Barramundi
Excellent
Dawn, dusk and the run-off drains and creek mouths on the falling tide; hardbodies and soft vibes cast tight to snags and rock bars.
Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Fitzroy at Fitzroy Crossing: barramundi and sooty grunter in a Kimberley river that floods in the wet and shrinks to pools in the dry, with the Bureau’s gauge at the town.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Level
0.62 m
Air / High
30 °C / 39 °C
Wind
WNW 5 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 802055, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing is in full summer mode: early starts, shade at midday, and the evening change. The gauge reads 0.62 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind WNW around 5 km/h, rising pressure near 1010 hPa and a high of 39 °C. Water sits around 29 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 10:14 AM-12:14 PM and 10:37 PM-12:37 AM: plan around them and beat the heat.
Tie on: Soft plastic, 3 to 5 inch paddle tail · Pilchard on ganged hooks · Metal slug, 20 to 40 g · Surface walker at first light. Prime windows: 10:14 AM-12:14 PM, 10:37 PM-12:37 AM, 4:04 AM-5:04 AM. Similar at 37 °C with a rain chance. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
Western Australia requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$40.00. Western Australia fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing barramundi here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD WA before you keep anything; the Barramundi page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (04:55), sunset (17:48), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:14 AM-12:14 PM and 10:37 PM-12:37 AM; minor 4:04 AM-5:04 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 802055 (Fitzroy Crossing).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 802055. Latest reading 2026-11-07 08:05.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp30 °C
High / Low39 °C / 26 °C
WindWNW 5 km/h, gusts 19 km/h
Pressure1010.4 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain99% cloud, 56%
Sunrise / Sunset04:55 / 17:48
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~29 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing
The best day on Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing this week looks like Wednesday 11 Nov, at 3 out of 5, against 2 today.
Best day this week: Wednesday, 11 Nov — fair at 3/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Tough
Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
- Solunar majors
- 10:14 AM-12:14 PM and 10:37 PM-12:37 AM
- Minor period
- 4:04 AM-5:04 AM
- Sun
- 04:55 to 17:48
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 18 km/h
- Rain chance
- 56%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Barramundi
Run-off (March to May) and build-up (October to November) in the north; check the closed season on the Queensland east coast
The north's fish. Tidal rivers, run-off creeks, rock bars and the stocked impoundments. Warm water, moving water and a barometer on the way down. Dawn, dusk and the run-off drains and creek mouths on the falling tide; hardbodies and soft vibes cast tight to snags and rock bars.
When to come: the Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing 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 29 °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. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 40 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 43 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 43 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Western Australian recreational fishing licences, from A$40.00, 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 WA and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Western Australia licence page before you keep anything.
Access
Fishing from the shore needs no licence in Western Australia; fishing from a boat needs the Recreational Fishing from Boat Licence, A$40, and our Western Australia licence page has the fees read from DPIRD.
About this water
Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing is a river in Western Australia, Australia, covered from the Western Australia reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing: the full guide
The reach
The Fitzroy at Fitzroy Crossing is the Kimberley river where the Great Northern Highway crosses it, a river that spreads far beyond its banks in a big wet season and draws back to a chain of pools in the dry. Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park lies upstream of the town. Bureau of Meteorology station 802055, Fitzroy Crossing, supplies the level and the 30-day chart on this page. It is a different river from the Fitzroy in Queensland.
Species and seasons
Barramundi are the prize, in pools, on rock bars and around snags; Western Australia sets a 550 mm minimum, an 800 mm maximum and a daily bag of two, and barramundi must be landed whole. Sooty grunter, with a 250 mm minimum, are the other freshwater target. Sawfish of all species are totally protected in Western Australia and must be released unharmed. Freshwater crocodiles live in Danggu Geikie Gorge, and the park warns that crocodiles move around.
Where to fish it
Public land near the town and the highway crossing, and the areas open to visitors in Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park, are the straightforward access points; elsewhere the river runs through pastoral leases and Aboriginal lands, where you need permission before leaving public roads. In the dry, fish the deepest pools and the rock bars at dawn and dusk; as the river drops after the wet, the run-off through channels and pool outlets is traditional barramundi time.
Reading the report
The gauge tells the seasonal story: a wet-season rise can cut roads within days, while the long dry-season decline shows pools shrinking and fish concentrating in what water is left. The estimated water temperature, flagged as an estimate, stays warm for most of the year; wind crosses the open country freely and the rain row shows the wet season arriving.
Licences, access and rules
Fishing from the shore needs no licence in Western Australia; fishing from a boat needs the Recreational Fishing from Boat Licence, A$40, and our Western Australia licence page has the fees read from DPIRD. Parks and Wildlife list Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park as open with limited facilities while it recovers from the 2023 floods, so check the park page before a visit; the barramundi and sawfish rules are in DPIRD’s recreational fishing guide linked below.
Common questions
What are the barramundi rules on the Fitzroy?
DPIRD sets a 550 mm minimum, an 800 mm maximum and a daily bag of two, landed whole; sawfish of every species are totally protected.
Do I need a licence at Fitzroy Crossing?
Not to fish from the bank. Fishing from a boat requires Western Australia’s Recreational Fishing from Boat Licence, A$40.
Is fishing good at Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 802055 — Fitzroy Crossing
- 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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