Blue Lake Fishing Guide, Snowy Monaro, New South Wales

• Overview

  Blue Lake is one of the Snowy Monaro listings for New South Wales. The water sits 1,880 metres up. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. It is high ground by New South Wales standards. 22 km away sits Kosciuszko National Park, the nearest town. Jindabyne is 28 km and East Jindabyne 30 km. No regional boundary comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Blue Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists brown trout and rainbow trout. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish on the day. Anyone new to Blue Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 14°C in February and bottoms out near 0°C in July. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Spring, September into November, fishes hardest, with autumn a close second. That shapes the year on Blue Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Club Lake is 2.4 km distant. Check the position at Blue Lake before loading the car.