Australian bass
Fair
Dam fish school deep; vertical jig plastics and blades over them. Rivers slow, and closed in NSW from June.
Devilbend Reservoir Fishing Report
Updated Fri, 25 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Mornington Peninsula’s former reservoir at Tuerong: bass, estuary perch and redfin in a natural features reserve opened to shore fishing, with a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
10.67 m7,696 ML
Air / High
14 °C / 20 °C
Wind
SSW 8 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 228264A, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Devilbend Reservoir rewards patience today, with cool water and short feeding windows. The gauge reads 10.67 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind SSW around 8 km/h, rising pressure near 1026 hPa and a high of 20 °C. Water sits around 16 °C for the season (estimated). With the full moon, the solunar majors run 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM: the windows to build the day around.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. Prime windows: 10:25 AM-12:25 PM, 10:25 PM-12:25 AM, 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Cooler at 13 °C with likely rain: fish ahead of the front. 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 Devilbend Reservoir today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:05), sunset (18:18), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM; minor 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Full Moon, 99% 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 2026-09-23 08:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp14 °C
High / Low20 °C / 13 °C
WindSSW 8 km/h, gusts 15 km/h
Pressure1026.0 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 84%
Sunrise / Sunset06:05 / 18:18
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~16 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Devilbend Reservoir
The best day on Devilbend Reservoir this week looks like Sunday 27 Sept, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today. Every day is scored by the same engine as the report above: pressure trend first, then wind, sky and season. Pick a species and the plan for that day changes with it.
Best day this week: Sunday, 27 Sept — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 25 Sept — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM
- Minor period
- 4:55 AM-5:55 AM
- Sun
- 06:05 to 18:18
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 84%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
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.
Australian bass
September to April in the rivers; closed June to August in NSW rivers
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. Dam fish school deep; vertical jig plastics and blades over them. Rivers slow, and closed in NSW from June.
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. Slower. Work the deeper timber and the drop-offs with vibes and bait.
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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Golden perch
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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 16 °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 dataThu, Sep 24
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Australian bass led the card at fair. High of 22 °C, wind to 18 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Australian bass led the card at good. High of 17 °C, wind to 11 km/h.
Tue, Sep 22
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Australian bass led the card at good. High of 15 °C, wind to 23 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 unless exempt; our Victoria page has the fees.
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 sits at Tuerong on the Mornington Peninsula, a former Melbourne Water supply reservoir decommissioned and turned into the Devilbend Natural Features Reserve, with Parks Victoria opening designated shore fishing areas and the VFA stocking it with native fish; it is a shallow, open lake of grassy and reedy shores an hour from Melbourne, and the only sizeable freshwater fishery on the peninsula. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at the reservoir supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Australian bass and estuary perch are stocked and are the fishery, along the reed edges, the old structure and the drop-offs in the warm months on lures and bait, with the perch feeding at dusk; golden perch are stocked and fish the same water from spring; redfin are abundant through the year; and carp are present under the VFA rules. Being south of the Divide, any cod would be open all year, though cod are not the fishery here. There is no closed season on the reservoir.
Where to fish it
The designated fishing areas along the eastern and northern shores, reached from the reserve’s car parks and walking tracks, are the access, and the reed edges and the old intake structure are where the bass and perch hold; no boats are allowed and the fishing is from the bank. Dusk in the warm months is the estuary perch hour.
Reading the report
The lake is shallow and warms early, and the water temperature estimate, labelled as an estimate, gives the bass and perch band from October to April; the chart barely moves now that the reservoir is off the supply. The open peninsula catches the wind and a westerly crosses the water; pressure counts on the summer evenings.
Licence, access and rules
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies unless exempt; our Victoria page has the fees. Shore fishing in the designated areas under Parks Victoria’s reserve rules, with no boats; the VFA limits and the bass and estuary perch rules are in the sources.
Common questions
Can I fish at Devilbend?
Yes, from the designated shore fishing areas in the Devilbend Natural Features Reserve, under Parks Victoria’s rules; no boats.
What can I catch at Devilbend?
Stocked Australian bass and estuary perch in the warm months, golden perch, and redfin through the year.
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
- 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.