Lake St. Clair, New South Wales: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lake St. Clair sits within Singleton in New South Wales. The bank is 192 metres above sea level. Around 12.30 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. At about 47 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. Head to Wattle Ponds, 22 km away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Newcastle, 80 km distant. Nearby, in order: Lake Glenbawn about 41 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lake St. Clair

  Depth on file is 56 m. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish Lake St. Clair where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep. Fish the water in front of you before wading further out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 23°C for January and 10°C for July. Heat, not cold, decides when to be on the water. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish the early and late hours. June through August is cool but far from dead. Time your trip to Lake St. Clair by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is listed as public in our records, so the bank is open. Records list it as a dammed water rather than a natural one, which shows in the shape of the basin. You can launch from a ramp around 910 m away. A camping area sits within 1.1 km of here. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lake Glenbawn, 41 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lake St. Clair for certain.