Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Rocklands Reservoir Fishing Report
Updated Tue, 10 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
GWMWater’s largest reservoir, on the Glenelg River near Balmoral: heavily stocked Murray cod open all year by VFA rule, golden perch and redfin, with forest campgrounds on the shore.
4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Level
191.33 m132,213 ML
Air / High
15 °C / 27 °C
Wind
NE 12 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge ROCKL-RES-HG, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Rocklands Reservoir sits in the warm band: moving baits, moving tides and fish on the edges. The gauge reads 191.33 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind NE around 13 km/h, steady pressure near 1014 hPa and a high of 27 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 12:28 AM-2:28 AM and 12:56 PM-2:56 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Murray cod
Slow
Prime. Cast big spinnerbaits, hardbodies and swimbaits tight to timber and rock, and work the same snag several times.
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: 12:28 AM-2:28 AM, 12:56 PM-2:56 PM, 5:53 AM-6:53 AM. Cooler 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 Rocklands Reservoir today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:17), sunset (20:14), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 12:28 AM-2:28 AM and 12:56 PM-2:56 PM; minor 5:53 AM-6:53 AM. New Moon, 1% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station ROCKL-RES-HG (Rocklands).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station ROCKL-RES-HG. Latest reading 2026-11-09 09:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp15 °C
High / Low27 °C / 13 °C
WindNE 12 km/h, gusts 21 km/h
Pressure1014.2 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain96% cloud, 8%
Sunrise / Sunset06:17 / 20:14
MoonNew Moon, 1%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Rocklands Reservoir
The best day on Rocklands Reservoir 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
- 12:28 AM-2:28 AM and 12:56 PM-2:56 PM
- Minor period
- 5:53 AM-6:53 AM
- Sun
- 06:17 to 20:14
- Moon
- New Moon, 1% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 18 km/h
- Rain chance
- 8%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Rocklands Reservoir: 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
Open all year Rocklands Reservoir is on the Glenelg, which drains south of the Great Dividing Range, open all year 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. Prime. Cast big spinnerbaits, hardbodies and swimbaits tight to timber and rock, and work the same snag several times.
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 Rocklands 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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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 21 °C, wind to 19 km/h.
Sun, Nov 8
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 17 °C, wind to 16 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 14 °C, wind to 24 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 lists fees.
Storage levels
Compare it with every other storage in the state on Victoria dam levels today.
About this water
Rocklands Reservoir is a lake in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Rocklands Reservoir: the full guide
The lake
Rocklands Reservoir holds the Glenelg River near Balmoral in western Victoria and is GWMWater’s largest reservoir. It was built to supply the Wimmera-Mallee stock and domestic channel system, since decommissioned, and today GWMWater stresses its role as a recreation destination. The VFA angling guide describes a large storage surrounded by forest. Six location buoys on the water mark the six main campgrounds so boaters can find their way back. The Bureau of Meteorology’s station on the reservoir supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Rocklands receives a great deal of native fish: the VFA database lists more than fifty Murray cod releases since 2010, totalling over four million fish, and seventeen golden perch releases, the latest in early 2026. The VFA does not apply the 1 September to 30 November cod closure here, so the species card shows cod open all year, and Rocklands is a specified lake with a bag of two between 55 and 75 cm. Redfin are the fish most often targeted according to the angling guide, and trout were stocked until 2022.
Where to fish it
The VFA angling guide says fishing is best around submerged timber when the lake is near full, and that applies to cod, golden perch and redfin alike. Troll deep-diving hardbodies along timbered banks and old creek lines, or cast spinnerbaits and swimbaits to snags at dawn and dusk. When the level is low, look for the deeper channels and drowned trees that remain covered. Several boat ramps serve the reservoir.
Reading the report
The chart matters on a storage that can sit low through dry years and rise quickly in a wet one; newly flooded ground often lifts the bite. A large, open basin reacts to wind, and GWMWater’s campground buoys help in poor visibility. The estimated water temperature row signals the warmer months when cod are most active, though they are open to anglers all year here.
Licence, access and rules
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies unless exempt; our Victoria page lists fees. GWMWater is the boating authority. Camping is in the neighbouring state forest beside the foreshore, managed by the state environment department, and campfires must follow CFA restrictions. The VFA cod rules are in the sources.
Common questions
Is Murray cod open all year at Rocklands?
Yes. Rocklands is among the waters where the VFA does not apply the 1 September to 30 November closure; the bag is two cod between 55 and 75 cm.
Where can I camp at Rocklands?
In the state forest campgrounds beside the foreshore; GWMWater marks the six main campgrounds with buoys on the water.
Is fishing good at Rocklands Reservoir 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 ROCKL-RES-HG — Rocklands
- 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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