Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Tullaroop Reservoir Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Tullaroop Creek storage near Carisbrook and Maryborough: heavily stocked rainbow and brown trout, redfin, and electric or paddle craft only on the water.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
222.87 m73,349 ML
Air / High
14 °C / 21 °C
Wind
ENE 6 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge sp-o11454, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Tullaroop Reservoir rewards patience today, with cool water and short feeding windows. The gauge reads 222.87 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind ENE around 6 km/h, steady pressure near 1016 hPa and a high of 22 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:32 PM-1:32 AM and 11:60 AM-1:60 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: 11:32 PM-1:32 AM, 11:60 AM-1:60 PM, 5:12 AM-6:12 AM. Warmer at 27 °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 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 Tullaroop Reservoir today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:11), sunset (20:06), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:32 PM-1:32 AM and 11:60 AM-1:60 PM; minor 5:12 AM-6:12 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station sp-o11454 (Tullaroop Reservoir).
Storage level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station sp-o11454. Latest reading 2026-11-08 08:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp14 °C
High / Low21 °C / 6 °C
WindENE 6 km/h, gusts 9 km/h
Pressure1016.3 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain7% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:11 / 20:06
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Tullaroop Reservoir
Today is the pick of the week on Tullaroop Reservoir, 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
- 11:32 PM-1:32 AM and 11:60 AM-1:60 PM
- Minor period
- 5:12 AM-6:12 AM
- Sun
- 06:11 to 20:06
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Tullaroop Reservoir: 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 all year No closed season in lakes and reservoirs; the winter closure applies to rivers and streams. Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority on 2026-09-23.
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 all year No closed season in lakes and reservoirs; the winter closure applies to rivers and streams. Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority on 2026-09-23.
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 Tullaroop 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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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 18 °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 14 °C, wind to 27 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 22 °C, wind to 19 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 you are 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
Tullaroop Reservoir is a lake in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Tullaroop Reservoir: the full guide
The lake
Tullaroop Reservoir dams Tullaroop Creek, a tributary of the Loddon, with its embankment about 7 kilometres south-east of Carisbrook. Goulburn-Murray Water built it in 1958 and 1959; it holds 72,950 megalitres over 742 hectares, supplies irrigators along Tullaroop Creek and the Loddon and provides water for Maryborough. The VFA angling guide describes a deep storage in light forest and grazing land, with extensive shallow edges and stands of dead trees. The Bureau of Meteorology’s station on the reservoir, sp-o11454, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page.
Species and seasons
Tullaroop is a trout lake by stocking record: the VFA’s database shows more than seventy rainbow trout releases since 2010, the latest in July 2026, plus regular brown trout, and golden perch releases up to February 2026. Redfin are abundant according to the angling guide, which also describes an established wild brown trout population. Trout in Victorian lakes have no closed season and a limit of five a day. Golden perch are open all year under the statewide rules.
Where to fish it
The angling guide points to winter and spring, early and late in the day, as the most reliable trout fishing, and notes that access to much of the shoreline is poor and involves walking; the wall area off Rodborough Road is the easiest place to start. From the bank, a slowly retrieved minnow, a bait under a float or a wet fly along the drop-off at first light covers the likely water. Afloat, troll the edges of the timber in electric or paddle craft.
Reading the report
Watch the chart for two thresholds GMW sets: the Tullaroop Recreation Area ramp needs the storage above about 46 per cent, and all boating stops when the reservoir is spilling. The estimated water temperature row shows when trout move shallow in the cool months and deep in summer. A wide, open lake catches the wind, which matters in a kayak.
Licence, access and rules
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies unless you are exempt; our Victoria page lists fees. GMW limits boating to paddle craft and vessels with electric motors at no more than five knots, bans petrol engines, and does not allow swimming or camping. The VFA’s trout rules are in the sources.
Common questions
Can I use a boat at Tullaroop?
Yes, if it is paddled or electric-powered and kept to five knots; GMW bans petrol engines and stops all boating while the reservoir spills.
Is there a closed season at Tullaroop?
No. Trout in Victorian lakes and reservoirs can be fished all year, with a daily limit of five.
Is fishing good at Tullaroop Reservoir 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-o11454 — Tullaroop Reservoir
- 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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