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Lake Windamere producing once in a lifetime catches!
It’s not often that an angler is lucky enough to bag the fish of a lifetime, but Chris Bird recently bagged two in the one trip!Casting lures, Chris managed to boat the two thumpers by casting Lipless Crank Baits towards the shore line, with the 595mm Silver Perch reportedly hitting the lure, a Jackall in Aussie Prawn Colour, right on the shore line as soon as the cast touched down.
The whopping 606mm Yellowbelly also scoffed a Lipless crank bait, this time a Strike Pro, in 5 metres of water just off the bottom. Well done to Chris and thanks very much for the great photos. We look forward to hearing about your next trip to Windamere. All the facts: Lake Windamere
With an altitude of 531 metres, Lake Windamere was constructed in 1984 and has a surface area of 1030 hectares, or 2668.7 acres. It has a maximum depth of 55m with an average depth of 20m.
Lake Windamere has been well stocked over the years with Murray cod and Silver perch, and is world famous for consistently producing massive Golden perch, which are perhaps even the biggest in the country.
Catfish also call the dam home, but they were indigenous to the Cudgegong River prior to the dam's construction. Rainbow and brown trout were also introduced into Windamere in 1984, but this stocking attempt failed due to the high water temperatures during the summer months. Very rarely Freshwater Blackfish is also caught in Windamere Dam.
There is coin operated boom gate access via the Cudgegong Waters Park, and camping is permitted at the dam. The only boating restrictions that apply at Lake Windamere is an exclusion zone around the dam wall.
Matt Hansen.
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