Tide times at Sturt Reserve (Murray Bridge)
Today's high and low tides at Sturt Reserve (Murray Bridge)
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Sun, moon and bite times at Sturt Reserve (Murray Bridge) today
- ↑ 6:29 am · ↓ 5:55 pm
- ↑ — · ↓ 9:27 am
- Last Quarter · 64%
- 4:00 pm–7:00 pm
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About Sturt Reserve (Murray Bridge)
Best tide state to fish Sturt Reserve (Murray Bridge)
There is no tide here. Sturt Reserve sits between Lock 1 and the barrages, so the water answers to river flow rather than the moon, and the solunar bite windows still apply while tide readings do not. Flow is the variable that matters and it is up. Flow across the border was about 22.5 GL a day on 18 August 2026, the highest since the 2022-23 flood; August 2025 managed 8 GL a day and August 2024 only 4 GL a day. The river has come up 15 to 20 cm on that and reopened creeks that are normally dry. A further rise was expected in early September 2026 as more Victorian tributary rain arrived. A rising river pushes fish onto the newly wet margins, while a falling river after a summer high is the classic yabby window. The lower river runs coloured, and almost every fish caught from Murray Bridge down to the lakes carries a yellow tinge, so bait and high-vibration lures earn their keep. It is a wide, open reach and a stiff southerly puts enough chop on it to make bank bait-fishing unpleasant without actually shutting the fishing down.
What anglers target here
Anglers fishing Sturt Reserve (Murray Bridge) typically time sessions around the tide for golden perch, murray cod, and redfin perch.
Tide questions, answered
- When is the best tide to fish Sturt Reserve (Murray Bridge)?
- There is no tide here. Sturt Reserve sits between Lock 1 and the barrages, so the water answers to river flow rather than the moon, and the solunar bite windows still apply while tide readings do not. Flow is the variable that matters and it is up. Flow across the border was about 22.5 GL a day on 18 August 2026, the highest since the 2022-23 flood; August 2025 managed 8 GL a day and August 2024 only 4 GL a day. The river has come up 15 to 20 cm on that and reopened creeks that are normally dry. A further rise was expected in early September 2026 as more Victorian tributary rain arrived. A rising river pushes fish onto the newly wet margins, while a falling river after a summer high is the classic yabby window. The lower river runs coloured, and almost every fish caught from Murray Bridge down to the lakes carries a yellow tinge, so bait and high-vibration lures earn their keep. It is a wide, open reach and a stiff southerly puts enough chop on it to make bank bait-fishing unpleasant without actually shutting the fishing down. Today's peak bite window runs 4:00 pm–7:00 pm.