Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Shannon River at Hermitage Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Shannon River at Hermitage below Shannon Lagoon: brown trout in a small plateau river of runs and pools, with a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.20 m
Air / High
7 °C / 17 °C
Wind
ENE 6 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 507.1, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Shannon River at Hermitage has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. The gauge reads 0.20 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind ENE around 6 km/h, steady pressure near 1020 hPa and a high of 17 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:19 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, 4:46 AM-5:46 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 Shannon River at Hermitage today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:47), 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 4:46 AM-5:46 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 507.1 (SHANNON RIVER - AT HERMITAGE).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 507.1. Latest reading 2026-11-07 17:45.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp7 °C
High / Low17 °C / 3 °C
WindENE 6 km/h, gusts 16 km/h
Pressure1019.5 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain1% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset05:47 / 20:05
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Shannon River at Hermitage
The best day on Shannon River at Hermitage 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
- 4:46 AM-5:46 AM
- Sun
- 05:47 to 20:05
- 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 Shannon River at Hermitage: 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 River at Hermitage 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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Brown trout
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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 12 °C, wind to 13 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 8 °C, wind to 24 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 14 °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 Shannon River at Hermitage a Tasmanian inland angling licence is needed from age 14; our Tasmania licence page has the fees.
About this water
Shannon River at Hermitage is a river in Tasmania, Australia, covered from the Tasmania reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Shannon River at Hermitage: the full guide
The Shannon at Hermitage
The Shannon River runs south from Great Lake and Shannon Lagoon at Miena across the Central Plateau toward the Ouse, a small highland river of runs and pools through button grass and marsh; Hermitage is a gauging site on its course. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Hermitage supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. Shannon Lagoon and Great Lake have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Brown trout are the fish of the Shannon, rising to hatches in the warm months and taken on the fly, lures and bait. The Shannon River is not listed separately in the Inland Fishing Code, so the general river rules apply: 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 Highland Lakes Road and the tracks off it give access to the river; it is open country walked between the pools.
Planning a visit
Miena, at Great Lake, is the nearest settlement. The plateau is cold and windy; carry warm, waterproof clothing in any month.
The river through the year
The Shannon leaves Shannon Lagoon, below Great Lake, and runs through button grass and marsh, so its flow depends partly on what passes down from the lagoons as well as on rain. The trout rise to hatches in the warm months, and the highland summer evenings are the best time; a still, overcast evening after a warm day is the one to wait for. The lagoon above has rules of its own in the Code: lures, bait and fly, a 300 mm minimum with only two fish over 500 mm, a bag of five, and non-motorised boats only. The highland weather can turn cold in any month, and warm clothing is essential.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the Shannon’s level, which moves with what comes down from the lagoons and with the rain. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cold early in the season and cool from spring; pressure and sky build the score at Hermitage.
Licence, access and rules
On the Shannon River at Hermitage a Tasmanian inland angling licence is needed from age 14; our Tasmania licence page has the fees. The Inland Fishing Code, with the plateau rules, is in the sources.
Common questions
When is the Shannon River open for trout?
The Shannon River at Hermitage opens on the first Saturday of August and closes on the Sunday nearest 30 April.
What can I catch in the Shannon River?
Brown trout, in the runs and pools of the Shannon River at Hermitage.
Do I need a licence here?
Yes: anyone aged 14 or over needs a Tasmanian inland angling licence on the Shannon River at Hermitage.
Is fishing good at Shannon River at Hermitage 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 507.1 — SHANNON RIVER - AT HERMITAGE
- 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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