Curdlawidney Lagoon in Roxby Downs: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  South Australia holds Curdlawidney Lagoon, in Roxby Downs. It sits at 85 metres above sea level. Nearest place of any size is Roxby Downs, 63 km away. Coober Pedy is 206 km and Port Augusta West 283 km. Within a short run: Red Lake within 23 km, Reedy Lagoon 25 km, Lake Blanche within 46 km, Lake Parakylia 49 km and Mattaweara Lagoon within 53 km. The regional boundary is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Curdlawidney Lagoon

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Oyster and old piling give the only hard structure in sight. Flats either side fish on the drop as bait is pushed off them. Curdlawidney Lagoon responds to conditions more than to tactics. Cover your ground slowly and you will find the productive stretch.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 28°C for January and 12°C for July. Warm water year-round keeps fish moving through every month. Levels swing with the wet season, which moves the fishing about. June through August is cool but far from dead. On Curdlawidney Lagoon that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Red Lake, 23 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Curdlawidney Lagoon if anything is unclear.