Fishing near Launceston, Tasmania

Tasmania puts Launceston inside Central Highlands (Tas.). It counts about 90,953 residents. Beginning with the nearest: Four Springs Lake out at 23.5 km to the west, Curries River Reservoir out at 41.0 km, Little Lake out at 54.0 km to the south, Second Bar Lake out at 63.0 km and Lake Meander out at 64.5 km to the south-west. At Four Springs Lake the shallow end warms first, which matters in early spring. These are still water, plain and simple. The inflow end wakes up first in the year. Winter is a mild inconvenience, nothing more. Shade on the bank is worth planning round. The first on the list, Four Springs Lake, measures about 1.3 sq km. Open records for Central Highlands (Tas.) list brown trout, shortfin eel, perch and tench. An awkward wind matters more here than the extra miles. Between Launceston and Four Springs Lake there is nothing else worth stopping for....