Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Murray River at Renmark Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Murray at Renmark: callop and catch-and-release Murray cod at the upstream end of the Riverland, with the Bureau’s gauge at the town pump station.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
16.76 m
Air / High
22 °C / 28 °C
Wind
NE 12 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge A4260628, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Murray River at Renmark is fishing in its best temperature window, with the bite spread across the day. The gauge reads 16.76 m, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind NE around 11 km/h, rising pressure near 1014 hPa and a high of 28 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:15 PM-1:15 AM and 11:42 AM-1:42 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Murray cod
Closed today
Catch and release reopens 1 Jan 2027. No Murray cod may be taken at any time from the River Murray or lakes Albert and Alexandrina. Catch and release is allowed from 1 January to 31 July, except on the Chowilla floodplain and in lakes Albert and Alexandrina; from 1 August to 31 December cod may not be targeted at all, trolling included.
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: 11:15 PM-1:15 AM, 11:42 AM-1:42 PM, 5:02 AM-6:02 AM. Warmer at 33 °C. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
South Australia has no general fishing licence, but rules and permits apply. South Australia fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing murray cod here? Check the size and bag limits with PIRSA before you keep anything; the Murray cod page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Murray River at Renmark today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:59), sunset (19:42), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:15 PM-1:15 AM and 11:42 AM-1:42 PM; minor 5:02 AM-6:02 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station A4260628 (River Murray at Renmark Domestic PS (AMTD 567.9km)).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station A4260628. Latest reading 2026-11-05 08:30.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp22 °C
High / Low28 °C / 11 °C
WindNE 12 km/h, gusts 22 km/h
Pressure1013.8 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain58% cloud, 67%
Sunrise / Sunset05:59 / 19:42
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Murray River at Renmark
Today is the pick of the week on Murray River at Renmark, 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
- 11:15 PM-1:15 AM and 11:42 AM-1:42 PM
- Minor period
- 5:02 AM-6:02 AM
- Sun
- 05:59 to 19:42
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 16 km/h
- Rain chance
- 67%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Murray River at Renmark: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Murray cod
Closed 1 September to 30 November in NSW, Victoria and the ACT, and 1 August to 31 October in Queensland; check the exempt lakes
Closed now Catch and release reopens 1 Jan 2027. No Murray cod may be taken at any time from the River Murray or lakes Albert and Alexandrina. Catch and release is allowed from 1 January to 31 July, except on the Chowilla floodplain and in lakes Albert and Alexandrina; from 1 August to 31 December cod may not be targeted at all, trolling included. Rule as read from PIRSA on 2026-09-25.
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.
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 Murray River at Renmark 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 19 °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
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 23 °C, wind to 16 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 21 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 27 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
South Australia has no general recreational fishing licence; the limits and closures do. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by PIRSA and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the South Australia licence page before you keep anything.
Access
South Australia has no general recreational fishing licence; PIRSA’s size, bag and boat limits apply, along with the Murray cod rules and the 150-metre closure around locks and weirs, all on the pages linked below.
About this water
Murray River at Renmark is a river in South Australia, Australia, covered from the South Australia reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Murray River at Renmark: the full guide
The reach
Renmark sits near the upstream end of South Australia’s Riverland, where the Murray runs wide and slow past the town’s riverfront, with Lock 5 at nearby Paringa and the red gum floodplain of Chowilla upstream toward the New South Wales and Victorian borders. It is callop and Murray cod water, and Bureau of Meteorology station A4260628, River Murray at Renmark Domestic PS, supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Callop, the South Australian name for golden perch, are the fish to keep, most active from spring to autumn. Murray cod can never be taken from the River Murray in South Australia: PIRSA allows catch and release only from 1 January to 31 July, and from 1 August to 31 December cod may not be targeted at all, trolling included. Silver perch are protected in all South Australian fresh waters and must go back.
Where to fish it
The riverfront and public reserves give plenty of bank access in town, and boat ramps open up the long reaches upstream and down. Fish deep outside bends, fallen red gums and the edges of backwaters, and remember that fishing is banned within 150 metres of every lock and weir on the South Australian Murray, Lock 5 included. PIRSA asks for barbless hooks, barbless trebles and a knotless landing net for any cod you catch and release.
Reading the report
Lock 5 holds the Renmark pool within a narrow range, so the chart usually shows small changes, and a steady climb points to higher flows coming down from upstream. Callop often respond to rising water and warming temperatures in spring. The temperature on the page is an estimate from a model and is marked that way; Riverland summers are hot, so early mornings and evenings are the comfortable sessions.
Rules and access
South Australia has no general recreational fishing licence; PIRSA’s size, bag and boat limits apply, along with the Murray cod rules and the 150-metre closure around locks and weirs, all on the pages linked below. Riverfront reserves and ramps are public; adjoining floodplain land may be reserve or private, so check before driving in.
Chowilla and the border
Upstream of Renmark, the Chowilla floodplain is a network of creeks and anabranches through red gum country that stretches to the border. It has its own cod rule: PIRSA does not extend the January to July catch-and-release window to the Chowilla floodplain, north of the river from Ral Ral Creek to the New South Wales border. Callop remain the target in those creeks when they are flowing.
Common questions
Can I fish for Murray cod at Renmark?
Only for release, and only from 1 January to 31 July; from August to December cod may not be targeted, and no cod may ever be kept from the River Murray in South Australia.
Do I need a licence on the Murray at Renmark?
No, South Australia has no general recreational fishing licence; PIRSA’s limits and closures still apply.
Is fishing good at Murray River at Renmark 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 A4260628 — River Murray at Renmark Domestic PS (AMTD 567.9km)
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- pir.sa.gov.au/fishing-and-aquaculture/recreational-fishing/rules/speci
- pir.sa.gov.au/fishing-and-aquaculture/recreational-fishing/rules/fishi
- pir.sa.gov.au/fishing-and-aquaculture/recreational-fishing/rules/speci
- sawater.com.au/water-and-the-environment/south-australias-water-source
- bom.gov.au/waterdata
- The written guide on this page
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