Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Murray River at Cobram Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Murray at Cobram in the trout cod protection reach: Murray cod and golden perch, with all fishing closed from September to November, and a Bureau gauge.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
2.29 m
Air / High
15 °C / 23 °C
Wind
E 10 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 409217, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Murray River at Cobram is fishing in its best temperature window, with the bite spread across the day. The gauge reads 2.29 m, holding steady. Today brings a mixed sky, wind E around 10 km/h, rising pressure near 1017 hPa and a high of 23 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:24 PM-1:24 AM and 11:52 AM-1:52 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Murray cod
Closed today
Reopens 1 Dec 2026. Closed 1 September to 30 November in all waters except Blowering and Copeton dams.
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: 11:24 PM-1:24 AM, 11:52 AM-1:52 PM, 5:08 AM-6:08 AM. Warmer at 29 °C. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
The Murray River is New South Wales water from bank to bank, including along the Victorian shore, so the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies here and a Victorian licence does not (the Victorian Fisheries Authority makes the one exception for Lake Hume).
New South Wales requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$7.00. New South Wales fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing murray cod here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD NSW before you keep anything; the Murray cod page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Murray River at Cobram today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:06), sunset (19:56), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:24 PM-1:24 AM and 11:52 AM-1:52 PM; minor 5:08 AM-6:08 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 409217 (MURRAY @ COBRAM).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 409217. Latest reading 2026-11-07 10:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp15 °C
High / Low23 °C / 8 °C
WindE 10 km/h, gusts 16 km/h
Pressure1016.6 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain56% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:06 / 19:56
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Murray River at Cobram
The best day on Murray River at Cobram 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, 9 Nov — Good
Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
- Solunar majors
- 11:24 PM-1:24 AM and 11:52 AM-1:52 PM
- Minor period
- 5:08 AM-6:08 AM
- Sun
- 06:06 to 19:56
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 16 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Murray River at Cobram: 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 in all waters except Blowering and Copeton dams. Rule as read from DPIRD NSW 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 Murray River at Cobram 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 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 dataSun, Nov 8
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 20 °C, wind to 18 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Golden perch led the card at excellent. High of 17 °C, wind to 29 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
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 24 °C, wind to 14 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7.00, 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 DPIRD NSW and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the New South Wales licence page before you keep anything.
Access
The Murray is New South Wales water, and the VFA states that a NSW fishing licence is needed even when standing on the Victorian bank; a Victorian licence does not cover the river except in Lake Hume.
About this water
Murray River at Cobram is a river in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Murray River at Cobram: the full guide
The Murray at Cobram
Cobram is the Victorian town on the Murray facing Barooga in New South Wales, between Yarrawonga and Tocumwal, where the river winds through red gum forest and sandy beaches that fill with campers in summer. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Cobram supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. Lake Mulwala upstream and the Murray at Tocumwal downstream have their own pages.
Species and seasons
Murray cod are the prize of the Murray at Cobram, in the red gum snags and the deep bends, with golden perch in the warm months; the VFA’s river guide notes a mix of small cod and very large fish below Yarrawonga. This reach, from Yarrawonga Weir to the Tocumwal road bridge, is closed to all fishing from 1 September to 30 November to protect breeding trout cod, which covers the Murray cod closure; trout cod must always be released. The river is New South Wales water, so DPIRD’s 55 to 75 cm cod slot and bag of two apply. The species card computes the cod closure.
Where to fish it
The beaches and the riverside reserves at Cobram and Barooga give bank access, and the ramps put a boat onto the river. Outside the spring closure, the snag-lined bends through the forest are the cod water. Below Lake Hume the Murray is an endangered ecological community, and silver perch, Macquarie perch, blackfish and freshwater catfish may not be taken.
Planning a visit
Cobram and Barooga have caravan parks, accommodation, supplies and ramps, and the Murray’s sandy beaches draw summer crowds. Plan fishing trips outside September to November, when the whole reach is closed to protect trout cod; bring cod lures for the snags and bait for yellowbelly.
Reading this report here
Flows on this reach come from Hume Dam and Lake Mulwala, and the chart shows releases and environmental flows arriving. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is warm in summer, when the cod feed early and late; pressure and sky build the score at Cobram.
Licence, access and rules
The Murray is New South Wales water, and the VFA states that a NSW fishing licence is needed even when standing on the Victorian bank; a Victorian licence does not cover the river except in Lake Hume. Our New South Wales licence page has the fee. The spring closure of the whole reach, the cod limits and the trout cod protection are in the sources.
Common questions
Can I fish the Murray at Cobram in October?
No. All fishing is prohibited between Yarrawonga Weir and the Tocumwal road bridge from September to November to protect breeding trout cod.
What can I catch at Cobram?
Murray cod and golden perch; trout cod must be released.
Which licence do I need at Cobram?
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, on the Cobram bank as on the Barooga bank; the river is New South Wales water.
Is fishing good at Murray River at Cobram 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 409217 — MURRAY @ COBRAM
- 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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