Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Pine Tier Lagoon Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
A sheltered, 3 km forest lagoon north of Bronte Park: naturally spawning browns with some rainbows, all methods allowed, and a Bureau gauge at the dam.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
670.74 m2,079 ML
Air / High
8 °C / 16 °C
Wind
N 11 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 171.1, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Pine Tier Lagoon rewards patience today, with cool water and short feeding windows. The gauge reads 670.74 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind N around 11 km/h, steady pressure near 1019 hPa and a high of 17 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:21 PM-1:21 AM and 11:49 AM-1:49 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: 11:21 PM-1:21 AM, 11:49 AM-1:49 PM, 4:48 AM-5:48 AM. Similar at 17 °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 Pine Tier Lagoon today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:49), sunset (20:06), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:21 PM-1:21 AM and 11:49 AM-1:49 PM; minor 4:48 AM-5:48 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 171.1 (PINE TIER LAGOON - AT DAM).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 171.1. Latest reading 2026-11-08 00:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp8 °C
High / Low16 °C / 3 °C
WindN 11 km/h, gusts 24 km/h
Pressure1019.1 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain19% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset05:49 / 20:06
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Pine Tier Lagoon
The best day on Pine Tier Lagoon 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
- 11:21 PM-1:21 AM and 11:49 AM-1:49 PM
- Minor period
- 4:48 AM-5:48 AM
- Sun
- 05:49 to 20:06
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Pine Tier Lagoon: 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 Pine Tier Lagoon 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 13 °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 7 °C, wind to 23 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 12 °C, wind to 26 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 licence rule is the state’s: an inland angling licence from the Inland Fisheries Service from age 14, with 2026-27 fees on our Tasmania licence page.
Storage levels
Compare it with every other storage in the state on Tasmania dam levels today.
About this water
Pine Tier Lagoon is a lake in Tasmania, Australia, covered from the Tasmania reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Pine Tier Lagoon: the full guide
The lake
Pine Tier Lagoon was created in the 1950s by damming the Pine and Nive rivers for hydropower, the Inland Fisheries Service records. It is 3 km long in a narrow, forested valley, and the service calls it one of the few highland waters sheltered from most winds. It lies 6 km north of Bronte Park off the B11 Marlborough Road. A Bureau of Meteorology gauge at the dam provides the level and the 30-day chart shown here.
Species and seasons
Excellent natural spawning keeps a healthy population of mostly brown trout, with rainbows making up around 15 percent of fish caught; because there are so many fish, they generally weigh about 500 grams. The general lake rules apply: bait, lure and fly allowed, a 300 mm minimum and a bag of 12, with the season from the first Saturday of August to the Sunday nearest 30 April, computed on the species card.
Where to fish it
Wading and fly fishing are best around the northern bay where the Pine River enters, particularly when the level is high or rising, the service says. Beetle falls are a feature in summer, and the deeper eastern shores suit lure casting and set-rod bait fishing; trolling and drift spinning work throughout. A good gravel boat ramp is on the eastern shore.
Reading the report
Its sheltered valley means Pine Tier can often be fished when more open plateau waters are blown out, so on a windy forecast it is worth a look. The level chart matters more than usual, because a high or rising lagoon is what switches on the northern bay. The labelled water temperature estimate reads cold for much of the season, with pressure and sky making up the rest of the score.
Licence, access and rules
The licence rule is the state’s: an inland angling licence from the Inland Fisheries Service from age 14, with 2026-27 fees on our Tasmania licence page. Informal camping is permitted on Hydro Tasmania land on the north-eastern shore. Using fish or fish products as bait, or moving fish between waters, is an offence with significant penalties. The Inland Fishing Code and the service’s page for the lagoon are among the sources.
The northern bay
The Pine River inflow in the northern bay is the part of the lagoon to plan around. When the level is rising, fresh water and newly flooded margins draw trout into the shallows, and a wader moving slowly along the bay with a small wet fly or nymph can reach fish that a boat would spook. When the lagoon is falling, the same fish drop back towards the deeper eastern side, where lures and set rods take over.
Common questions
When is Pine Tier Lagoon open?
Through the Tasmanian brown trout season, first Saturday of August to the Sunday nearest 30 April, computed on the species card with the rule linked.
Is there camping at Pine Tier Lagoon?
Yes: informal camping is permitted on Hydro Tasmania land on the north-eastern shore, according to the Inland Fisheries Service. The lagoon is 6 km north of Bronte Park off the B11.
Is fishing good at Pine Tier Lagoon 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 171.1 — PINE TIER LAGOON - AT DAM
- 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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