Kepalarup Lake Fishing near Manjimup, Western Australia

• Overview

  Look for Kepalarup Lake in the Manjimup part of Western Australia. This is pine and hardwood country. The water covers some 32 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The outline is close to a simple bowl, without much in the way of bays. The town to know is Manjimup, 24 km out. For a city, Mandurah is 202 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Kepalarup Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. On Kepalarup Lake a short move beats a long cast. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between July at about 11°C and February at about 20°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing runs all year, with summer the awkward season. Levels swing with the wet season, which moves the fishing about. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish early and late. It sets the rhythm of the year at Kepalarup Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Codarup Lake at 3.8 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Kepalarup Lake before loading the car.