, and the planner shows the day.
Licence, access and rules
Talgai Weir 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. The Murray cod closed season and the Queensland size and bag limits apply; access is from the public reserve, and the rules are in the sources.
Common questions
Where is Talgai Weir?
On Dalrymple Creek west of Allora, on the southern Darling Downs.
Can I keep Murray cod at Talgai Weir?
Outside the Queensland Murray-Darling closed season, 1 August to 31 October, and within the limits.
Do I need a permit at Talgai Weir?
Yes. A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required from age 18.
Is fishing good at Talgai Weir 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 422340A — Talgai Weir HW
- 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.