Lake Campion in Nungarin: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lake Campion is a Nungarin water, Western Australia side. Country round the bank runs to scrub and brush. At some 6.65 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Shoreline length is close to 18 km, and each section fishes a little differently. For a base, Merredin sits 41 km out. Perth sits 255 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No regional boundary comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lake Campion

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. At Lake Campion the water rewards a slow, careful approach. Any change in depth is worth more than any change in bait.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 26°C at the top of summer and 11°C at the bottom of winter. Every month fishes, though midsummer narrows the useful hours. Spring runs September to November and autumn March to May, and both fish well. March through May and September through November are the strong stretches. Anyone fishing Lake Campion regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Chandler Lake sits 7.3 km off and takes the overflow. For Lake Campion in particular, ask before you travel.