Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Loddon River at Appin South Fishing Report
Updated Tue, 10 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The lower Loddon at Appin South near Kerang: cod and yellowbelly on the northern plains, 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 / 32 °C
Wind
ESE 7 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 407205, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Loddon River at Appin South sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 0.38 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind ESE around 8 km/h, steady pressure near 1015 hPa and a high of 32 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 12:20 AM-2:20 AM and 12:48 PM-2:48 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: 12:20 AM-2:20 AM, 12:48 PM-2:48 PM, 5:49 AM-6:49 AM. Similar at 32 °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 Loddon River at Appin South today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:12), sunset (20:04), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 12:20 AM-2:20 AM and 12:48 PM-2:48 PM; minor 5:49 AM-6:49 AM. New Moon, 1% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 407205 (LODDON @ APPIN STH).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 407205. Latest reading 2026-11-07 10:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp15 °C
High / Low32 °C / 13 °C
WindESE 7 km/h, gusts 11 km/h
Pressure1015.3 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain94% cloud, 35%
Sunrise / Sunset06:12 / 20:04
MoonNew Moon, 1%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Loddon River at Appin South
The best day on Loddon River at Appin South 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, 10 Nov — Good
Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
- Solunar majors
- 12:20 AM-2:20 AM and 12:48 PM-2:48 PM
- Minor period
- 5:49 AM-6:49 AM
- Sun
- 06:12 to 20:04
- Moon
- New Moon, 1% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 18 km/h
- Rain chance
- 35%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Loddon River at Appin South: 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 Loddon River at Appin South 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 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 dataMon, Nov 9
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 26 °C, wind to 14 km/h.
Sun, Nov 8
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 21 °C, wind to 18 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
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 19 °C, wind to 27 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
At Appin South the Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies unless exempt; our Victoria page has the fees.
About this water
Loddon River at Appin South is a river in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Loddon River at Appin South: the full guide
The Loddon at Appin South
Appin South is a crossing on the lower Loddon River south of Kerang, where the river winds between river red gums across the flat irrigation country of northern Victoria toward the Kerang lakes and the Murray. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Appin South supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Loddon at Kerang has its own page.
Species and seasons
Murray cod and golden perch are the fish of the lower Loddon, with yellowbelly most active in the warm months; redfin and carp are common. The VFA’s guide says the natural cod population of this reach had died out by the 1950s and that cod and golden perch are now stocked, and silver perch caught here are protected and must go back alive. On the Loddon River at Appin South the Murray cod closed season runs from 1 September to 30 November; the species card computes it.
Where to fish it
The crossings and reserves along the lower Loddon give bank access; the VFA describes the reach between Loddon Weir and the Macorna Channel inflow, south of Kerang, as 7 to 14 metres wide, mostly 50 to 70 cm deep over soft mud, so it is fished from the bank with bait and small lures.
Planning a visit
Kerang, to the north, has supplies and accommodation. Bring bait for yellowbelly and cod lures, and water for the northern summer.
The river through the year
The lower Loddon is regulated water, and the VFA notes that summer flow in this reach is low and controlled by releases from Loddon Weir, so its level at Appin South often follows deliveries rather than the rain. In dry years it can run very low between the snags, and the fish crowd into the deeper holes. Stocked cod feed through summer and autumn, and golden perch are most active in the warm months, especially on rising water. The Kerang lakes, downstream, are a separate world of wetlands and irrigation storages, and the Murray lies beyond them. The summer heat here is intense, so the first and last hours of the day are the times to fish.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the lower Loddon’s regulated flow. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm in summer; pressure and sky build the score at Appin South.
Licence, access and rules
At Appin South the Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies unless exempt; our Victoria page has the fees. The VFA rules for the Loddon River at Appin South are in the sources.
Common questions
Is cod closed here in spring?
Yes: cod on the Loddon River at Appin South are closed from 1 September to 30 November.
What can I catch at Appin South?
Murray cod and golden perch are the fish of the Loddon River at Appin South.
Do I need a licence here?
Yes: unless you are exempt, fishing the Loddon River at Appin South takes the Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence.
Is fishing good at Loddon River at Appin South 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 407205 — LODDON @ APPIN STH
- 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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