Howdy Nagg.
Interesting question, one that will lead to a long winded answer but I will try and shorten. If there is anything here that needs a clearer explanation please ask.
Sorry it wont be just a few lines.
I guess if I use Monduran as a guide considering I have only fished it once I will explain what I looked at first. (there is a hell of a lot in this question for me)
Firstly I google earth, check the geographical location, its height above sea level, its features ie what way the dam wall faces against a compass, predominant wind ie sea breeze or land breeze, does the dam have a long fetch, is the basin wide open, is there large open bays or short skinny ones. Fish holding structure, timber or weed or both. This will dictate tackle and type of lures.
Height above sea level (dams like Tinaroo and Teemburra)will mean that the fish will be subject to rapid temperature changes, and therefore are likely to hang in area's that will have access to area's that offer
least change or recover the fastest. ie weedy/stringy shallow bays. A place to start.
Coastal dams like Monduran, Awoonga and Faust will be
less affected by this so I'd expect the fish to be much wider spread, and then use and focus on other factors like basin fetch and open bays with wind and current direction as a place to start.
Finding the
right timber in Monduran does not happen in a day.(unless you are extremely lucky!)
There is zillions of tree's however once you find the right stuff (its the same timber in every Barra impoundment in the country) you are laughing and can go back each day and whack fish from it because they or others will return.
Set yourself a a milk run.
At ABT Monduran we found the right timber on the the event 1st day, but so did a few others who got there first and were already on the board, so we left them to it. (Steve you know which one I speak of)
It was a rippa!
There is an easier way than this as stated by awoonga, however it wont make you a better fisherman. It depends on what you are after, fish, or learning about the species. Each to their own here.
Hard lessons are the best ones learned in my book, and its all part of the hunt to be able to put pieces together using your own fishing nouse.
I have always been of the opinion that anything handed on a platter will not mean much. Easy come easy go.
Going with a local will be much quicker though!!!
Hope that gives you an insight Nagg
Cheers
Jas
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. just joking maand what you say is so true. We have rarely caught fish of spots that look awesome and invested way too much time in those spots. On the flip side, we've recently been catching fish from spots that we normally wouldn't fish. I'm still trying to work out all these 'factors' and one thing I don't have confidence in is my sounder which I have heard you refer to as one of the key factors in finding the right areas to fish. 
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