Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Broken River at Casey Weir Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Broken River at Casey’s Weir below Benalla: Murray cod and golden perch in a snag-filled weir pool with a fishway, with a Bureau gauge and the cod closure.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
0.38 m
Air / High
15 °C / 21 °C
Wind
SSW 1 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 404216, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Broken River at Casey Weir has the water in the comfortable band where most of its fish feed through the day. The gauge reads 0.38 m, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind SSW around 2 km/h, rising pressure near 1017 hPa and a high of 21 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:23 PM-1:23 AM and 11:51 AM-1:51 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Murray cod
Closed today
Reopens 1 Dec 2026. Closed 1 September to 30 November inclusive, except in Lake Eildon, Eildon Pondage, Lake Eppalock, Cairn Curran, Lake Nillahcootie and the other waters the VFA lists.
Tie on: Soft plastic on a 1/4 oz jighead · Small hardbody, shallow diver · Squid jig, size 3.0 · Fresh pipi or worm on a small hook. Prime windows: 11:23 PM-1:23 AM, 11:51 AM-1:51 PM, 5:05 AM-6:05 AM. Warmer at 26 °C. 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 murray cod here? Check the size and bag limits with VFA before you keep anything; the Murray cod page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Broken River at Casey Weir today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:04), sunset (19:56), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:23 PM-1:23 AM and 11:51 AM-1:51 PM; minor 5:05 AM-6:05 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 404216 (BROKEN @ CASEY WEIR).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 404216. Latest reading 2026-11-07 10:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp15 °C
High / Low21 °C / 7 °C
WindSSW 1 km/h, gusts 3 km/h
Pressure1017.2 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain46% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:04 / 19:56
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Broken River at Casey Weir
The best day on Broken River at Casey Weir this week looks like Friday 13 Nov, at 5 out of 5, against 4 today.
Best day this week: Friday, 13 Nov — excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Good
Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
- Solunar majors
- 11:23 PM-1:23 AM and 11:51 AM-1:51 PM
- Minor period
- 5:05 AM-6:05 AM
- Sun
- 06:04 to 19:56
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 19 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Broken River at Casey Weir: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Murray cod
Closed 1 September to 30 November in NSW, Victoria and the ACT, and 1 August to 31 October in Queensland; check the exempt lakes
Closed now Reopens 1 Dec 2026. Closed 1 September to 30 November inclusive, except in Lake Eildon, Eildon Pondage, Lake Eppalock, Cairn Curran, Lake Nillahcootie and the other waters the VFA lists. Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority on 2026-09-23.
The giant of the inland rivers and the big lakes (Hume, Mulwala, Eildon). A snag fish that eats big lures, and a species with a closed season across the Murray-Darling.
Golden perch
Best: November to April
Yellowbelly. The bread-and-butter native of the Murray-Darling lakes and rivers; loves warm water, structure and a lure worked slowly past its nose. Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
When to come: the Broken River at Casey Weir 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 19 °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
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 19 °C, wind to 19 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 16 °C, wind to 32 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 22 °C, wind to 16 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
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies at Casey’s Weir unless you are exempt, which includes anyone under 18 or 70 and over; our Victoria page has the fees.
About this water
Broken River at Casey Weir is a river in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Broken River at Casey Weir: the full guide
The Broken at Casey Weir
Casey’s Weir holds a pool on the Broken River downstream of Benalla in north-east Victoria, where the river winds between red gums, wattles and canegrass across the plains toward Shepparton. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Casey Weir, station 404216, supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Broken River at Benalla and at Gowangardie, downstream, have their own pages.
Species and seasons
The VFA’s inland angling guide describes a good population of Murray cod along the whole river, with cod and golden perch both upstream of the weir and in the pool; golden perch are regularly stocked, and redfin and carp are also present. The Broken is north of the Great Dividing Range and not on the VFA’s exempt list, so the Murray cod closed season, 1 September to 30 November, applies; the species card computes it. In rivers the cod bag is one fish between 55 and 75 cm.
Where to fish it
The VFA lists good access at Casey’s Weir, with good bank fishing among still water, dead timber and snags, a small picnic area with no facilities, and deeper water upstream of the weir suited to small boats. A fishway on the weir lets golden perch and cod move up and down past it; keep well clear of the structure when you fish.
Planning a visit
Benalla, a short drive upstream, has supplies, tackle and accommodation. Bring cod lures and shrimp or worms for golden perch, and a kayak or small boat for the snags above the weir.
The river through the year
The VFA notes that summer flow in the Broken is kept up by irrigation releases from Lake Nillahcootie, so the level at Casey’s Weir follows those releases as well as rain. Cod feed through summer and autumn. Golden perch are most active in the warmest months on rising water, and the weir pool holds water when the river below it runs low. In the summer heat the early mornings are best, and in winter the fishing slows right down.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the weir pool and the releases coming down from Lake Nillahcootie. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm in summer; pressure and sky build the score at Casey Weir.
Licence, access and rules
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies at Casey’s Weir unless you are exempt, which includes anyone under 18 or 70 and over; our Victoria page has the fees. The VFA cod rules and the Broken River angling guide are in the sources.
Common questions
Is Murray cod closed at Casey Weir in spring?
Yes, from 1 September to 30 November; the Broken is not on the VFA exempt list.
What can I catch at Casey Weir?
Murray cod and golden perch, which is regularly stocked; redfin and carp are common.
Do I need a licence at Casey Weir?
Yes, unless exempt: the Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence, not needed under 18 or from 70.
Is fishing good at Broken River at Casey Weir right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 404216 — BROKEN @ CASEY WEIR
- 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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