Fishing Pinkawillinie Reservoir in Kimba, South Australia

• Overview

  This water sits in Kimba, South Australia. The water sits 216 metres up. Compared with other South Australia water on our list, it sits high. For supplies, Cleve is 88 km out. Cowell is 108 km away, with Whyalla Jenkins at 129 km. Also worth knowing: Peter Pan Lagoon at about 44 km, Malgra Reservoir just 46 km, Barna Reservoir at about 48 km, Lake Warramboo just 53 km and Bosanquet Reservoir at about 54 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pinkawillinie Reservoir

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. On Pinkawillinie Reservoir a short move beats a long cast. Read the water for ten minutes before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 24°C in February and bottom out at 10°C in July. Warm water year-round keeps fish moving through every month. Levels swing with the wet season, which moves the fishing about. Winter is cool and quiet, and often the most comfortable time to be out. That shapes the year on Pinkawillinie Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Part of this sits inside or beside Pinkawillinie Reservoir Conservation Reserve, so read the notices. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Peter Pan Lagoon, 44 km out. Nothing on Pinkawillinie Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.