Tantangara Reservoir Fishing Guide, Snowy Monaro, New South Wales

• Overview

  Look for Tantangara Reservoir in Snowy Monaro, New South Wales. The surface lies 1,210 metres up. It measures some 6.49 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our New South Wales listings. Head to Banks, 51 km away, for anything you forgot. Gordon is 51 km away, with Conder at 52 km. This one is safely inside the regional boundary.

• Where to Fish on Tantangara Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists rainbow trout. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. Fish Tantangara Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put February at about 15°C and July near 1°C. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. The shoulder seasons either side of summer are the ones to aim for. The season on Tantangara Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Talbingo Reservoir is 31 km off. Nothing on Tantangara Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.