Tailwater
Match the hatch, read the flow, find your fish. Tailwater is FlyFinz’s interactive guide to trout water across NSW, Victoria and Tasmania — live weather, real-time river and lake levels, feeding-condition ratings, a seasonal hatch predictor, recent stocking data, and email alerts for the moment conditions turn on. No account, no cost. Built for FlyFinz customers, and anyone chasing trout.
Launch Tailwater →340 Access Points
Trout waters mapped across NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, from alpine freestone rivers to stocked town lakes — browse by state and drop straight into the hatch chart for that spot.
Live River & Lake Levels
Real-time level, flow, water temperature and clarity from Bureau of Meteorology gauges, with a 24-hour trend, 15-day range, and reservoir storage for lakes. A map shows exactly where each reading comes from.
Live Weather
Current conditions and a 7-day forecast for every location, sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology — plus a clarity note on bluebird days when sight-fishing is at its best.
Feeding Conditions
A live Poor–Fair–Good–Prime rating for every access point, built from water temperature, barometric pressure trend and moon phase — with a caution flag when the water’s too warm to fish responsibly.
Hatch Predictor
A seasonal model tuned to water type and month, with fly suggestions for the day — each pattern links straight through to the matching category in the shop.
Recent Stocking Data
Recent trout stocking numbers for Victorian waters, sourced directly from the Victorian Fisheries Authority — species, fish counts and average size, updated as new releases are reported.
Season Dates & Closures
Real open/close season dates for every water, with a closed-season flag built right into the seasonal hatch chart for NSW, Victoria and Tasmania rivers that shut each year — plus live webcams and printable access guides for select Tasmanian waters.
Level, Flow & Feeding Alerts
Set a target level or flow range, or ask to be notified the moment feeding conditions turn Good or Prime, and Tailwater emails you when it happens — once per event, never spam.
Nearby Campgrounds & Access
The closest named campground, caravan park, bridge or access point for every location, with real distances and directions — so you know where to park and where to camp.
Private Catch Log
Save your catches to your own device — nothing leaves your phone.
Tailwater is a free web app — no install required, works in any browser. River, lake and reservoir levels come directly from Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online; trout stocking data comes from the Victorian Fisheries Authority; fishing regulation links point to WaterNSW, the Victorian Fisheries Authority and Fisheries Tasmania directly.