Australian bass
Excellent
Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Cann River Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Cann River at the Cann River township in East Gippsland: Australian bass and estuary perch in a forest river, with no current Bureau level series.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Water temp
~21 °C est.
Air / High
7 °C / 17 °C
Wind
NE 5 km/h
Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Cann River sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. Today brings clear skies, wind NE around 5 km/h, steady pressure near 1020 hPa and a high of 17 °C. Water sits around 21 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:10 PM-1:10 AM and 11:38 AM-1:38 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Bream
Good
Prime bream weather. Cast small vibes, crankbaits and 2 to 3 inch plastics at every piece of structure on the rising tide.
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: 11:10 PM-1:10 AM, 11:38 AM-1:38 PM, 4:49 AM-5:49 AM. Warmer at 23 °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 australian bass here? Check the size and bag limits with VFA before you keep anything; the Australian bass page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Cann River today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:49), sunset (19:45), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:10 PM-1:10 AM and 11:38 AM-1:38 PM; minor 4:49 AM-5:49 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Conditions here are modelled from weather, season and the nearest stations.
No live gauge on this water
Water readings appear when a Bureau of Meteorology station covers it. Until then the seasonal curve below is the estimate.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp7 °C
High / Low17 °C / 5 °C
WindNE 5 km/h, gusts 8 km/h
Pressure1020.4 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain10% cloud, 98%
Sunrise / Sunset05:49 / 19:45
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~21 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Cann River
The best day on Cann River this week looks like Thursday 12 Nov, at 5 out of 5, against 3 today.
Best day this week: Thursday, 12 Nov — excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:10 PM-1:10 AM and 11:38 AM-1:38 PM
- Minor period
- 4:49 AM-5:49 AM
- Sun
- 05:49 to 19:45
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 11 km/h
- Rain chance
- 98%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Cann River: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Australian bass
September to April in the rivers; closed 1 May to 31 August in NSW rivers, and dams stay open
The native sportfish of the east-coast rivers and the stocked dams. Surface lures in summer, deep in winter, and a river closed season for spawning. Prime. Cast spinnerbaits, small hardbodies and surface lures tight to structure in the rivers; sound up the schools in the dams.
Bream
Year-round; summer and autumn in the estuaries, winter at the mouths
Yellowfin bream on the east coast, black bream in the southern estuaries. Structure fish: rock walls, jetty piles, oyster racks, snags and pontoons. Prime bream weather. Cast small vibes, crankbaits and 2 to 3 inch plastics at every piece of structure on the rising tide.
When to come: the Cann River 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 21 °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.
No angler reports yetBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Cann River today.
Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSun, Nov 8
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 14 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 12 °C, wind to 24 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Australian bass led the card at excellent. High of 21 °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
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies at Cann River unless you are exempt; our Victoria page has the fees.
About this water
Cann River is a river in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Cann River: the full guide
The Cann River
Cann River is the small highway town in far East Gippsland where the Princes Highway crosses the river of the same name, which runs from the forested ranges past the town and down through Croajingolong National Park to Tamboon Inlet on the coast. The Bureau of Meteorology’s Cann River gauges have not reported recent readings to Water Data Online, so this page carries no level chart. Mallacoota has its own page.
Species and seasons
Australian bass are the sport fish of the Cann River’s fresh water, taken on surface lures and spinnerbaits under the overhanging banks; estuary perch and bream fish the lower river toward Tamboon Inlet. The VFA sets a 27 cm minimum for bass and estuary perch and a combined bag of five, of which no more than two may be bass; this page computes no season it has not read, and the species card is scored for bass and bream.
Where to fish it
The highway bridge and the reserves at the town give access to the river, and a kayak or a canoe is the way to fish the forest reaches downstream toward the inlet. Tamboon Inlet is reached through the national park. The pools below the highway bridge and the snags downstream through the forest are the bass water, fished with small surface lures and spinnerbaits on warm evenings.
Planning a visit
Cann River is on the Princes Highway in far East Gippsland, with a roadhouse, a pub and camping, and Croajingolong National Park runs to the coast south of the town. Bring bass lures and a canoe for the forest reaches, and check the national park’s access to Tamboon Inlet.
Reading this report here
Without a current level series, the rain row is the one to read: the Cann rises quickly after heavy rain on the ranges. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm through summer, the bass season; pressure and sky build the score at Cann River.
Licence, access and rules
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies at Cann River unless you are exempt; our Victoria page has the fees. Croajingolong is a national park with its own rules, and the VFA limits are in the sources.
Common questions
What can I catch in the Cann River?
Australian bass in the fresh water, and estuary perch and bream in the lower river.
Where does the Cann River meet the sea?
At Tamboon Inlet, through Croajingolong National Park.
Do I need a licence at Cann River?
Yes, unless you are exempt: the Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence is needed at Cann River.
Is fishing good at Cann River 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
- 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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Readings refresh on a 30-minute window. The full method, with every figure and its source, is on How our reports are made. Something wrong here? Tell us and it goes in the log with the date.