Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Ringarooma River above Branxholm Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Ringarooma above Branxholm: brown trout in the upper north-east valley, with a Bureau gauge at the town intake.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.55 m
Air / High
10 °C / 16 °C
Wind
E 8 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 1335.1, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Ringarooma River above Branxholm rewards patience today, with cool water and short feeding windows. The gauge reads 0.55 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind E around 8 km/h, steady pressure near 1021 hPa and a high of 16 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:15 PM-1:15 AM and 11:44 AM-1:44 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: 11:15 PM-1:15 AM, 11:44 AM-1:44 PM, 4:46 AM-5:46 AM. Similar at 17 °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 Ringarooma River above Branxholm today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:47), sunset (19:59), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:15 PM-1:15 AM and 11:44 AM-1:44 PM; minor 4:46 AM-5:46 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 1335.1 (RINGAROOMA RIVER US BRANXHOLM WATER SUPPLY).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 1335.1. Latest reading 2026-11-08 08:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp10 °C
High / Low16 °C / 4 °C
WindE 8 km/h, gusts 21 km/h
Pressure1021.2 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain97% cloud, 9%
Sunrise / Sunset05:47 / 19:59
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Ringarooma River above Branxholm
The best day on Ringarooma River above Branxholm 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
- 11:15 PM-1:15 AM and 11:44 AM-1:44 PM
- Minor period
- 4:46 AM-5:46 AM
- Sun
- 05:47 to 19:59
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 13 km/h
- Rain chance
- 9%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Ringarooma River above Branxholm: 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 Ringarooma River above Branxholm 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 16 °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 14 °C, wind to 11 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 27 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
Fishing the Ringarooma takes the Tasmanian inland angling licence from age 14; our Tasmania licence page has the fees.
About this water
Ringarooma River above Branxholm is a river in Tasmania, Australia, covered from the Tasmania reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Ringarooma River above Branxholm: the full guide
The Ringarooma above Branxholm
Branxholm is the small north-eastern town on the Ringarooma River between Scottsdale and Derby, and above it the river runs through forest and farmland from the highlands. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at the town’s water supply intake supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Ringarooma at Moorina, downstream, has its own page.
Species and seasons
Brown trout are the fish of the upper Ringarooma, in the pools and runs on the fly and small lures. The Ringarooma River above Branxholm follows the Code’s general river 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.
Where to fish it
The reserves and crossings around Branxholm give access to the river; much of the upper valley is private or forestry land. The Code forbids frogs, freshwater crayfish and berley as bait anywhere inland, and unattended set rods are illegal equipment.
Planning a visit
Branxholm is the nearest village, and Scottsdale is the town for supplies. Bring light trout gear, and combine it with Moorina and Derby downstream.
The river through the year
The Ringarooma drains the wet highlands of the north-east, and it runs full through the winter and spring and rises quickly after heavy rain. The trout season opens in August with the river high and cold; the trout feed on worms and grubs along the edges then, and from October they rise in the runs as the water warms. Summer brings lower, clearer water and the best dry-fly fishing. On a small river like this the weekday mornings are the quiet ones, and a careful approach to each pool matters more than the fly.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the upper Ringarooma rising after rain. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cool for much of the season; pressure and sky build the score above Branxholm.
Licence, access and rules
Fishing the Ringarooma takes the Tasmanian inland angling licence from age 14; our Tasmania licence page has the fees. The Inland Fishing Code, which sets the rules on the Ringarooma River above Branxholm, is in the sources.
Common questions
When is the Ringarooma open for trout?
The Ringarooma River above Branxholm opens on the first Saturday of August and closes on the Sunday nearest 30 April.
What can I catch above Branxholm?
Brown trout, in the runs and pools of the Ringarooma River above Branxholm.
Do I need a licence here?
Yes: anyone aged 14 or over needs a Tasmanian inland angling licence on the Ringarooma River above Branxholm.
Is fishing good at Ringarooma River above Branxholm 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 1335.1 — RINGAROOMA RIVER US BRANXHOLM 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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