Located just off the great western highway near the town of Wallerawang between Lithgow and Bathurst. No powered boating is allowed on this dam. Available facilities include toilets, showers, BBQs’ and pergolas plus children’s play equipment and expansive playing fields. There is pub and cabin style accommodation available in Wallerawang. Lake Wallace is well known for its powerful rainbow trout and occasional trophy brown trout. And in recent times the successful stocking of Australian Bass.
A generally shallow dam with expansive weed beds the fish are well fed and have a reputation for being hard to catch. Lure casting during the cooler months from the western shoreline offers angers perhaps the best chance of catching a rainbow trout, while summer fly fishing after dark can be equally rewarding for those with patience. Bait fishing is also well received by the local rainbow trout with Power bait nuggets once again being the favoured bait.
Recent liberations of bass have been met with good success. Anglers are now regularly reporting captures of these feisty fish right around the dam. Most have been caught lure casting with small bladed lures or diving minnow style lures. It is anticipated that fishing with surface lures around the many weed beds during the warmer months to be a great way to target Lake Wallace’s bass.