Australian bass
Excellent
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Wyaralong Dam Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
Wyaralong Dam on Teviot Brook near Beaudesert, South East Queensland’s newest dam: stocked bass and Mary River cod, electric and paddle craft at Meebun, and remote camping at Ngumbi.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
63.67 m103,685 ML
Air / High
17 °C / 26 °C
Wind
ESE 4 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 145033A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Wyaralong Dam is fishing in its best temperature window, with the bite spread across the day. The gauge reads 63.67 m, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind ESE around 5 km/h, rising pressure near 1019 hPa and a high of 26 °C. Water sits around 21 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 10:22 AM-12:22 PM and 10:43 PM-12:43 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: 10:22 AM-12:22 PM, 10:43 PM-12:43 AM, 3:55 AM-4:55 AM. Warmer at 28 °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 Wyaralong Dam today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (04:51), sunset (18:13), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:22 AM-12:22 PM and 10:43 PM-12:43 AM; minor 3:55 AM-4:55 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 145033A (Teviot Brook at Wyaralong Dam HW).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 145033A. Latest reading 2026-11-08 09:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp17 °C
High / Low26 °C / 13 °C
WindESE 4 km/h, gusts 12 km/h
Pressure1019.3 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain56% cloud, 1%
Sunrise / Sunset04:51 / 18:13
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Wyaralong Dam
Today is the pick of the week on Wyaralong Dam, 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
- 10:22 AM-12:22 PM and 10:43 PM-12:43 AM
- Minor period
- 3:55 AM-4:55 AM
- Sun
- 04:51 to 18:13
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Partly cloudy, 19 km/h
- Rain chance
- 1%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Wyaralong Dam: 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 Wyaralong 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 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 30 °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 30 °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 27 °C, wind to 19 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
Wyaralong is part of the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme, so anglers 18 and over need a permit to line fish, A$13.60 for a week or A$64.58 for a year.
Permit
Wyaralong 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
Wyaralong Dam is a lake in Queensland, Australia, covered from the Queensland reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Wyaralong Dam: the full guide
The lake
Seqwater describes Wyaralong Dam as the newest dam in South East Queensland, completed in 2011 on Teviot Brook north-west of Beaudesert at the foot of Mount Joyce. It was built in response to the Millennium Drought and is not currently used for water supply, though it could be in future. Just 25 days after construction finished, heavy rain filled it and it spilled more than 17,300 megalitres in its first day. It holds 102,883 megalitres at full supply. The Bureau of Meteorology’s station at the dam, 145033A, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
The Queensland Government lists Australian bass and Mary River cod as the stocked species at Wyaralong. The species card rates bass, the fish on the stocking list here. Bass hold in deeper water through the cooler months and move to flooded timber and edges as the water warms. Any Mary River cod caught should be measured against Queensland’s current rules for the species, which is threatened.
Where to fish it
Seqwater lists fishing, electric boating, canoeing, kayaking, sailing and stand-up paddle boarding at the Meebun Recreation Area, which is the place to launch. Timber and grassy edges hold bass in summer; small surface lures, spinnerbaits and soft plastics worked slowly near cover are effective. In winter, use a sounder to find bass schools in deeper water. The Ngumbi camp site offers remote camping, walking, horse riding and mountain biking.
Reading the report
Because the dam is not used for supply, the chart mostly reflects rain and evaporation rather than draw-down. The estimated water temperature row indicates when bass move shallow. The lake is open to wind in places, and paddlers should check the wind row before crossing.
Permits, access and rules
Wyaralong is part of the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme, so anglers 18 and over need a permit to line fish, A$13.60 for a week or A$64.58 for a year. Seqwater manages the recreation areas and publishes the Lake Wyaralong Recreation Guide with a map of facilities.
Common questions
Can I use a boat on Wyaralong Dam?
Electric-powered boats and paddle craft can be launched at the Meebun Recreation Area, according to Seqwater.
What fish are stocked in Wyaralong Dam?
Australian bass and Mary River cod, according to the Queensland Government’s stocked impoundment list.
Is fishing good at Wyaralong Dam 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 145033A — Teviot Brook at Wyaralong Dam HW
- 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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