Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Shannon Lagoon Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The plateau lagoon below the Great Lake dam at Miena: wild browns, no motorised boats, a five-fish bag, with a Bureau gauge at the dam.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
1017.49 m1,317 ML
Air / High
6 °C / 12 °C
Wind
N 12 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 520.1, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Shannon Lagoon rewards patience today, with cool water and short feeding windows. The gauge reads 1017.49 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind N around 11 km/h, steady pressure near 1020 hPa and a high of 12 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 11:48 AM-1:48 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: 11:19 PM-1:19 AM, 11:48 AM-1:48 PM, 4:48 AM-5:48 AM. Similar at 14 °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 Shannon Lagoon today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:49), sunset (20:05), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 11:48 AM-1:48 PM; minor 4:48 AM-5:48 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 520.1 (SHANNON LAGOON - AT DAM).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 520.1. Latest reading 2026-11-07 17:45.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp6 °C
High / Low12 °C / 2 °C
WindN 12 km/h, gusts 22 km/h
Pressure1019.6 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset05:49 / 20:05
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Shannon Lagoon
The best day on Shannon 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
- 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 11:48 AM-1:48 PM
- Minor period
- 4:48 AM-5:48 AM
- Sun
- 05:49 to 20:05
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Shannon 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 Shannon 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 9 °C, wind to 19 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 5 °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 11 °C, wind to 32 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
Shannon Lagoon is inland water and needs the Tasmanian inland angling licence from age 14; our Tasmania licence page has the fees.
Storage levels
Compare it with every other storage in the state on Tasmania dam levels today.
About this water
Shannon Lagoon is a lake in Tasmania, Australia, covered from the Tasmania reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Shannon Lagoon: the full guide
Shannon Lagoon
Shannon Lagoon is the small storage on the Shannon River just south of the Great Lake dam area at Miena on the Central Plateau, a bit over 4 km long and 1.5 km at its widest, the Inland Fisheries Service says. The A5 Highland Lakes Road runs along its northern shore, and Barren Plains Road, which leaves the A5 before the lagoon when coming from the east, leads to the dam wall. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at the Shannon Lagoon dam supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page. Great Lake and Penstock Lagoon have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Brown trout are the fish of Shannon Lagoon, cruising the weed beds and the margins, taken on the fly, lures and bait. The Inland Fishing Code lists the lagoon with the general season, 1 August 2026 to 2 May 2027, which is the first Saturday of August to the Sunday nearest 30 April, computed on the species card; the bag is five fish over 300 mm, with no more than two over 500 mm.
Where to fish it
The shore around Shannon Lagoon is reached from the A5 and Barren Plains Road, and the weed edges and the shallow bays are waded and fished on the fly when the fish are up in spring and summer. Only non-motorised boats may be used for fishing on the lagoon, and at the water manager’s request motorised boating is not permitted at all; IFS rates it suitable for small inflatables and kayaks.
Planning a visit
Shannon Lagoon is at Miena on the Highland Lakes Road, the main road across the plateau. Waders and a fly rod suit the weedy shallows; only non-motorised craft may be used for fishing, so a kayak, a canoe or a small inflatable is the boat to bring.
Reading this report here
Shannon sits on the plateau at Miena, and the wind row decides the day: a still morning brings the rises, a gale shuts the lagoon down. Snow can fall at Shannon Lagoon in any month. The chart shows the level below Great Lake; the water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cold for most of the season. Pressure and sky build the score at Shannon Lagoon.
Licence, access and rules
Shannon Lagoon is inland water and needs the Tasmanian inland angling licence from age 14; our Tasmania licence page has the fees. The Inland Fishing Code, with the non-motorised boat rule, the bag and the season, and the IFS page for the lagoon are in the sources.
Common questions
Can I use a motor boat on Shannon Lagoon?
No. The Code allows fishing only from non-motorised boats at Shannon Lagoon, and the water manager does not permit motorised boating there.
What is the bag at Shannon Lagoon?
At Shannon Lagoon, five fish over 300 mm, with no more than two over 500 mm.
When is Shannon Lagoon open?
Shannon Lagoon opens with the general season: 1 August 2026 to 2 May 2027 this year.
Is fishing good at Shannon 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 520.1 — SHANNON 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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