Fishing at Lake Nameless, Meander Valley, Tasmania

• Overview

  Lake Nameless belongs to Meander Valley, Tasmania. Country round the bank runs to open valley. It runs to roughly 50 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The full circuit measures close to 3.4 km on foot. Compared with other Tasmania water on our list, it sits high. Deloraine lies 28 km from the water. The big place round here is Hobart, 148 km distant. The regional boundary is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lake Nameless

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists brown trout. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. The shape of Lake Nameless decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between July at about 2°C and February at about 11°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Winter is cool and quiet, and often the most comfortable time to be out. Plan around that when you fish Lake Nameless.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Toilets show in mapping about 630 m away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Westons Lake, 1.4 km away. What applies at Lake Nameless may have changed since it was mapped.