Greens Lake Fishing Report
Updated Sat, 26 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The lake near Corop in northern Victoria: Murray cod and golden perch on the VFA’s specified-lakes list, with the cod closure applying and a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
99.27 m11,251 ML
Air / High
18 °C / 20 °C
Wind
S 26 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge sp-o10454, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Greens Lake is in its cool-water rhythm: slower presentations and the warmest hours of the day. The gauge reads 99.27 m. Today brings cloud cover, wind S around 26 km/h, steady pressure near 1027 hPa and a high of 21 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the full moon, the solunar majors run 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:16 AM-1:16 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Murray cod
Slow
Slow it down: heavier spinnerbaits, slow-rolled swimbaits and bait on the bottom next to the deep snags.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. Prime windows: 11:16 PM-1:16 AM, 11:16 AM-1:16 PM, 5:46 AM-6:46 AM. Similar at 18 °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 Greens Lake today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:04), sunset (18:19), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:16 AM-1:16 PM; minor 5:46 AM-6:46 AM. Full Moon, 100% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station sp-o10454 (Greens Lake).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station sp-o10454. Latest reading 2026-09-25 09:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp18 °C
High / Low20 °C / 10 °C
WindS 26 km/h, gusts 47 km/h
Pressure1026.8 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 31%
Sunrise / Sunset06:04 / 18:19
MoonFull Moon, 100%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Greens Lake
The best day on Greens Lake 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, 26 Sept — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:16 AM-1:16 PM
- Minor period
- 5:46 AM-6:46 AM
- Sun
- 06:04 to 18:19
- Moon
- Full Moon, 100% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 26 km/h
- Rain chance
- 31%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Greens Lake: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Murray cod
December to August; closed September to November
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. Slow it down: heavier spinnerbaits, slow-rolled swimbaits and bait on the bottom next to the deep snags.
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 Greens Lake 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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Murray cod
Golden perch
SlowPeak
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 dataFri, Sep 25
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Golden perch led the card at fair. High of 27 °C, wind to 11 km/h.
Thu, Sep 24
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Golden perch led the card at fair. High of 24 °C, wind to 11 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Golden perch led the card at fair. High of 21 °C, wind to 11 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 is needed at Greens Lake unless you are exempt; our Victoria page has the fees.
About this water
Greens Lake is a lake in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Greens Lake: the full guide
Greens Lake
Greens Lake is the Goulburn-Murray Water storage near Corop, north of Rochester and west of the Goulburn River in the flat irrigation country of northern Victoria, a shallow lake with reedy margins and open banks, filled from the irrigation channels. The VFA lists it among its specified lakes for Murray cod, and the Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at the lake supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page. Waranga Basin, nearby, has its own page.
Species and seasons
Murray cod and golden perch are the fish of Greens Lake, with redfin common; cod are fished on lures and bait around the reed edges and the deeper water, yellowbelly on shrimp and lures in the warm months. Greens Lake is north of the Great Dividing Range and not on the VFA’s list of exempt waters, so the Murray cod closed season, 1 September to 30 November, applies; the species card computes it.
Where to fish it
The banks around Greens Lake are fished from the access points off the roads near Corop, casting to the reed edges, and a small boat covers the shallow lake. The deeper water near the outlet holds fish in the heat of summer.
Planning a visit
Greens Lake is near Corop, reached from Rochester or from the Midland Highway, and Rochester, Echuca and Shepparton have supplies and tackle. The shallow lake warms quickly in spring; cod lures and bait for yellowbelly cover the species, and Waranga Basin nearby is another stocked water for a second session.
Reading this report here
Greens Lake is shallow and open to the wind, which the wind row shows; a strong wind stirs the water. The chart shows the irrigation storage filling and drawing down with the season. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm in summer and cold in winter; pressure and sky build the score at Greens Lake.
Licence, access and rules
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence is needed at Greens Lake unless you are exempt; our Victoria page has the fees. Goulburn-Murray Water sets the access rules, and the VFA sets the cod limits and the closed season, linked in the sources.
Common questions
Is Murray cod closed at Greens Lake in spring?
Yes, from 1 September to 30 November: the VFA closed season applies here.
Where is Greens Lake?
Near Corop, north of Rochester in northern Victoria, part of the Waranga irrigation system.
Do I need a licence at Greens Lake?
Yes, unless exempt: the Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence.
Is fishing good at Greens Lake 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 sp-o10454 — Greens Lake
- 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.