Fishing Dead Horse Lake in Central Darling, New South Wales

• Overview

  Dead Horse Lake is one of the Central Darling waters in New South Wales. It lies 64 metres above sea level. It measures some 8.74 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Start from Broken Hill, 158 km down the road. Gol Gol follows at 218 km, then Buronga at 219 km. Round about: 12 km out stands Pysant Lake, Moseys Lake after 13 km, 15 km out stands Jims Lake, Wallace Lake after 18 km and 19 km out stands North Lake. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Dead Horse Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Take Dead Horse Lake a stretch at a time. Weed beds hold food, and food holds fish.

• Seasonal Patterns

  January is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 27°C, while July sits near 11°C. Warm water year-round keeps fish moving through every month. The shoulder seasons either side of summer are the ones to aim for. Spring, September into November, fishes hardest, with autumn a close second. Dead Horse Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Pysant Lake is 12 km off. Confirm access to Dead Horse Lake locally before you travel.