Fishing at Lake Wombah, Bulloo, Queensland

• Overview

  Lake Wombah is a Bulloo water, in Queensland. The setting is sage and rock. Around 11.27 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. There is roughly 27 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. Head to Cunnamulla, 131 km away, for anything you forgot. After that come Bourke at 164 km and Brewarrina at 225 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of state rules.

• Where to Fish on Lake Wombah

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The near bank of Lake Wombah is often the one people ignore. Timber holds fish long after the weed has died back.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year January sits at 30°C and July at 12°C. Cold never becomes a factor on this one. Levels swing with the wet season, which moves the fishing about. The shoulder seasons either side of summer are the ones to aim for. That is the shape of the year on Lake Wombah. Weed growth peaks in late summer and changes where you can fish.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lake Thorlindah is 7.8 km distant. Check the position at Lake Wombah before loading the car.