Fishing at Yantabangee Lake, Central Darling, New South Wales

• Overview

  This water sits in Central Darling, New South Wales. The water sits 176 metres up. At 12.33 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. There is roughly 16 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It is among the larger waters listed here for Central Darling. Bourke is the closest place, 216 km off. Cobar lies 224 km off, Broken Hill another 269 km. This one is safely inside the regional boundary.

• Where to Fish on Yantabangee Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read Yantabangee Lake before you fish it and the day goes better. Timber holds fish long after the weed has died back.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 28°C at the top of summer and 11°C at the bottom of winter. Cold never becomes a factor on this one. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish the early and late hours. April and May steady things again after the summer heat. Yantabangee Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Tongo Woolshed Lake at 14 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Yantabangee Lake for certain.