Greaves in Blue Mountains: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Greaves in Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Beyond the shoreline you have dry hill. By elevation it is in the upper part of our New South Wales listings. The closest town, Blackheath, is 3.2 km away. Further out sit Blue Mountains (6.7 km) and Katoomba (7.1 km). Near neighbours include: 0.9 km away is Medlow, 41 km out stands Lake Burragorang and 56 km away is Prospect Reservoir. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Greaves

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover brown trout, Australian bass, goldfish and white cloud mountain minnow. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. At Greaves the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect January near 18°C and July near 6°C on the long-run figures. It fishes twelve months of the year. Levels swing with the wet season, which moves the fishing about. The shoulder seasons either side of summer are the ones to aim for. Anyone fishing Greaves regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. The nearest mapped parking is 850 m away, so the last stretch is on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Medlow, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Greaves as something to verify.