Fishing at Lake Cooloomera, Gympie, Queensland

• Overview

  Queensland holds Lake Cooloomera, in Gympie. What surrounds it is warm bottomland. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. For a base, Cooloola Cove sits 13 km out. Rainbow Beach is 18 km away, with Tin Can Bay at 18 km. Not far off: Freshwater Lake 10 km, Poona Lake 12 km away, Lake Cootharaba 23 km, Lake Cooroibah 32 km away and Lake Doonella 37 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lake Cooloomera

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover Australian bass, Australian longfinned eel, swallowtail dart and bobby. It reflects what has been logged, which depends on who was looking. Read Lake Cooloomera before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 15°C to 25°C. Wet and dry spells shape the year more than temperature. Levels swing with the wet season, which moves the fishing about. Early spring brings the water on quickly here. Lake Cooloomera fishes to that pattern most years. Falling water concentrates fish into the deeper parts.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. You can camp about 600 m away, going by the mapping. Toilets show in mapping about 600 m away. Local rules can differ across the regional boundary, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Freshwater Lake is 10 km distant. For Lake Cooloomera, the notice at the access point is the final word.