Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Devilbend Reservoir Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Mornington Peninsula’s largest inland water at Tuerong: stocked rainbow and brown trout and estuary perch, fished from platforms and zones in Parks Victoria’s reserve, with paddle craft on the northern arm.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
10.71 m7,764 ML
Air / High
12 °C / 19 °C
Wind
E 19 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 228264A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Devilbend Reservoir has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. The gauge reads 10.71 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind E around 19 km/h, steady pressure near 1017 hPa and a high of 19 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:27 PM-1:27 AM and 11:55 AM-1:55 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: 11:27 PM-1:27 AM, 11:55 AM-1:55 PM, 5:04 AM-6:04 AM. Warmer at 24 °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 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 Devilbend Reservoir today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:03), sunset (20:03), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:27 PM-1:27 AM and 11:55 AM-1:55 PM; minor 5:04 AM-6:04 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 228264A (DEVILBEND RESERVOIR).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 228264A. Latest reading 2026-11-07 08:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp12 °C
High / Low19 °C / 9 °C
WindE 19 km/h, gusts 35 km/h
Pressure1017.4 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain5% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:03 / 20:03
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Devilbend Reservoir
The best day on Devilbend Reservoir 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
- 11:27 PM-1:27 AM and 11:55 AM-1:55 PM
- Minor period
- 5:04 AM-6:04 AM
- Sun
- 06:03 to 20:03
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Partly cloudy, 23 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Devilbend Reservoir: 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 all year No closed season in lakes and reservoirs; the winter closure applies to rivers and streams. Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority 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 all year No closed season in lakes and reservoirs; the winter closure applies to rivers and streams. Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority 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 Devilbend Reservoir 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 15 °C, wind to 21 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 13 °C, wind to 27 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 18 °C, wind to 26 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
A Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies here too unless you are exempt; see our Victoria page for the fees.
Storage levels
Compare it with every other storage in the state on Victoria dam levels today.
About this water
Devilbend Reservoir is a lake in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Devilbend Reservoir: the full guide
The lake
Devilbend Reservoir is the centrepiece of Parks Victoria’s Devilbend Natural Features Reserve at Tuerong, off Graydens Road. A former water supply storage, it was transferred to the Crown in 2006 after being decommissioned, and the VFA says the reserve reopened with new fishing platforms after Parks Victoria works. Parks Victoria calls the 250 hectare reservoir the largest inland body of water on the Mornington Peninsula and notes BirdLife International recognises it as globally important for birds, including the threatened blue-billed duck. The Bureau of Meteorology’s station at the reservoir, 228264A, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Parks Victoria says the fishing zones are stocked with rainbow trout, brown trout and estuary perch, and the VFA database confirms it: dozens of trout releases, the latest in 2026, and estuary perch up to December 2025. There are no Australian bass or golden perch releases in the record, so the species card here rates the stocked trout. As a lake, Devilbend has no closed season for trout, and the daily limit is five.
Where to fish it
Fishing is allowed only in the designated zones mapped by Parks Victoria, which include pontoons and platforms; the Western Shoreline Track leads from the Devilbend picnic area down to the platforms and boardwalks. Trout come close in cool, overcast weather and take baits under a float, small spinners and flies. Estuary perch are a low-light fish in the warmer months, taking small soft plastics and surface lures near cover.
Reading the report
The estimated water temperature row suggests when trout will be active near the surface and when estuary perch are more likely. The reservoir is no longer a supply storage, so level changes on the chart mostly reflect rain and evaporation. Wind across the open water matters for paddlers on the northern arm, and a calm morning suits both trout and birds.
Licence, access and rules
A Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies here too unless you are exempt; see our Victoria page for the fees. Parks Victoria allows canoes and kayaks only in the designated zone on the northern arm, launched from two points on the Western Shoreline Trail; powered craft are not allowed. The picnic area car park opens to vehicles from sunrise to sunset, with 24-hour walk-in access.
Common questions
Can I fish at Devilbend?
Yes, in Parks Victoria’s designated fishing zones, which include pontoons and platforms; paddle craft may be used only in the northern arm zone.
What can I catch at Devilbend?
Stocked rainbow trout, brown trout and estuary perch; bass and golden perch are not in the VFA’s stocking record.
Is fishing good at Devilbend Reservoir 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 228264A — DEVILBEND RESERVOIR
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/devilbend-natural-features-reserv
- vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing/fishing-locations/devilbend-reserv
- vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing/fish-stocking/db/fishstockdatabase
- vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing/recreational-fishing-guide/trout-a
- bom.gov.au/waterdata
- The written guide on this page
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