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

• Overview

  Within Central Darling, New South Wales, you have Wongalara Lake. It sits in open dry country country. This is big water, about 66.39 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. Size puts it in the front rank of our Central Darling list. Some 171 km away sits Cobar, the nearest settlement. Then Bourke, 244 km, and Broken Hill, 248 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Wongalara Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read Wongalara Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. Snags are worth the risk if you fish them carefully.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 11°C in July to roughly 27°C in January. Nothing shuts down for cold, so the question is when in the day to go. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish the early and late hours. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish early and late. Wongalara Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records show it does not hold water year-round. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Local rules can differ across the regional boundary, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Poopelloe Lake, 11 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Wongalara Lake for certain.