Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Break O’Day River at Killymoon Bridge Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Break O’Day River in the Fingal Valley: wild browns in a small river between St Marys and Fingal, with a Bureau gauge at Killymoon Bridge.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Water temp
~13 °C est.
Air / High
8 °C / 15 °C
Wind
E 0 km/h
Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Break O’Day River at Killymoon Bridge has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. Today brings a mixed sky, wind E around 0 km/h, falling pressure near 1022 hPa and a high of 16 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:14 PM-1:14 AM and 11:43 AM-1:43 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Brown trout
Excellent
Prime. Nymphs and streamers on the rivers, and the lake edges on the overcast days.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. Prime windows: 11:14 PM-1:14 AM, 11:43 AM-1:43 PM, 4:43 AM-5:43 AM. Warmer at 21 °C. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
Tasmania requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$29.00. Tasmania fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with IFS Tasmania before you keep anything; the Rainbow trout page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Break O’Day River at Killymoon Bridge today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:44), sunset (19:59), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:14 PM-1:14 AM and 11:43 AM-1:43 PM; minor 4:43 AM-5:43 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Bureau of Meteorology station 191.1 (BREAK O'DAY RIVER AT KILLYMOON BRIDGE) has sent no reading in the last 30 days, so conditions here are modelled from weather, season and the nearest stations.
No recent gauge reading
Readings come back here when station 191.1 reports again. Until then the seasonal curve below is the estimate.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp8 °C
High / Low15 °C / 5 °C
WindE 0 km/h, gusts 12 km/h
Pressure1021.6 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain42% cloud, 8%
Sunrise / Sunset05:44 / 19:59
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Break O’Day River at Killymoon Bridge
Today is the pick of the week on Break O’Day River at Killymoon Bridge, at 4 out of 5.
Best day this week: today, 9 Nov — good at 4/5, 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
- 11:14 PM-1:14 AM and 11:43 AM-1:43 PM
- Minor period
- 4:43 AM-5:43 AM
- Sun
- 05:44 to 19:59
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 11 km/h
- Rain chance
- 8%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Break O’Day River at Killymoon Bridge: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Rainbow trout
Streams from October to June in NSW and from September to June in Victoria; lakes open all year; Tasmania from the first Saturday of August
Open now Closes 3 May 2027. Most waters open from the first Saturday of August to the Sunday nearest 30 April; designated rainbow trout waters run from the Saturday nearest 1 October to the Sunday nearest 31 May. Rule as read from Inland Fisheries Service Tasmania on 2026-09-23.
The stocked lakes of the Snowy Mountains, the Victorian highlands and the Tasmanian central plateau. Closed seasons apply on the rivers: check the state rules. Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Brown trout
Streams from October to June in NSW and from September to June in Victoria; lakes open all year; Tasmania from the first Saturday of August
Open now Closes 3 May 2027. Most waters open from the first Saturday of August to the Sunday nearest 30 April; designated rainbow trout waters run from the Saturday nearest 1 October to the Sunday nearest 31 May. Rule as read from Inland Fisheries Service Tasmania on 2026-09-23.
The wild trout of the highland rivers and Tasmania's lakes. Spawns in autumn, hence the closed rivers through winter in NSW and Victoria. Prime. Nymphs and streamers on the rivers, and the lake edges on the overcast days.
When to come: the Break O’Day River at Killymoon Bridge 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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Rainbow trout
Brown trout
SlowPeak
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 dataSun, Nov 8
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 13 °C, wind to 18 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 13 °C, wind to 18 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 19 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Tasmanian Inland Angling Licence, from A$29.00, the same for residents and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by IFS Tasmania and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Tasmania licence page before you keep anything.
Access
The Tasmanian inland angling licence is required on the Break O’Day from age 14; our Tasmania licence page has the fees.
About this water
Break O’Day River at Killymoon Bridge is a river in Tasmania, Australia, covered from the Tasmania reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Break O’Day River at Killymoon Bridge: the full guide
The Break O’Day at Killymoon Bridge
The Break O’Day River runs west through the Fingal Valley from the hills behind St Marys to join the South Esk near Fingal, a small river of willows, gravel runs and pools through farmland; Killymoon Bridge is a crossing on its middle reaches. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Killymoon Bridge supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. St Helens and the South Esk at Llewellyn have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Wild brown trout are the fish of the Break O’Day, in the runs and the pools on the fly, lures and bait. The river is not listed separately in the Inland Fishing Code, so it follows the river fisheries rules: open from the first Saturday of August to the Sunday nearest 30 April, computed on the species card, with a bag of five fish over 220 mm. The Code restricts fish and fish products as bait in inland waters, so read it before using anything other than worms, grubs or artificials.
Where to fish it
The road crossings along the Fingal Valley, including Killymoon Bridge, give access to the river, and anglers walk the banks from them. It is a small river fished with light gear. The runs below the road bridges and the willow-lined pools between them are where the browns hold, and a small nymph or a bladed spinner fished upstream is the way to cover this narrow river. Spring is the best time to fish it.
Planning a visit
The Fingal Valley is crossed by the Esk Highway between Launceston and St Marys, and Fingal and St Marys have supplies. Bring light trout gear, and combine the Break O’Day with the South Esk near Fingal or the east coast at St Helens.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the Break O’Day rising after rain in the north-east hills and dropping through summer. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cool for much of the season; pressure and sky build the score on the Break O’Day.
Licence, access and rules
The Tasmanian inland angling licence is required on the Break O’Day from age 14; our Tasmania licence page has the fees. The river fisheries rules and bait restrictions are in the 2026-27 Inland Fishing Code linked in the sources.
Common questions
When is the Break O’Day River open for trout?
From the first Saturday of August until the Sunday nearest 30 April, the general river season.
Where is the Break O’Day River?
In the Fingal Valley, running from the hills behind St Marys to the South Esk near Fingal.
Do I need a licence on the Break O’Day?
Yes, from age 14: the Tasmanian inland angling licence is needed on the Break O’Day.
Is fishing good at Break O’Day River at Killymoon Bridge 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
- 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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