Fishing The Duck Pond in Randwick, New South Wales

• Overview

  The Duck Pond falls in Randwick, part of New South Wales. Salt water lies 3.5 km off. The town to know is Centennial Park, 0.5 km out. Beyond it, Queens Park at 1 km and Bondi Junction at 1.4 km. In the same area: Kippax Lake 1.9 km, Lake Northam a shade over 4.4 km, Simpsons Bay 22 km, Lake Parramatta a shade over 24 km and Spot 5 26 km. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on The Duck Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists Australian longfinned eel, common carp, flathead grey mullet, shortfin eel and white trevally. Records show what people reported, so treat the list as a guide to what lives in the area. The Duck Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 23°C in February and bottom out at 12°C in July. Cold never becomes a factor on this one. Levels swing with the wet season, which moves the fishing about. Winter is cool and quiet, and often the most comfortable time to be out. On The Duck Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Parking within 590 m means no long carry with tackle. There is a mapped landing stage 120 m away. Picnic facilities are recorded some 590 m out. There are toilets 360 m off. Bird Sanctuary covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Kippax Lake, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For The Duck Pond in particular, ask before you travel.