Fishing Hagboom Lake in Goomalling, Western Australia

• Overview

  Look for Hagboom Lake in Goomalling, Western Australia. It lies 235 metres above sea level. With some 55 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.7 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. You are 38 km from Northam. It is 121 km to Perth, the nearest city. Nothing worth a second stop lies within easy reach. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Hagboom Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. At Hagboom Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 25°C in January and bottom out at 11°C in July. The whole calendar is open, with dawn and dusk the productive hours in summer. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish the early and late hours. Winter is cool and quiet, and often the most comfortable time to be out. Hagboom Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Rules at Hagboom Lake are worth checking on the day.