Golden perch
Excellent
Prime. Hop soft plastics and vibes around the timber, or fish shrimp and worms on the bottom.
Wimmera River at Dimboola Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Wimmera at Dimboola: Murray cod, golden perch and redfin in the red gum river of the Wimmera, 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
0.79 m
Air / High
17 °C / 23 °C
Wind
ENE 10 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 415256, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Wimmera River at Dimboola has the water in the comfortable band where most of its fish feed through the day. The gauge reads 0.79 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind ENE around 10 km/h, steady pressure near 1015 hPa and a high of 23 °C. Water sits around 19 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:40 PM-1:40 AM and 12:07 PM-2:07 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: 11:40 PM-1:40 AM, 12:07 PM-2:07 PM, 5:21 AM-6:21 AM. Warmer at 29 °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 Wimmera River at Dimboola today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:19), sunset (20:12), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:40 PM-1:40 AM and 12:07 PM-2:07 PM; minor 5:21 AM-6:21 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 415256 (WIMMERA U/S DIMBOOLA).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 415256. Latest reading 2026-11-07 10:00.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp17 °C
High / Low23 °C / 7 °C
WindENE 10 km/h, gusts 17 km/h
Pressure1014.9 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain86% cloud, 16%
Sunrise / Sunset06:19 / 20:12
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~19 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Wimmera River at Dimboola
Today is the pick of the week on Wimmera River at Dimboola, at 4 out of 5.
Best day this week: today, 9 Nov — good at 4/5, steady pressure, neither help nor hindrance.
Today, 9 Nov — Good
Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
- Solunar majors
- 11:40 PM-1:40 AM and 12:07 PM-2:07 PM
- Minor period
- 5:21 AM-6:21 AM
- Sun
- 06:19 to 20:12
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 14 km/h
- Rain chance
- 16%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Wimmera River at Dimboola: 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 Wimmera River at Dimboola 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
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 14 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 16 °C, wind to 26 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 23 °C, wind to 21 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 at Dimboola unless you are exempt; our Victoria page has the fees.
About this water
Wimmera River at Dimboola is a river in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Wimmera River at Dimboola: the full guide
The Wimmera at Dimboola
Dimboola is the Wimmera town on the Wimmera River at the edge of the Little Desert, where the river winds between river red gums past the town weir and the riverside reserves on its way north to Lake Hindmarsh. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge upstream of Dimboola supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. The Wimmera at Horsham has its own page.
Species and seasons
Murray cod, golden perch and redfin are the fish of the Wimmera at Dimboola, the cod and yellowbelly in the snags and the weir pool on lures and bait, redfin in the slower water. The VFA exempts the waters of the Wimmera basin from the Murray cod closed season, but not the Wimmera River itself, so cod are closed here from 1 September to 30 November; the species card computes it. In the river the bag is one cod between 55 and 75 cm, and five golden perch from 30 cm.
Where to fish it
The riverside reserves and the weir at Dimboola give bank access, and a kayak covers the weir pool between the red gums. The Little Desert National Park across the river has its own rules. The weir pool in the town and the red gum snags below it hold the cod, and the slow bends upstream are the yellowbelly and redfin water in summer; bait fished close to the timber works well.
Planning a visit
Dimboola is on the Western Highway between Horsham and the South Australian border, with a caravan park, supplies and the riverside reserves. Bring cod lures and bait for yellowbelly and redfin, and remember the spring cod closure on the river.
Reading this report here
The Wimmera’s flow is small and depends on rain and environmental releases, which the chart shows; in dry years the river runs low and the weir pool is the water. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is hot in summer; pressure and sky build the score at Dimboola.
Licence, access and rules
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence applies at Dimboola unless you are exempt; our Victoria page has the fees. The VFA cod page, which spells out the Wimmera River exception, is in the sources.
Common questions
Is Murray cod closed on the Wimmera River in spring?
Yes, from 1 September to 30 November: the Wimmera basin exemption excludes the Wimmera River itself.
What can I catch at Dimboola?
Murray cod, golden perch and redfin.
Do I need a licence at Dimboola?
Yes, unless you are exempt: the Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence is needed at Dimboola.
Is fishing good at Wimmera River at Dimboola 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 415256 — WIMMERA U/S DIMBOOLA
- 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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