Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Acheron River at Taggerty Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Acheron at Taggerty below the Cathedral Range: trout in a Goulburn tailrace tributary, closed to all hook and line in the trout closure, with a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.75 m
Air / High
14 °C / 20 °C
Wind
W 1 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 405209, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Acheron River at Taggerty has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. The gauge reads 0.75 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind W around 2 km/h, steady pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 21 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:24 PM-1:24 AM and 11:52 AM-1:52 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: 11:24 PM-1:24 AM, 11:52 AM-1:52 PM, 5:04 AM-6:04 AM. Warmer at 24 °C with a rain chance. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
Victoria requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$10.00. Victoria fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with VFA before you keep anything; the Rainbow trout page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Acheron River at Taggerty today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:03), sunset (19:58), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:24 PM-1:24 AM and 11:52 AM-1:52 PM; minor 5:04 AM-6:04 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 405209 (ACHERON @ TAGGERTY).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 405209. Latest reading 2026-11-07 10:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp14 °C
High / Low20 °C / 2 °C
WindW 1 km/h, gusts 6 km/h
Pressure1017.5 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain9% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:03 / 19:58
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Acheron River at Taggerty
The best day on Acheron River at Taggerty this week looks like Friday 13 Nov, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.
Best day this week: Friday, 13 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
- 11:24 PM-1:24 AM and 11:52 AM-1:52 PM
- Minor period
- 5:04 AM-6:04 AM
- Sun
- 06:03 to 19:58
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Partly cloudy, 8 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Acheron River at Taggerty: 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 15 June 2027. During the trout and salmon closed season these tailrace waters are closed to all hook-and-line fishing, whatever the species: no fish may be taken or possessed and no hook and line carried in, on or within 20 m of the water. The Goulburn below Eildon Pondage to Trawool Bridge and its tributaries, the Kiewa below Rocky Valley Dam to Keegans Bridge and its tributaries, and the Mitta Mitta below Dartmouth Pondage to Peters Bridge. Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority on 2026-09-27.
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 15 June 2027. During the trout and salmon closed season these tailrace waters are closed to all hook-and-line fishing, whatever the species: no fish may be taken or possessed and no hook and line carried in, on or within 20 m of the water. The Goulburn below Eildon Pondage to Trawool Bridge and its tributaries, the Kiewa below Rocky Valley Dam to Keegans Bridge and its tributaries, and the Mitta Mitta below Dartmouth Pondage to Peters Bridge. Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority on 2026-09-27.
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 Acheron River at Taggerty 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 19 °C, wind to 11 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 24 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 22 °C, wind to 13 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence (RFL), from A$10.00, 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 VFA and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Victoria licence page before you keep anything.
Access
At Taggerty the Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies unless you are exempt; our Victoria page has the fees.
About this water
Acheron River at Taggerty is a river in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Acheron River at Taggerty: the full guide
The Acheron at Taggerty
Taggerty is the small township on the Acheron River under the Cathedral Range, south of Alexandra, where the river runs clear through farmland and forest to the Goulburn. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Taggerty supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Goulburn at Alexandra and Lake Eildon have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Brown and rainbow trout are the fish of the Acheron at Taggerty, in the runs and pools on the fly, lures and bait, with river blackfish in the snags. The VFA classes the Goulburn below Lake Eildon Pondage to Trawool Bridge and its tributaries as a tailrace, and its map marks the Acheron in red: during the trout closure, from the Tuesday after the King’s Birthday weekend to the Friday before the first Saturday in September, all hook and line fishing is banned here, whatever the species. The species card computes the closure.
Where to fish it
The crossings and the reserves near Taggerty give access to the Acheron, and the Cathedral Range State Park camping areas are close by. Much of the river frontage is private, so stay on public land. The pools below the Taggerty bridge and the faster water upstream toward Buxton suit a small nymph or a spinner cast across the current; blackfish, kept from 30 cm with two a day, come out of the snags as the light goes. Spring and autumn are the best months for trout on the Acheron.
Planning a visit
Taggerty is on the Maroondah Highway between Buxton and Alexandra, and Alexandra and Marysville have supplies and accommodation. Bring light trout gear, and combine the Acheron with a session on the Goulburn at Alexandra or Lake Eildon nearby.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the Acheron rising after rain on the ranges and falling through summer; a clear, dropping river after a fresh is the time for trout. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cool in spring and autumn; pressure and sky build the score at Taggerty.
Licence, access and rules
At Taggerty the Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies unless you are exempt; our Victoria page has the fees. The tailrace rules, the trout bag of five a day and the blackfish limits are on the VFA pages in the sources.
Common questions
When is the Acheron closed?
From the Tuesday after the King’s Birthday weekend to the Friday before the first Saturday in September; as a Goulburn tailrace tributary it is then closed to all hook and line fishing.
What can I catch at Taggerty?
Brown and rainbow trout, and river blackfish.
Do I need a licence at Taggerty?
Yes, unless you are exempt: the Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence is needed at Taggerty.
Is fishing good at Acheron River at Taggerty 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 405209 — ACHERON @ TAGGERTY
- 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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