Wallagoot Lake is a broad, shallow estuarine waterway that runs to only about 3m deep.
The north shore is accessible from Wallagoot Lake Road.
Bournda National Park camps are on the south bank.
The lake is best known for producing big prawns in summer, which can be caught at night with a scoop net and light.
The summer prawn seasons are usually better if there has been good winter rain.
The Wallagoot sea entrance opening is intermittent, yet snapper have been caught in the lake in years past, along with bream, salmon, flathead and tailor.
The lake is not a highly regarded spot for fishing, perhaps because it has opened to sea less often in recent times.
Wallagoot is best suited for fishing by cartopper dinghy or yak.
The surf beaches outside the entrance put on excellent fishing at times for salmon, tailor, mulloway and bream.
Expect mulloway around the sea entrance during major rain events.
Wallagoot Lake is a pleasant spot but a better choice for general estuary fishing in this region is to the north at Blackfellows Lagoon off the Bega River at Kalaru, on Blackfellows Lake Road, where you can expect quality bream and flathead.
Wallagoot Beach tides
Wallagoot coastline
Bournda National Park information
NSW fishing regulations
NSW marine parks
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