Lake Thoopoocoonallie in South Australia: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lake Thoopoocoonallie lies in South Australia. The country here is dry rangeland. Around 12.06 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. Roxby Downs at 381 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Adelaide is 846 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lake Thoopoocoonallie

  This water is saline; the fishing interest, where it exists, sits in the feeder streams rather than the basin itself. For long stretches it is a dry bed rather than a lake, filling only after exceptional rain. If you are set on fishing this area, look to the rivers and fresh waters nearby instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read Lake Thoopoocoonallie for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 31°C in January and bottom out at 13°C in July. Heat, not cold, shapes the year here. Levels swing with the wet season, which moves the fishing about. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish early and late. On Lake Thoopoocoonallie the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lake Pirriepatchillie sits 4.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lake Thoopoocoonallie should be assumed from this page alone.