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ฟ๏ธ Parking: Dedicated free car park at Lake Parramatta Reserve (Lackey St) with picnic tables, clean amenities & walking tracks
๐ฏ Where to Cast: Walk scenic bush track heading north from dam wall. Cast right up against sandstone rock ledges and submerged tree snags. During early morning and late dusk, surface strikes on cicada and crawler lures are explosive!
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Morning Bite (Peak)
05:30 AM โ 08:00 AM
High Tide (4:36 AM) coincides with Dawn! Bait pushed into shallows.
๐ Evening Bite
04:30 PM โ 07:00 PM
Dusk golden hour + feeding transition
๐ Tides:
High 4:36 AM (1.16m) •
Low 10:00 AM (0.78m)
๐จ Wind: AM 7.0 km/h NNW (Moderate Breeze)
๐ก๏ธ Temp: 13ยฐC morning โ 22ยฐC afternoon
๐ Moon: Waxing Gibbous ๐
๐ง Clarity: ๐ Clean Bushland Water (1.8mm)
๐ง Water Clarity & Runoff: ๐ Clean Bushland Water • Clear water; surface walkers at dawn/dusk and natural cicada imitations excel.
โข Australian Bass (Dawn/Dusk Surface Walkers): 40โ50mm surface cicada or crawler (Megabass Siglett, Tiemco Soft Shell Cicada, Jackall Pompadour Jr on 6โ8lb fluoro)
โณ Top Colours: Black Cicada, Clear Amber, Chartreuse Wing
โข Submerged Snags & Edges (Mid-water): 1/4oz compact Bass spinnerbait with Colorado blades (TT Vortex / Bassman, 8lb leader)
โณ Top Colours: Purple Haze, Black & Gold, Green Olive
โข Finesse Plastics (Deep Rock Walls): 2.5" GrubZ or Slim SwimZ on 1/16ozโ1/8oz jighead (slow roll down rock walls)
โณ Top Colours: Bloodworm, Motor Oil