Windaunka Lake in Central Darling: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Central Darling, New South Wales, sits Windaunka Lake. The ground around here is dry open country. About 1.47 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Broken Hill at 163 km is the nearest place to stop. Peterborough follows at 390 km, then Wentworth at 398 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Windaunka Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. At Windaunka Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach. Inflows pull fish in whenever water is moving.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 29°C in January and bottoms out near 11°C in July. Heat, not cold, decides when to be on the water. Spring runs September to November and autumn March to May, and both fish well. The shoulder seasons either side of summer are the ones to aim for. Anyone fishing Windaunka Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Pimpara Lake, 20 km away. For Windaunka Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.