Number One Lake Fishing Guide, Broken Hill, New South Wales

• Overview

  Look for Number One Lake in the Broken Hill part of New South Wales. Elevation runs to 127 metres. Surface area runs to roughly 6.87 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Few waters listed in Broken Hill are bigger. Broken Hill at 87 km is the nearest place to stop. Adelaide sits 508 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Number One Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Number One Lake gives up more to patience than to distance. A change of depth of a foot can change the day.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 11°C to 28°C. There is no cold season worth the name. Spring runs September to November and autumn March to May, and both fish well. April and May steady things again after the summer heat. It sets the rhythm of the year at Number One Lake. Autumn cools the shallows first, so work deeper as it goes on.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Langawirra Lake is 3.9 km off. Treat access at Number One Lake as something to verify.