Connolly Dam near Rosenthal Heights: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Southern Downs, Queensland. Elevation runs to 538 metres. With some 47 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Compared with other Queensland water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Rosenthal Heights, 14 km away. After that come Warwick at 16 km and Stanthorpe at 33 km. Near neighbours: Storm King Dam the better part of 39 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of state rules.

• Where to Fish on Connolly Dam

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. At Connolly Dam the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. The same spot fishes differently at either end of the day.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect January to average close to 22°C, with July the cold end at about 10°C. 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. Early spring brings the water on quickly here. That is the shape of the year on Connolly Dam.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows a jetty some 800 m off. There are toilets 410 m off. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Storm King Dam is 39 km distant. Check the position on Connolly Dam before loading the car.