Lake Richmond Fishing in Central Highlands (Tas.), Tasmania

• Overview

  You will find Lake Richmond in Central Highlands (Tas.), Tasmania. It sits at 696 metres above sea level. With some 37 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 3.1 km, small enough to learn in a day. Most waters listed here for Central Highlands (Tas.) are larger. 56 km away sits Queenstown, the nearest town. New Norfolk follows at 90 km, then Bagdad at 94 km. This one is safely inside the regional boundary.

• Where to Fish on Lake Richmond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Lake Richmond responds to conditions more than to tactics. Rocky edges hold food that silt bottoms do not.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 3°C to 12°C. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish early and late. Plan any trip to Lake Richmond around it. Water colour tells you more than the air temperature does.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lake Rufus is 2.7 km distant. Signs at Lake Richmond carry more weight than any list.