What fish can you catch at Woods Lake?

Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout. Species listed are those the source records for this spot — seasons and what is actually biting change through the year, so check the current forecast before you go.

Can you fish Woods Lake from the shore?

Yes — Woods Lake has shore access. It also fishes well from a boat.

Do I need to check the fishing rules for Woods Lake?

Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Tasmania fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Tasmania regulations page tracks them.

TAS · LAKE · CENTRAL PLATEAU

Woods Lake.

Woods Lake is open freshwater in Central Plateau, with shore and boat and kayak access. Anglers target Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout. Sourced from the official listing, 9 July 2026.

Spot type

Lake

Access

Shore + Boat + Kayak

Species

Region

Central Plateau

Conditions today

Bite

58/100

Wind

6m/s

Woods Lake is rated HOLD · 58/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Mon, 2 Nov at 70/100.

Scored from wind, pressure, light and moon for this location. Generated 2026-11-01 and refreshed daily — open the app for the current hour.

Fishing better nearby

Lake Sorell is scoring 9 higher, 15 km E from here. Lake Crescent is +5, 17 km SE.

Lake Sorell 15 km E +9 Lake Crescent 17 km SE +5

Scored the same way as Woods Lake and adjusted for each spot's own exposure, so a sheltered estuary can beat an open platform on the same weather. Distances are straight-line.

Fishing Woods Lake

Woods Lake is a named Central Plateau trout water with an IFS A-Z profile. It extends the Tasmanian set beyond Great Lake, Bronte and the other already-ingested plateau waters.

What's there

Brown TroutRainbow Trout

Best conditions: Fish wind lanes, shorelines and weed edges when visibility and wind allow. The lake rewards quiet boat, kayak and bank approaches, especially around low-light trout movement.

Facilities

ParkingBoat_ramp

Where it is

-42.08, 147.00 ± 2 km

Approximate area, not an exact mark. Fishare publishes fishing spots to a ~2 km range — the spot is somewhere inside this circle.

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Check the rules first

TAS inland regs SSOT; check current IFS licence, method, season and access rules before fishing.

Bag limits, size limits and closures are set by the Tasmania fisheries authority and change through the year. Fishare tracks the current rules on the TAS fishing regulations page — check it before you keep a fish.

Common questions

What fish can you catch at Woods Lake?: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout. Species listed are those the source records for this spot — seasons and what is actually biting change through the year, so check the current forecast before you go.
Can you fish Woods Lake from the shore?: Yes — Woods Lake has shore access. It also fishes well from a boat.
When is the best time to fish Woods Lake?: Fish wind lanes, shorelines and weed edges when visibility and wind allow. The lake rewards quiet boat, kayak and bank approaches, especially around low-light trout movement.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Woods Lake?: Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Tasmania fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Tasmania regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Woods Lake come from the official source, retrieved 9 July 2026.

Source detail: IFS Waters A-Z page confirms Woods Lake and angling context. Coordinate is the mapped Woods Lake waterbody.

Conditions change. Access closes, sand moves and structure shifts — check locally before you travel a long way.

Plan the session

Fishing Woods Lake? Check the tide window, the launch options and whether the fish are actually biting before you go.

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Other marks around Central Plateau — species, access and conditions on every page.

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