Fishing the Central Highlands

The central highlands are over 1000m above sea level. On the western central plateau is Tasmania's counterpart of "The Land of Ten Thousand Waters," as over 4,800 lakes and ponds are marked on the map. On eastern central plateau the lakes are shallow and the most important are Great Lake and Arthurs Lake.

To the east are the twin lakes, Lake Sorell and Lake Crescent,
situated at an altitude of 900m. South of Great Lake is Little Pine Lagoon, Penstock Lagoon, Lake Echo, Dee Lagoon, Bronte Lagoon, Bradys Lake, Lake Binney, Tungatinah Lagoon, Pine Tier Dam and Laughing Jack Lagoon. All these have been constructed to conserve water for power development.

Further west is Lake St. Clair, the deepest lake in Australia (in some places it is over 150m); it is also one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. Fishing Lake St. Clair is an experience not to be missed. The lake is full of 800g to 1kg brown and rainbow trout but with such amazing scenery to enjoy, catching fish is only a bonus.

Further to the south is Lake King William and the newer storages of the Derwent River. There are reports of lots of smaller fish at lake King William, but after 2 trips, I am yet to catch or even see any.

To the east of the State there are Lake Leake at the head of the Elizabeth River and Tooms Lake at the head of the Macquarie River, at an attitude of 700m. Both lakes are approximately 1,500 acres in extent.