Fishing at Nine Mile Lagoon, Central Darling, New South Wales

• Overview

  Set in Central Darling, New South Wales, this is Nine Mile Lagoon. The water sits 200 metres up. Surface area runs to roughly 3.50 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Broken Hill lies 203 km from the water. Beyond it, Cobar at 222 km and Bourke at 276 km. Water in the same corner: Lake Woytchugga after 23 km, Kopago Lake about 23 km, Salt Lake after 24 km, Dick Lake about 27 km and Pollioillaluke Lake after 28 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Nine Mile Lagoon

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Oyster and old piling give the only hard structure in sight. The channel is where water moves, and fish follow it. The shape of Nine Mile Lagoon decides where the fish sit. Take a plummet or a sounder rather than guessing depth.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 28°C in January and bottom out at 11°C in July. Every month fishes, though midsummer narrows the useful hours. Spring, September into November, and autumn, March into May, are the strong stretches. Winter is cool and quiet, and often the most comfortable time to be out. It sets the rhythm of the year at Nine Mile Lagoon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lake Woytchugga is 23 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Nine Mile Lagoon for certain.