Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Mersey River at Liena Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The upper Mersey at Liena: brown and rainbow trout in the fast water below Lake Parangana, with the Bureau’s gauge at Liena.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.37 m
Air / High
8 °C / 17 °C
Wind
NE 2 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 60.1, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Mersey River at Liena rewards patience today, with cool water and short feeding windows. The gauge reads 0.37 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind NE around 2 km/h, steady pressure near 1021 hPa and a high of 17 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:22 PM-1:22 AM and 11:50 AM-1:50 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: 11:22 PM-1:22 AM, 11:50 AM-1:50 PM, 4:51 AM-5:51 AM. Similar at 19 °C with likely rain: fish ahead of the front. 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 Mersey River at Liena today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:52), sunset (20:06), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:22 PM-1:22 AM and 11:50 AM-1:50 PM; minor 4:51 AM-5:51 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 60.1 (MERSEY RIVER - AT LIENA).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 60.1. Latest reading 2026-11-07 17:45.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp8 °C
High / Low17 °C / 5 °C
WindNE 2 km/h, gusts 10 km/h
Pressure1021.2 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain71% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset05:52 / 20:06
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Mersey River at Liena
The best day on Mersey River at Liena 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
- 11:22 PM-1:22 AM and 11:50 AM-1:50 PM
- Minor period
- 4:51 AM-5:51 AM
- Sun
- 05:52 to 20:06
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 11 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Mersey River at Liena: 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 Mersey River at Liena 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 18 °C, wind to 16 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 11 °C, wind to 21 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 19 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
Inland angling in Tasmania needs an IFS licence from age 14, with one-rod and two-rod versions; see our Tasmania licence page for fees.
About this water
Mersey River at Liena is a river in Tasmania, Australia, covered from the Tasmania reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Mersey River at Liena: the full guide
The reach
The Mersey at Liena is the upper river below Lake Parangana and Lake Rowallan, running through the country west of Mole Creek over rock, gravel and long pools before it opens out toward Kimberley, Merseylea and Latrobe. The Inland Fisheries Service calls the Mersey one of the best river fisheries in Tasmania and singles out the fast water from Lake Parangana down to Dynans Bridge. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Liena, station 60.1, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Brown trout dominate and, according to the IFS, rainbow trout are common in the middle reaches; the river is managed as a wild fishery. The IFS lists hatches of duns, caenids and caddis through spring and summer. Downstream of Lake Rowallan the river follows the brown trout season, first Saturday of August to the Sunday nearest 30 April, computed on the species card. Australian grayling and the giant freshwater lobster are wholly protected here.
Where to fish it
The IFS lists access at the Mersey Forest Road, Olivers Road, Liena, Union Bridge, Dynans Bridge, Kimberley, Merseylea, the Warrawee Conservation Area and Latrobe. Wade carefully: the IFS warns that the bed is covered with slippery, rounded rocks. Around 400 g is the IFS figure for an average trout, with some over a kilogram. Devonport, at the mouth, has its own page.
Reading the report
The chart follows releases from the hydro storages upstream and rain on the plateau; a big release makes the fast water unwadeable, and a low release exposes the rock. The water temperature on this page is modelled, labelled as an estimate, and runs cold below the dams, which the page says.
Licence, access and rules
Inland angling in Tasmania needs an IFS licence from age 14, with one-rod and two-rod versions; see our Tasmania licence page for fees. Inland rules apply upstream of the Mersey’s seaward limit near Devonport. The 2026-27 Inland Fishing Code, with the Mersey’s section-by-section rules, is linked from this page.
Mole Creek Karst National Park
Near Croesus Cave, off Olivers Road, the Mersey flows for about 2 km through Mole Creek Karst National Park. The Inland Fishing Code limits that section to artificial lures and flies, bait fishing is not permitted in national parks, and a valid parks pass must be displayed; the IFS says passes are sold at the Mole Creek visitor centre.
Common questions
When is the upper Mersey open?
Below Lake Rowallan, through the Tasmanian brown trout season, first Saturday of August to the Sunday nearest 30 April, computed on the species card.
Can I use bait in the Mole Creek Karst National Park?
No. The Mersey inside the park is restricted to artificial lures and flies, and a parks pass is required.
Is fishing good at Mersey River at Liena 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 60.1 — MERSEY RIVER - AT LIENA
- 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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