Yallumgao Cove, New South Wales: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Bega Valley, New South Wales. Everything around it is pine and hardwood. Ground here is low by New South Wales standards. You are 1.7 km from Eden. Merimbula lies 18 km off, Tura Beach another 21 km. Neighbouring water: Wallagoot Lake lies 29 km on, Nelson Lagoon roughly 42 km, Kisses Lagoon lies 43 km on, Wapengo Lake roughly 49 km and Lake Wau Wauka lies 51 km on. Rules here are straightforward: one set of state rules.

• Where to Fish on Yallumgao Cove

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Work the tide here — moving water feeds, slack water rests. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Nearby survey and observation records mention jack mackerel, deep-sea flathead, Australian salmon and redspotted flathead. Local agencies hold the definitive list for this water. At Yallumgao Cove light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°C in July and 20°C in February. It fishes twelve months of the year. Spring, September into November, and autumn, March into May, are the strong stretches. March through May and September through November are the strong stretches. Plan any trip to Yallumgao Cove around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Parking is mapped about 440 m from the bank. EKF Fish Dive Spear sits 810 m out and is marked for fishing. Mapping shows a campsite some 390 m from the water. There are toilets 460 m off. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Wallagoot Lake, 29 km away. For Yallumgao Cove, the notice at the access point is the final word.