Fishing near Thornlie, Western Australia

Thornlie, Western Australia, sits in Cockburn. The closest water is often not the quietest one. On the doorstep and beyond: 9.6 km out stands Tomato Lake, 10.9 km out stands Forrestdale Lake to the south, 13.2 km out stands Lake Brearley then 13.4 km out stands Yangebup Lake to the south-west. Yangebup Lake is the plain first choice: find the weed edge, then work the drop behind it. Different water sits within the same short drive. Old channels under the surface carry fish about. Cold never shuts these down. Wind off the water is the relief on a hot day. The first on the list, Tomato Lake, measures about 7 hectares. Parking is recorded at Tomato Lake. Cockburn records cover south Australian roughy, school whiting and samson fish. The choice runs across different kinds of water, which spreads the season. Anyone based in Thornlie can reach every one of these in a morning....