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Lake Macquarie is a saltwater lagoon in New South Wales, Australia that has a surface area of 42.5 square miles. The channels Swansea Channel and Lake Entrance connect this lagoon to the sea. There are bridges that can lift to allow yachts and other boats passage between the lagoon and the sea. Lake Macquarie has small sandy islets with some of them located near the mouth of the lagoon. The average depth of Lake Macquarie is 26 feet, and the maximum depth is 49 feet. The Awabakal people lived in this area for thousands of years and referred to the lagoon as "Awaba," meaning "plain surface." Captain William Reid made an accidental landing in 1800 when he mistook the area as Hunter River. It was nicknamed Reids Mistake until being named after Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1826.
Lake Macquarie fishing could deliver Australian Salmon, Bluefish, Bream, Dusky Flathead, Luderick, Mulloway, Sand Whiting or Yellowtail Kingfish. The Swansea Channel is a good area to target Bream, Dusky Flathead, Luderick and Whiting. When the weather is cooler, Australian Salmon like to hang out in the channel. Yellowtail Kingfish are commonly found near the bridge and the area where the channel connects to the lagoon. There are artificial reefs in the lagoon to boost Lake Macquarie fishing opportunities. You can go fishing here any time of the year.
Nearshore fishing around Lake Macquarie can produce good mackerel and snapper much of the year. Further offshore you will find lots of tuna and billfish. Black Marlin, Blue Marlin, and Swordfish are not uncommon, making Lake Macquarie fishing some of the best in the world.
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There is a 94.11% catch rate for Nannygai, based on 14579 Nannygai counted.
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There is a 3.67% catch rate for Yellowfin Bream, based on 568 Yellowfin Bream counted.
ENLARGE LAKE MACQUARIE YELLOWFIN BREAM COUNTS CHART
There is a 0.8% catch rate for Australasian Snapper, based on 124 Australasian Snapper counted.
ENLARGE LAKE MACQUARIE AUSTRALASIAN SNAPPER COUNTS CHART
There is a 0.55% catch rate for Great White Shark, based on 85 Great White Shark counted.
ENLARGE LAKE MACQUARIE GREAT WHITE SHARK COUNTS CHART
There is a 0.3% catch rate for Gummy Shark, based on 46 Gummy Shark counted.
ENLARGE LAKE MACQUARIE GUMMY SHARK COUNTS CHART
There is a 0.18% catch rate for Bluefish, based on 28 Bluefish counted.
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There is a 0.11% catch rate for Sand Tiger, based on 17 Sand Tiger counted.
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There is a 0.1% catch rate for Dusky Flathead, based on 16 Dusky Flathead counted.
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There is a 0.08% catch rate for Australian Bass, based on 12 Australian Bass counted.
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There is a 0.03% catch rate for Stout Whiting, based on 4 Stout Whiting counted.
ENLARGE LAKE MACQUARIE STOUT WHITING COUNTS CHART
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.
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The Top 10 Fishing Spots for Lake Macquarie are the following:
Belmont Barge Belmont Barge
Shingle Splitters Point Shingle Splitters Point is located in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia that provides good Whiting and Dusky Flathead fishing. It is a popular recreational area tha
Artificial Reef Artificial Reef
Fig Tree Point Fig Tree Point can hold trophy Lake Macquarie Dusky Flathead.
Newcastle Offshore Reef Newcastle Offshore Reef is approximately 3.5 km north-east of the Swansea bar and offshore from Blacksmith’s Beach. Two single steel pinnacle reef towers of the dimens
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Redhead Hole Redhead Hole
Swansea FAD
Soldiers Point
Macquaries Reef Macquaries Reef
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