Fishing at Lake Uranagong, Federation, New South Wales

• Overview

  Lake Uranagong is a Federation water, New South Wales side. It sits at 127 metres above sea level. Roughly 3.17 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Shoreline length is close to 6.3 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It is a small entry by Federation standards. The nearest town is Lockhart, 39 km away. Beyond it, Berrigan at 56 km and Jerilderie at 56 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of state rules.

• Where to Fish on Lake Uranagong

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. At Lake Uranagong the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. Counting the whole county, there are four.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 24°C; the cold one sits at 8°C. The season runs year-round, with the peak either side of summer. Spring, September into November, and autumn, March into May, are the strong stretches. The wet months move levels about, which shifts the fishing with them. That is the shape of the year on Lake Uranagong.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lake Urana, 19 km out. For Lake Uranagong, the notice at the access point is the final word.