Tide times at Mary Ann Reserve (Mannum)
Today's high and low tides at Mary Ann Reserve (Mannum)
| Today | Time | Height (m) |
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Sun, moon and bite times at Mary Ann Reserve (Mannum) today
- ↑ 6:29 am · ↓ 5:55 pm
- ↑ — · ↓ 9:27 am
- Last Quarter · 64%
- 4:30 pm–7:00 pm
Next 14 days at Mary Ann Reserve (Mannum)
About Mary Ann Reserve (Mannum)
Best tide state to fish Mary Ann Reserve (Mannum)
There is no tide at Mannum. The reach is lock-pool water below Lock 1 and above the barrages, so the solunar bite windows still apply while tide readings do not. Flow is the driver and it is up. The border gauge read about 22.5 GL a day on 18 August 2026, the highest since the 2022-23 flood, where August 2025 ran at 8 GL a day and August 2024 at 4 GL a day. The river came up 15 to 20 cm on it, creeks reopened, yabby numbers climbed, and more water was expected in early September 2026. Clean water is this reach's documented advantage, with the tackle shop rating Bowhill through to Mannum as running clean, which is why blades and small plastics do better here than they do further down. Willows matter seasonally, and the best of the timber fishing goes to boat owners when the trees are in full summer foliage. It is a wide, cliff-backed and open reach, so wind puts chop on it quickly, although it takes more than a breeze to stop the bank fishing. A rising river pushes fish onto the newly wet margins, and a falling one after a summer high is the yabby window.
What anglers target here
Anglers fishing Mary Ann Reserve (Mannum) typically time sessions around the tide for golden perch, murray cod, and redfin perch.
Tide questions, answered
- When is the best tide to fish Mary Ann Reserve (Mannum)?
- There is no tide at Mannum. The reach is lock-pool water below Lock 1 and above the barrages, so the solunar bite windows still apply while tide readings do not. Flow is the driver and it is up. The border gauge read about 22.5 GL a day on 18 August 2026, the highest since the 2022-23 flood, where August 2025 ran at 8 GL a day and August 2024 at 4 GL a day. The river came up 15 to 20 cm on it, creeks reopened, yabby numbers climbed, and more water was expected in early September 2026. Clean water is this reach's documented advantage, with the tackle shop rating Bowhill through to Mannum as running clean, which is why blades and small plastics do better here than they do further down. Willows matter seasonally, and the best of the timber fishing goes to boat owners when the trees are in full summer foliage. It is a wide, cliff-backed and open reach, so wind puts chop on it quickly, although it takes more than a breeze to stop the bank fishing. A rising river pushes fish onto the newly wet margins, and a falling one after a summer high is the yabby window. Today's peak bite window runs 4:30 pm–7:00 pm.