Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Steavenson River Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Steavenson at Marysville: a small trout stream below the falls, inside the Goulburn tailrace catchment, with the Bureau’s gauge at the falls.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.79 m
Air / High
12 °C / 20 °C
Wind
NE 3 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 405328, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Steavenson River rewards patience today, with cool water and short feeding windows. The gauge reads 0.79 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind NE around 3 km/h, steady pressure near 1018 hPa and a high of 20 °C. Water sits around 13 °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.
Brown trout
Excellent
Prime. Nymphs and streamers on the rivers, and the lake edges on the overcast days.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. Prime windows: 11:24 PM-1:24 AM, 11:52 AM-1:52 PM, 5:03 AM-6:03 AM. Similar at 22 °C with a rain chance. 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 rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with VFA before you keep anything; the Rainbow trout page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Steavenson River today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:03), sunset (19:59), 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 5:03 AM-6:03 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 405328 (STEAVENSON R @ FALLS).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 405328. Latest reading 2026-11-07 09:45.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp12 °C
High / Low20 °C / 2 °C
WindNE 3 km/h, gusts 9 km/h
Pressure1017.8 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain12% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:03 / 19:59
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Steavenson River
Today is the pick of the week on Steavenson River, at 3 out of 5.
Best day this week: today, 9 Nov — fair at 3/5, steady pressure, neither help nor hindrance.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:24 PM-1:24 AM and 11:52 AM-1:52 PM
- Minor period
- 5:03 AM-6:03 AM
- Sun
- 06:03 to 19:59
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Partly cloudy, 10 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Steavenson River: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Rainbow trout
Streams from October to June in NSW and from September to June in Victoria; lakes open all year; Tasmania from the first Saturday of August
Open now Closes 15 June 2027. During the trout and salmon closed season these tailrace waters are closed to all hook-and-line fishing, whatever the species: no fish may be taken or possessed and no hook and line carried in, on or within 20 m of the water. The Goulburn below Eildon Pondage to Trawool Bridge and its tributaries, the Kiewa below Rocky Valley Dam to Keegans Bridge and its tributaries, and the Mitta Mitta below Dartmouth Pondage to Peters Bridge. Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority on 2026-09-27.
The stocked lakes of the Snowy Mountains, the Victorian highlands and the Tasmanian central plateau. Closed seasons apply on the rivers: check the state rules. Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Brown trout
Streams from October to June in NSW and from September to June in Victoria; lakes open all year; Tasmania from the first Saturday of August
Open now Closes 15 June 2027. During the trout and salmon closed season these tailrace waters are closed to all hook-and-line fishing, whatever the species: no fish may be taken or possessed and no hook and line carried in, on or within 20 m of the water. The Goulburn below Eildon Pondage to Trawool Bridge and its tributaries, the Kiewa below Rocky Valley Dam to Keegans Bridge and its tributaries, and the Mitta Mitta below Dartmouth Pondage to Peters Bridge. Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority on 2026-09-27.
The wild trout of the highland rivers and Tasmania's lakes. Spawns in autumn, hence the closed rivers through winter in NSW and Victoria. Prime. Nymphs and streamers on the rivers, and the lake edges on the overcast days.
When to come: the Steavenson River 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 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 dataSun, Nov 8
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 15 °C, wind to 18 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 12 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 19 °C, wind to 16 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
Buy a Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence before you fish unless an exemption covers you; our Victoria page has the options.
About this water
Steavenson River is a river in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Steavenson River: the full guide
The reach
The Steavenson runs past Steavenson Falls into Marysville and on through Buxton to the Acheron, which joins the Goulburn below Lake Eildon. It is a small, cold, clear stream over gravel and rock, with reserves along it through the town. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at the falls, station 405328, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Brown and rainbow trout are the fish, in the pools and runs, on the fly, spinners and bait; the VFA’s stocking record lists rainbow trout released into the Steavenson, and into Marysville Lake nearby. The species card computes the Victorian stream closure, from the Tuesday after the King’s Birthday weekend to the Friday before the first Saturday of September. Blackfish in the deeper pools have their own VFA limits.
Where to fish it
Town reserves give bank access through Marysville, and road crossings lead to the reaches through Buxton toward the Acheron. The stream is small enough to wade in most places. Fish the pool heads and the slack water under overhanging banks, moving often.
Reading the report
The chart shows a small mountain river that rises after rain and falls back to its gravel through summer. A fresh gets the trout feeding. The water temperature is a modelled estimate, labelled as one, and reads cold for most of the year; in this wet forest country, check the rain row before you go.
Licence, access and rules
Buy a Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence before you fish unless an exemption covers you; our Victoria page has the options. Read the tailrace note below before fishing in winter. The VFA trout and blackfish rules are linked.
The tailrace question
The VFA classes the Goulburn from the Eildon Pondage to Trawool Bridge and its tributaries as tailrace, where all hook and line fishing is banned in the trout closed season, and its map marks the Acheron system in that zone. The Steavenson reaches the Goulburn through the Acheron, so check the VFA tailrace map before fishing between June and September.
Common questions
Can I fish the Steavenson in Marysville?
Yes, in the open season, from the town reserves; the VFA has stocked the river with rainbow trout.
Can I fish the Steavenson in winter?
Check the VFA tailrace map first: the Goulburn tailrace includes its tributaries, where all hook and line fishing stops in the closed season.
Is fishing good at Steavenson River 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 405328 — STEAVENSON R @ FALLS
- 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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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.