Fishing at Lake Yeagarup, Manjimup, Western Australia

• Overview

  This water sits in Manjimup, Western Australia. Everything around it is oak and grass. It runs to roughly 11 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 1.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is a small entry by Manjimup standards. Nearest place of any size is Pemberton, 19 km away. The nearest city of size is Mandurah, 225 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lake Yeagarup

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public wildlife records from this area list western pygmy perch and nightfish. Check the state or provincial list before planning around one species. Take Lake Yeagarup a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect February near 20°C and July near 12°C on the long-run figures. There is no frozen season to plan round. Spring, September into November, and autumn, March into May, are the strong stretches. October and November fish well as the water warms. The season on Lake Yeagarup rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows a campsite some 510 m from the water. Toilets show in mapping about 210 m away. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lake Smith, 18 km away. For Lake Yeagarup in particular, ask before you travel.