Lake Weering Fishing near Colac, Victoria

• Overview

  The Colac Otway entry here is Lake Weering, in Victoria. The water sits 112 metres up. At 4.20 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. There is roughly 7.4 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Supplies mean a trip to Colac, 30 km off. It is 59 km to Ballarat, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the regional boundary.

• Where to Fish on Lake Weering

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. At Lake Weering the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. Rain comes to about 576 mm a year, with the wet end in October and the dry end in February.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical February readings run about 20°C; by July the average is down near 9°C. No part of the year shuts this water. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish the early and late hours. June through August is cool but far from dead. Lake Weering runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Cundare Pool at 8.1 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Lake Weering if anything is unclear.