Fishing at Lake Ercildoun, Pyrenees, Victoria

• Overview

  This water sits in Pyrenees, Victoria. The water sits 527 metres up. It sits higher than most water we list in Victoria. Clunes sits 19 km from here and is the nearest stop. Ballarat is the closest city, 29 km away. Others worth noting: Lake Learmonth near enough 9.7 km, Lake Burrumbeet a touch under 12 km, Lake Wendouree near enough 26 km, Georges Lake a touch under 27 km and Lake Goldsmith near enough 28 km. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Lake Ercildoun

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records collected within a few miles name Chinook salmon and shortfin eel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lake Ercildoun gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect February to average close to 18°C, with July the cold end at about 6°C. Fishing runs all year, with summer the awkward season. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish the early and late hours. The wet months move levels about, which shifts the fishing with them. Anyone fishing Lake Ercildoun regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Salmon and sea-run fish answer to spoons and spinners where lure fishing is allowed; check the method rules first. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lake Learmonth, 9.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Ercildoun for certain.