Fishing at Three Arm Lake, Central Highlands (Tas.), Tasmania

• Overview

  Three Arm Lake is one of the Central Highlands (Tas.) listings for Tasmania. The country here is farm and woodlot. Surface area is around 64 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The nearest place of any size is Deloraine, 50 km away. It is 138 km to Hobart, the nearest city. The regional boundary is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Three Arm Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover brown trout. The list reflects reported sightings and surveys rather than what is stocked. The shape of Three Arm Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give February about 11°C and July about 1°C. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. October and November fish well as the water warms. The season on Three Arm Lake follows the weather closely. A steady wind fishes better than a still, bright day.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Walls of Jerusalem National Park takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lake Rotuli, 3.2 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Three Arm Lake for certain.