ive fished the lakes many times and in numerous places off the shore.
there are alot of tiddlers around eg toadies and bream
yet moving around is the key. ive spent a day fishing in no joke five different spots in one spot i got one legal bream out of bout 15 (all released) and it was by chacne that i tried as new spot as my father and i were driving home and stopped by toilets to wash our hands. i went exploring and flicking sps around weed beds ( I wasnt game enough to wade) as i went walking i was fanning everywhere and i found a nice weed bed that dropped off to some sandy patches and near some reeds. next thing within 15mins i had two flattties one 58cm the other 65cm this one took the sps bout 10m form the shore and took me right into the reeds and needed a bit of paience to land, yet luckily it was hooked solidly. another man next to me caught some similar specimens on live poddy mullet hed trapped near the reeds.
this was the week after the lake was still opened and for those who chase poddies i noticed that when the sun came out they were alot easier to find.
i have fished the lakes for three years (im only 16) yet have found that moving around and varying techniques and lead size works best. look and explore for places that wont often be fished by many, as many fish will hold here!! if your after legal fish especially flatties i find that lures and poddy mullet caught live work best (although hb's are a bit hard to work with all the weed around) id love to see this lake permanently opened and the sand spit removed as now its quite smelly and dirrty.
i hope you find this useful.
ps.this is my first post and id like to say that this site is great, good people and top advice!
cheers pk.