Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Cam River above Somerset Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Cam River above Somerset near Burnie: brown trout in a north-west coast river, with a Bureau gauge at the intake.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
1.42 m
Air / High
11 °C / 15 °C
Wind
ENE 10 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 14212.1, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Cam River above Somerset rewards patience today, with cool water and short feeding windows. The gauge reads 1.42 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind ENE around 10 km/h, steady pressure near 1021 hPa and a high of 15 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:23 PM-1:23 AM and 11:52 AM-1:52 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: 11:23 PM-1:23 AM, 11:52 AM-1:52 PM, 4:54 AM-5:54 AM. Similar at 16 °C with a rain chance. 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 Cam River above Somerset today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:55), sunset (20:06), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:23 PM-1:23 AM and 11:52 AM-1:52 PM; minor 4:54 AM-5:54 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 14212.1 (CAM RIVER US SOMERSET WATER SUPPLY).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 14212.1. Latest reading 2026-11-08 08:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp11 °C
High / Low15 °C / 6 °C
WindENE 10 km/h, gusts 16 km/h
Pressure1020.5 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain23% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset05:55 / 20:06
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Cam River above Somerset
The best day on Cam River above Somerset this week looks like Thursday 12 Nov, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.
Best day this week: Thursday, 12 Nov — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:23 PM-1:23 AM and 11:52 AM-1:52 PM
- Minor period
- 4:54 AM-5:54 AM
- Sun
- 05:55 to 20:06
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 18 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Cam River above Somerset: 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 Cam River above Somerset 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 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 14 °C, wind to 14 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 26 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 16 °C, wind to 24 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
On the Cam River above Somerset a Tasmanian inland angling licence is needed from age 14; our Tasmania licence page has the fees.
About this water
Cam River above Somerset is a river in Tasmania, Australia, covered from the Tasmania reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Cam River above Somerset: the full guide
The Cam River above Somerset
The Cam River runs from the hills of the north-west to the sea at Somerset, just west of Burnie; the gauge sits at the Somerset water supply intake on the river above the town. The Bureau of Meteorology reads the Cam’s level at that intake, and its gauge supplies the 30-day chart on this page. Burnie has its own page.
Species and seasons
Brown trout are the fish of the Cam, in the pools and runs on the fly, lures and bait. The Cam follows the Inland Fishing Code’s general river season, from the first Saturday of August to the Sunday nearest 30 April, which the species card computes, and the general bag of five fish over 220 mm.
Where to fish it
The roads above Somerset give access to the river; much of the valley is private farmland and forest.
Planning a visit
Somerset and Burnie have supplies and accommodation. Pack light trout gear and a rain jacket for the north-west weather.
The river through the year
The Cam drains the wet hills behind Burnie, where the rain comes off Bass Strait through the winter, so the river runs full and cold from late autumn to spring and falls back through the drier summer months. The trout season opens in early August when the river is often high and coloured; the fish are near the edges and in the slower water then, and worms and wet flies take them. As the water clears and warms in October and November, the trout move into the runs and feed on the hatches, and the late spring and early summer evenings are the best of the season. In a dry February the river can run low and clear, and the pools under the trees and the early mornings are the places and times to fish. Above Somerset the river is small and bush-lined, so short casts and a careful approach work better than long ones.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the Cam rising after rain in the north-west hills. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cool for much of the season; pressure and sky build the score on the Cam.
Licence, access and rules
On the Cam River above Somerset a Tasmanian inland angling licence is needed from age 14; our Tasmania licence page has the fees. The Inland Fishing Code, which sets the rules on the Cam River above Somerset, is in the sources.
Common questions
When is the Cam River open for trout?
The Cam River above Somerset opens on the first Saturday of August and closes on the Sunday nearest 30 April.
What can I catch in the Cam?
Brown trout, in the runs and pools of the Cam River above Somerset.
Do I need a licence here?
Yes: anyone aged 14 or over needs a Tasmanian inland angling licence on the Cam River above Somerset.
Is fishing good at Cam River above Somerset 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 14212.1 — CAM RIVER US SOMERSET WATER SUPPLY
- 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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