Windabout Lakes Fishing near Castletown, Western Australia

• Overview

  This water sits in Esperance, Western Australia. It sits at 3 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 1.01 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. There is roughly 7.4 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Castletown at 2.7 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Mandurah is 592 km off. No regional boundary comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Windabout Lakes

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is tidal water: the state of the tide decides where fish sit, so plan the session around it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public wildlife records from this area list goldlined seabream, sea trumpeter and yellow-eye mullet. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. At Windabout Lakes light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 12°C in July to roughly 21°C in February. Winter is simply the pleasant end of an unbroken season. Summer, December to February, brings heat, so fish the early and late hours. October and November fish well as the water warms. The season on Windabout Lakes follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Woody Lake Nature Reserve covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. For the carp, bait a margin spot and sit on it; corn and bread still work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lake Warden, 2.3 km out. Treat access at Windabout Lakes as something to verify.