Fishing at Lake Piacoonanie, South Australia, South Australia

• Overview

  Within South Australia, you have Lake Piacoonanie. This is dry rangeland country. The water covers around 4.65 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. For a base, Roxby Downs sits 382 km out. Coober Pedy is 414 km away, with Quorn at 545 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lake Piacoonanie

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On Lake Piacoonanie that means starting tight and working out. Rocky edges hold food that silt bottoms do not.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 31°C for January and 13°C for July. The calendar barely matters here; the time of day does. Winter here is cool and quiet, and often the most comfortable time out. The shoulder seasons either side of summer are the ones to aim for. Lake Piacoonanie fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lake Koodnanie sits 20 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lake Piacoonanie in what we hold.