Lake Preston near Binningup: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lake Preston lies in Waroona, Western Australia. The sea is 3.5 km distant. This is big water, about 23.12 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. With about 58 km of shoreline, local advice saves a lot of walking. Nothing else we list in Waroona covers more water. Binningup lies 21 km from the water. Harvey lies 25 km off, Waroona another 26 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake Preston

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On Lake Preston the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put February near 23°C and July near 13°C. There is no dead season here at all. Spring runs September to November and autumn March to May, and both fish well. Spring, September into November, fishes hardest, with autumn a close second. The season on Lake Preston follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lake Newnham is 7.1 km off. Rules at Lake Preston are worth checking on the day.