Andys Lake Fishing Guide, Balranald, New South Wales

• Overview

  Andys Lake belongs to Balranald, New South Wales. Land around it is scrub and brush. At about 62 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Most waters listed here for Balranald are larger. Some 68 km away sits Balranald, the nearest settlement. Bendigo sits 295 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Andys Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. At Andys Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. A slow retrieve near cover beats a fast one over open water.

• Seasonal Patterns

  February is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 25°C, while July sits near 10°C. The calendar barely matters here; the time of day does. The shoulder seasons either side of summer are the ones to aim for. Time your trip to Andys Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lake Boocathan at 4.4 km is the nearest alternative. For Andys Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.