Lake Urana in Federation: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lake Urana is a Federation water, in New South Wales. Height above sea level is 110 metres. Surface area runs to some 63.73 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. Nothing else we list in Federation covers more water. The closest town, Jerilderie, is 43 km away. After that come Lockhart at 48 km and Berrigan at 54 km. Also on the doorstep: Lake Uranagong a touch under 19 km and 25 km out stands Lake Cullivel. This one is safely inside the regional boundary.

• Where to Fish on Lake Urana

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public wildlife records from this area list golden perch, goldfish and perch. Records show what people reported, not what is stocked. Read Lake Urana before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 8°C to 24°C. There is no frozen season to plan round. Spring runs September to November and autumn March to May, and both fish well. The wet months move levels about, which shifts the fishing with them. Lake Urana runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lake Uranagong, 19 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Urana for certain.