Forgotten Lake in Central Highlands (Tas.): How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Forgotten Lake in the Central Highlands (Tas.) part of Tasmania. Land around it is open valley. Surface area is around 20 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 1.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Central Highlands (Tas.). The nearest place of any size is Queenstown, 46 km away. For a city, Hobart is 133 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Forgotten Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public wildlife records from this area list brown trout. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. At Forgotten Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical February readings run about 11°C; by July the average is down near 2°C. The season stretches long at both ends here. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Spring, September into November, fishes hardest, with autumn a close second. Time your trip to Forgotten Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Shadow Lake at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Forgotten Lake may have changed since it was mapped.