On the day, volunteers from the not-for-profit OzFish and Murrumbidgee Landcare will be putting in 600 plants where Crooked Creek flows into the lake.

One of them will be fanatic fisherman Barry Collins, who said he wanted to help restore Lake Albert to its glory days.

Mr Collins said he holds onto fond memories from his childhood when the lake was still teeming with fish.

"We used to have fishoramas here when I was kid; they were great days. The banks would be full of kids and families, but we don't have that anymore," Mr Collins said.

"We'd like to bring it back, get water in the lake, put in some plants, get the native habitat going again."

Plant expert Tina de Jong said restoring plant life was one of the most effective ways of bolstering the lake's ailing ecosystem.

She said over the years the lake had seen the gradual disappearance of native grasses and water plants that once provided habitats for the fish and the insects they feed off.

Ms de Jong said the new plants would also help keep sediment from coming down the creek and into the lake, improving the water quality.

"Obviously we all know the lake needs a bit of help, and especially when we're having dry years the fish need all the help they can get," Ms de Jong said.

"Days like this lets everyone be part of the solution, to do the little bits and pieces that need to be done over time to reverse long term damage in the catchment that contributes to the issues the lake has."

The project has received funding from the federal government's Community Environment Program, the OzFish-Landcare NSW partnership with support from the NSW Recreational Fishing Trusts and BCF.

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