Fishing Lake Jessie in Lower Eyre, South Australia

• Overview

  Out in Lower Eyre, South Australia, sits Lake Jessie. Country round the bank runs to pine and hardwood. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lower Eyre list. Port Lincoln is the closest place, 49 km off. Tumby Bay lies 73 km off, Cleve another 146 km. This one is safely inside the regional boundary.

• Where to Fish on Lake Jessie

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. At Lake Jessie the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  February runs about 20°C on average, July about 12°C. It fishes twelve months of the year. Winter here is cool and quiet, and often the most comfortable time out. March through May and September through November are the strong stretches. That is the shape of the year on Lake Jessie.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This one is mapped as intermittent, so a wasted trip is a real risk in a dry year. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lake Damascus at 6.1 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Lake Jessie are worth checking on the day.