Dulbining Lake, Western Australia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Dulbining Lake is a Wickepin water, in Western Australia. The bank is 303 metres above sea level. At about 17 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Our Wickepin list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Narrogin, 41 km away. The big place round here is Mandurah, 182 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Dulbining Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish Dulbining Lake to its features, not to its size. Sunken timber holds fish, but costs tackle; go in prepared.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, January reads 23°C and July reads 10°C. The season is continuous, with heat as the only real check. Spring, September into November, and autumn, March into May, are the strong stretches. Early spring brings the water on quickly here. Time your trip to Dulbining Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Part of this sits inside or beside Dulbining Nature Reserve, so read the notices. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Toolibin Lake, 2 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Dulbining Lake for certain.