Fishing Lake Dyer (Bill Gunn Dam), Laidley
You need a Stocked Impoundment Permit (SIPS permit) to fish with a line here if you are 18 or older. Under-18s don't need one. Buy it online, by phone (1300 575 359) or at Queensland Australia Post outlets before you fish.
You can fish from a boat or from the shoreline of the recreation area. Petrol and electric boats are both allowed, and so are water skiing, jet skiing, wakeboarding and tubing. There is one boat ramp, at the Lake Dyer Day Use Area off Gatton-Laidley Road. You can't go on the dam wall.
Hours here are different from most Seqwater lakes: open 7 days, 6:00am to 6:00pm all year. All boats must be off the water by 5:30pm.
Know the rules (Queensland freshwater limits, checked 21 Oct 2026): Australian bass: 30cm minimum, 5 per person (SIPS dams and weirs). Golden perch (yellowbelly): 30cm minimum, 10 per person. Silver perch: 30cm minimum, no more than 2 (inside a combined limit of 5 silver perch, barcoo grunter and Welch's grunter). Mary River cod: 60cm minimum, 1 per person. This lake is one of the listed exceptions to the state-wide no-take rule. The Australian bass closed season (1 June to 31 August) is for tidal waters only, so it does not apply in this lake.
Emergency: 000. SES: 132 500.
Top 10 Species
Landbased
- Seqwater allows fishing from the shoreline of the recreation area (Lake Dyer Day Use Area, off Gatton-Laidley Road). Access to the dam wall is not permitted. Much of the land around the lake is private property. Don't fish or launch from private land. Stick to the signed recreation areas.
- The water level changes with irrigation demand and rain, so banks can be soft or steep.
Offshore
- Allowed boats: Motorised (petrol and electric) and non-motorised craft. Water skiing, jet skiing, wakeboarding and tubing are allowed. Follow the directional signs and keep clear of swimmers and paddlers.
- Launching: Only from the designated boat ramp at the Lake Dyer Day Use Area.
- Times: 6:00am to 6:00pm. Boats off the water by 5:30pm.
- Boat rules: Seqwater lakes follow Maritime Safety Queensland boating rules. You need boat registration and a licence where MSQ requires them, plus the right safety gear. Wear a lifejacket. Emergency: 000. SES: 132 500.
Hot Spots
- Lake Dyer Day Use Area (off Gatton-Laidley Road): The recreation area with the boat ramp, picnic tables, shelters and barbecues. Shore fishing is allowed along its shoreline.
Emergency & Safety
- SES (State Emergency Service): 132 500 | Emergency: 000
