Dick Lake Fishing Guide, Central Darling, New South Wales

• Overview

  Dick Lake is set in Central Darling, New South Wales. Everything around it is open dry country. Roughly 5.67 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The town to know is Broken Hill, 214 km out. Adelaide sits 618 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Alternatives close at hand: Kopago Lake 7.2 km, Nine Mile Lakes 7.7 km away, Salt Lake 18 km, Mooratchia Lake 18 km away and Coona Coona Lake 18 km. The regional boundary is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Dick Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish Dick Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 28°C, the coldest about 11°C. There is no cold season worth the name. The shoulder seasons either side of summer are the ones to aim for. The wet months move levels about, which shifts the fishing with them. The season on Dick Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Kopago Lake is 7.2 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Dick Lake for certain.