Fishing Dry Lake in Balranald, New South Wales

• Overview

  This water sits in Balranald, New South Wales. This is open low country country. This is sizeable water at about 5.63 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The outline measures near 10 km, so local knowledge counts. The closest town, Robinvale, is 9.1 km away. For a city, Bendigo is 280 km off. If this one is busy: Lake Benanee after 3.4 km, Prill Lake at 18 km, Lake Powell after 20 km, Lake Carpul at 22 km and Lake Cantala after 40 km. Rules can differ a short way off, since the regional boundary is near.

• Where to Fish on Dry Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Dry Lake gives up more to patience than to distance. Watch for the line where weed gives way to clean bottom.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put February near 24°C and July near 10°C. Every month fishes, though midsummer narrows the useful hours. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish the early and late hours. March through May and September through November are the strong stretches. The season on Dry Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lake Benanee, 3.4 km away. Treat Dry Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.