Water level current: 85.2 per cent.                                                                  

Current inflow: 1990 ML per day.  

Water visibility: up to two metres.   

Rain last seven days: 6.5 mm. 

Forecast weather: Wet midweek before becoming sunny for the weekend. Temperatures between six and 24 degrees Celsius with a light breeze on Saturday up to 10 km/h.

New moon: September 24.                                                                          

Full moon: October 8.                                                                                

Water temperature: 16-19.5 degrees Celsius.  

Murray cod: Closed season. 

Yellow belly: The water levels have continued to rise this week however there were two days where more water went out than came in. There is up to 25 mm predicted over the region for Wednesday night. Water temperatures have also continued to climb with temperatures reaching over 18 degrees Celsius in the main basin on Tuesday. Bait fishing with worms or small yabbies from along the park foreshore is producing fish, particularly from the late evening into dark. A couple of fish were also picked up casting lures while walking the bank. Bobbing yabbies on trees at Macey’s and Little Scrubby also resulted in a bag of fish for Jarrod from Junee up to 48 cm. Trolling lures continues to be tough going at the bottom end of the Dam. I managed one yellow casting a soft vibe in the main basin Tuesday. I trolled various lures for several hours without a touch but managed a couple of species casting to snags in the shallower water.

Redfin: Remain very quiet. There was one report from Jarrod, taken while bobbing on trees with a yabbie. Also had reports of shrimp being caught in traps so won’t be long before they also fire up.

Carp: I visited a few of the spots where I found warmer water last week and found huge numbers of carp. They were clearly visible in the clearing water.

Park news: There are still powered sites and plenty of camping for the upcoming long weekends. Fires will still be allowed until the weather heats up and the park begins to dry out. Lawlers function area has had two internal wood heaters added. Further concrete works and seating has now been completed to the new Wombats camp kitchen. 

Dean Brind 

Burrinjuck Waters Holiday Park.