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 Wivenhoe Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
Lake Wivenhoe on the Brisbane River, South East Queensland’s largest water storage: stocked bass, golden perch, saratoga, silver perch and Mary River cod, with Seqwater camping and boating areas.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
65.03 m966,394 ML
Air / High
19 °C / 26 °C
Wind
E 4 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 143036A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Lake Wivenhoe sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 65.03 m, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind E around 5 km/h, rising pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 26 °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, 3:57 AM-4:57 AM. Warmer at 29 °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 Wivenhoe today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (04:53), sunset (18:13), 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 3:57 AM-4:57 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Wivenhoe Dam Level today, and the weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 143036A (Wivenhoe).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 143036A. Latest reading 2026-11-08 09:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp19 °C
High / Low26 °C / 14 °C
WindE 4 km/h, gusts 18 km/h
Pressure1017.8 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain55% cloud, 1%
Sunrise / Sunset04:53 / 18:13
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Lake Wivenhoe
The best day on Lake Wivenhoe this week looks like Friday 13 Nov, at 5 out of 5, against 4 today.
Best day this week: Friday, 13 Nov — excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
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
- 3:57 AM-4:57 AM
- Sun
- 04:53 to 18:13
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 21 km/h
- Rain chance
- 1%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Lake Wivenhoe: 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 Wivenhoe 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
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 31 °C, wind to 27 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 31 °C, wind to 19 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 28 °C, wind to 21 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
Line fishing at Wivenhoe requires the Stocked Impoundment Permit from age 18, A$13.60 for a week or A$64.58 for a year, with a concession yearly rate for eligible card holders.
Permit
Lake Wivenhoe 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 Wivenhoe is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Lake Wivenhoe: the full guide
The lake
Wivenhoe Dam was built in 1984 on the Brisbane River upstream of Fernvale, about 80 kilometres from Brisbane. Seqwater calls it South East Queensland’s largest water storage and the main supply for Brisbane and the greater Ipswich area, and it also provides flood mitigation: the 2.3 kilometre wall and five radial gates let Seqwater hold back close to two million megalitres above the supply level during floods. Its full supply level is temporarily set at about 90 per cent while works continue at Somerset Dam upstream. The Bureau of Meteorology’s station at the dam, 143036A, 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, saratoga and silver perch as stocked at Wivenhoe. The species card rates bass and golden perch. Winter bass fishing centres on schools in deeper water, found with a sounder and fished with blades, ice jigs and soft plastics; in summer bass and golden perch spread along timber and edges. Mary River cod are a threatened species, so check Queensland’s current size and possession rules before keeping one.
Where to fish it
Seqwater lists fishing at Hays Landing, Billies Bay, Logan Inlet and Branch Creek. Fuel-powered boating is allowed from Billies Bay and on a restricted basis at Logan Inlet, while electric boating is available from both. Kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddle boards are permitted at the same sites. Camping is available at Lumley Hill and Captain Logan. Seqwater notes an ongoing closure at Atkinsons Crossing.
Reading the report
The chart reflects both water supply and flood operations, and big releases can follow heavy rain in the catchment. The estimated water temperature row suggests when bass are schooled deep and when they move shallow. The lake is large and open, so the wind row matters for small craft and long runs.
Permits, access and rules
Line fishing at Wivenhoe requires the Stocked Impoundment Permit from age 18, A$13.60 for a week or A$64.58 for a year, with a concession yearly rate for eligible card holders. Seqwater sets the rules for its recreation areas, including where fuel-powered boats may operate and where swimming is allowed.
Common questions
Can I use a powered boat on Wivenhoe?
Yes, from Billies Bay, and on a restricted basis at Logan Inlet; Seqwater also allows electric boats from both sites.
Can I camp at Lake Wivenhoe?
Yes. Seqwater lists camping at Lumley Hill and Captain Logan on the lake.
Is fishing good at Lake Wivenhoe 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 143036A — Wivenhoe
- 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.