Coonong Lake Fishing in Bourke, New South Wales

• Overview

  Set in Bourke, Coonong Lake is a New South Wales water. Height above sea level is 88 metres. The water covers some 93 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Head to Bourke, 136 km away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Canberra, 690 km distant. Other water nearby: Pelora Lake lies 17 km on, Utah Lake within 18 km, Ross Lake lies 21 km on, Miles Lake within 22 km and Arthur Lake lies 29 km on. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Coonong Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Coonong Lake repays a walk before the first cast. Deeper water next to shallow is more useful than either on its own.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 29°C for January and 12°C for July. The season is continuous, with heat as the only real check. Spring, September into November, and autumn, March into May, are the strong stretches. April and May steady things again after the summer heat. Plan any trip to Coonong Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Pelora Lake at 17 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Coonong Lake as something to verify.