Fishing Report 10-11-2016

FISHING REPORT   – 10-11-2016

BASS

At Cressbrook Dam, anglers have had some success on schooled fish in the main basin and near the Eagles Nest, using your sounder to find them and targeting them with soft plastics; tailspinners and live shrimp have been the best options on these fish. Somerset Dam has been a bit hit and miss this week; there’s plenty of fish showing on the sounder, but it’s a matter of being there on the right day, the fish are still holding in Bay 13 and around Pelican Point and targeting them with soft plastics, spoons and tailspinners should bring the best results. Boondooma is firing at the moment, with heaps of Bass taking bait in the timbered area of both arms and working spinnerbaits, plastics and blades just outside the weed beds in the Stuart arm has been good also. At Bjelke Peterson, spinnerbaits, tailspinners and TN60 Jackalls have all been working well on the flats out from Bass Point, trolling green coloured hard bodies through the old creek beds has also been effective and Maroon Dam has seen surface lures working well, early morning and late afternoon, while soft plastics worked around the weed banks has been productive as well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby is still fishing well for Yellowbelly, working the rock walls, just out from the dam wall buoy line with trolled hard bodies and ZX blades has been good and it’s also worth using the same methods just off the weed edges. Trolling hard bodies along the rock wall at the Eagles Nest, has produced some decent Yellowbelly at Cressbrook. Glenlyon has been good again this week, with a few Cod getting about, some decent sized fish have been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies in the timbered areas, Yellowbelly have also been quite active in 20–30ft of water; jigged blades, live shrimp and worms have worked well for these. At Coolmunda, trolling darker coloured hard bodies along the drop-offs has produced the odd fish, while using frozen saltwater yabbies or live shrimp around the timber has been the better option. Leslie Dam has seen some nice fish landed over the past week, there were good numbers of Yellowbelly landed on live shrimp, frozen saltwater yabbies and jigged ZX blades in the main basin, there was also a few Cod landed on spinnerbaits and TN60’s, while Silver Perch and Eel tail Catfish were caught of the banks, using live worms and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, targeting the same areas and using the same methods as with the Bass has given the best results. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondi has seen bait, hard bodies and spinnerbaits working well for Yellowbelly and bait has been the best option for the Condamine River, with most of the popular haunts producing some decent fish.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast this week, has seen some decent Cobia on the 18’s & 24’s, good numbers of Kingies hitting jigs on the 50’s and if you venture out wider, there’s been has been a few Mahi Mahi starting to show up. Inshore fishing has seen smaller Kingies and Trevally hitting lures, in the Seaway, early morning on the run in tide, a few Flathead are still getting about Kalinga Bank, Whiting at the mouth of the Coomera River and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and the southern Broadwater has produced a few Sand Crabs. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has seen Snapper, Pearl Perch and Trag Jew on North Reef and Coral Trout have been prominent at Sunshine Reef. Inshore fishing has seen the passage at Caloundra and also the Mooloolah River fishing well on the banks for Whiting, Flathead and a few solid Bream. The Mooloolah River is also producing some decent Trevally around the bridges, early morning on soft plastics. The Maroochy River has been fishing well for Flathead around the mouth, Bream and Trevally on plastics around the bridges, a few Jacks are taking live bait around the creek mouths at night and Lake Weyba has seen a few Whiting and Bream taking surface poppers along the edges.

Fishing Report 03-11-2016

FISHING REPORT   – 03-11-2016

BASS

Somerset Dam has picked up over the past week; with reasonable numbers of quality Bass hitting tailspinners and trolled darker coloured hard bodies around Pelican Point, looking in 25-30ft of water has worked best. Cressbrook has produced fairly good numbers of Bass, casting Blades and Jackalls to the edges has produced a few fish, there is also good numbers of quality fish suspended in the deeper water, in the main basin, trolled hard bodies, spoons and tailspinners have picked up the majority of these fish. Trolling hard bodies have worked well around the junction at Boondooma this week, the mid to upper reaches of the Stuart arm have also produced some nice Bass on Jackalls and Spinnerbaits. At Bjelke Peterson, casting spinnerbaits to the edges has produced a few Bass, working the spinnerbaits slow and close to the bottom has been the best method, while trolling hard bodies and hopping soft vibes has worked well on the flats and Moogerah has produced good numbers again, with blades and TN60 Jackalls working the best, particularly around the timber.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Plenty of activity for Yellowbelly and Cod fishing this week, at Cooby Dam, blades and Ice Jigs have worked well on the deeper fish, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Shrimp have again been popular baits and trolling smaller hard bodies along the weed edges has also been successfull. Glenlyon has been good again this week, with plenty of Yellowbelly and a few Cod getting about, the Cod have been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas, the Yellowbelly have been hitting a variety of hard body lures, with TN60’s working the best on these fish. Coolmunda continues to improve as the water settles, using live shrimp around the timber has picked up the majority of fish, with hard bodies only picking up a few. Leslie Dam continues to produce good numbers, with anglers landing fish all over the dam, hard body lures, soft vibes and blades are all working well for Yellowbelly and Cod, while live worms have been effective for the land based anglers. Somerset is also producing Yellowbelly at the moment, trolling hard bodies in the Pelican Point and Bay 13 areas has been effective, while blades and Ice Jigs have worked well in the timber; and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait has been effective in the Stuart and Boyne arms and casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the upper reaches of the Stuart arm has produced some big fish as well, while at Bjelke Peterson, Yellowbelly have been taking spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies, with Bass Point being a popular spot. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondi has been fishing consistently for Yellowbelly, with Jackalls and spinnerbaits working the best.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing has been steady this week, the 18’s have produced good size Snapper and Kingies, while on the 50’s, Pearl Perch, Kingies and Amberjack have been on the move. Inshore fishing has seen Kingies and School Jew in the Seaway, reasonable numbers of Flathead at the Pin, Whiting out from Sea World and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and the upper reaches of the Coomera River has fished well for Mangrove Jack. At the Sunny Coast, offshore fishing has again been a bit quiet this week, but there has been the odd Spotty Mackerel and Yellowfin Tuna getting about and the outer reefs have produced the odd Snapper, Pearl Perch, Cobia and Kingy. Inshore fishing has seen a few Flathead and Whiting taken in the Passage, quality Mangrove Jack are hanging around structure, in most of the estuaries, but you do have work hard for them, the Maroochy River has seen some good action for Whiting, on poppers along the sand bars and in the Noosa River, there are plenty of Flathead, Whiting, School Jew and Mangrove Jack throughout the system.

 

Fishing Report 27-10-16

FISHING REPORT   – 27-10-2016

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has again seen good schools of Bass around the main point in the bull creek arm of the dam and also off Deer Island; tail spinners and spoons have worked well on these fish; live shrimp have also been effective. Somerset Dam has picked up slightly this week; Queen Street, Bay13 and the Pelican Point areas are all holding fish, with Tailspinners, spoons and Blades working well and working the edges with TN60 Jackalls in the timbered area at Kirkleigh has produced some good fish also. Boondooma Dam has seen the Stuart and Boyne arms producing plenty of Bass around the timber on spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies have picked up a few in the main basin. Good numbers of Bass taking live shrimp and trolled hard bodies throughout the main basin at Bjelke Peterson, while spinnerbaits and chatterbaits have picked up a few off the edges. Not a lot has changed at Moogerah and Maroon this week, with Moogerah producing good numbers on hard bodies, blades and live shrimp, sticking to the timbered area is the best option and Maroon produced some quality Bass again, targeting the weed edges with live shrimp and suspending minnows early morning has given the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has again produced decent numbers of Yellowbelly this past week, trolling smaller, darker coloured hard bodies, late afternoon has provided the best results, working just out from the weed edges has been the best areas to target. Glenlyon has fished quite well again this week, with a few Cod hitting bigger spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies, while live crays and shrimp have picked up good numbers of Yellowbelly and TN60 Jackalls worked around the timber have picked up a few as well. Trolled hard bodies have worked well at Coolmunda this week, working the drop-offs to the old creek beds and out from the wall has been productive, while live shrimp and crays have picked up a few around the timber. Leslie Dam has produced quality Yellowbelly over the past week; casting TN60 Jackalls around the Black Boys picked up a few, while trolling hard bodies in the main basin has also worked well, this method also picked up a couple of Cod and the bait anglers had success, mainly in the northern end of the dam, using frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp. At Boondooma, casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the Stuart and Boyne arms has been effective and trolled hard bodies has also picked up a few, while Bjelke Peterson has also produced quality Yellowbelly in the same areas and using the same methods as with the Bass. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondi is on the improve, with good numbers of Yellowbelly hitting hard bodies and spinnerbaits and the Condamine continues to produce good numbers of Yellowbelly on spinnerbaits and hard bodies at most of the popular weirs and holes.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has been relatively quiet this past week; there has been the odd Kingy on the 50’s, a few Pearl Perch on the 36’s and Tailor and Trag Jew on the 18’s and 24’s, while inshore has produced Trevally and Jew along the northern wall of the Seaway, the Coomera River is fishing well for Mangrove Jack on hard bodies and live Mullet and the Pin is producing some big Jewies just inside the bar crossing, Whiting at night, near the Council Chambers and a few Sand Crabs are starting to show up in Tipplers Passage. Offshore fishing at the Sunny Coast has also been pretty quiet, with only a few Mackerel at 5 Mile Reef and the wider reefs have produced low numbers of Snapper, Sweetlip and Cobia. Inshore fishing has produced big Whiting, early morning, off Military Jetty, Bream and Flathead off the Boardwalk, big Flathead off the northern tip of Bribie Island and the Noosa River has seen good numbers of Jack’s holding tight to structure, with live baits working well on those fish, plenty of Whiting on live worms and Yabbies, big Flathead at the ski run and the upper reaches have started to produce a few Muddies.

 

Fishing Report 20-10-16

FISHING REPORT   – 20-10-2016

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has again seen good schools of Bass in the bull creek arm of the dam. Casting tail spinners, soft plastics and mask vibes has worked well on these fish; live shrimp have also been effective. Somerset Dam has produced reasonable numbers of Bass this week, The Spit, Bay13 and the Pelican Point area have been the best spots to target, Tailspinners, Soft Vibes and Blades are proving to be effective and live shrimp have been productive for the bait anglers. Boondooma Dam saw spinnerbaits and blades picking up good numbers off the edges, trolled hard bodies have also worked well through the narrows and around Pelican Point. Good numbers of quality Bass at Bjelke Peterson this past week; hopping soft vibes, or trolling TN60’s in 20-30ft of water has given the best results. Moogerah has fished quite well again, working the timbered area towards the southern end of the dam has been the best, with TN60 Jackalls being the most effective, the fish were mainly located in the deeper water, however spinnerbaits did pick up some nice fish off the edges and Maroon produced some quality Bass on surface and there were also decent numbers landed, working spinnerbaits and small crankbaits around the weed edges.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has again produced decent numbers of Yellowbelly this past week, using live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies or trolling spinnerbaits and hopping blades early morning/ late afternoon has provided the best results and working just out from the dam wall buoy line has been the best area to target. Glenlyon has fished quite well this week, with a few Cod hitting bigger spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies, while jigged blades and trolled hard bodies have worked the best for the Yellowbelly. Darker coloured lures have worked well at Coolmunda this week, working the drop-offs to the old creek beds and out from the wall has been productive, while working soft vibes and blades around the timber picked up a few as well. Leslie Dam has seen Yellowbelly taking trolled hard bodies, blades, soft vibes and live shrimp in about 20ft of water, while casting blades and lipless crankbaits around structure has been effective as well. At Boondooma, casting spinnerbaits to the edges at Pelican Point and around the timber in the Stuart arm has been effective and trolled hard bodies has also picked up a few, while Bjelke Peterson has also produced quality Yellowbelly in the same areas and using the same methods as with the Bass has worked the best. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondi is still dirty, so there’s nothing to report, Yellowbelly early morning and late afternoon around the snags in the Dumeresq River, the Condamine has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, particularly around the Pratten area and the Brisbane River has seen some quality Bass and Yellowbelly taken on a variety of hard body lures.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has seen Yellowfin Tuna and Striped Marlin out wide, Pearl Perch and Kingies on the 50’s and the 24’s and 36’s have produced quality Mulloway as well as a few Snapper, while inshore has produced small GT’s and School Jew near the pipeline, at the top of the tide, Flathead and Jew along the northern wall of the Seaway, the Coomera River is fishing well for Mangrove Jack on hard bodies and live Mullet and the Pin is producing some quality Flathead near Kalinga Bank and Crusoe Island, as well as some big Jewies just inside the bar crossing. Offshore fishing at the Sunny Coast has seen the Barwon Banks producing Red Throat Sweetlip and Moses Perch; a few Tuna have also been taken on the troll, while the closer reefs have fished well for Snapper and Mulloway. Inshore fishing has seen plenty of Whiting on the sand banks opposite the Power Boat Club, Bream and Trevally off the Boardwalk, Jacks in the Maroochy River on plastics and fresh baits and the Noosa River has seen good numbers of Jack’s holding tight to structure, with live baits working well on those fish and the river mouth has fished well for Whiting and Flathead.

 

 

Fishing Report 13-10-2016

FISHING REPORT 13-10-2016

Cooby Dam

Cooby has produced some nice Yellowbelly again this week, with the fish still sitting around the weed edges. Trolling has been the most effective way of catching these fish, while casting ZX blades over the weed and starting the retrieve strait away has picked up a few as well. There has also been a few schooled fish near the buoy line; casting ZX blades and tailspinners has worked well on those fish.

Cressbrook Dam

Anglers have located some good schools of Bass; mainly in the bull creek arm. Casting tail spinners, soft plastics and mask vibes has worked well on these fish. Live shrimp have worked well for Bass and Yellowbelly along the buoy line and out from the campground point, while trolling deep diving hard bodies along the rock wall at the eagles nest has produced good quality Yellowbelly.

Leslie Dam

A few reports of some reasonable Cod being caught off the bank, using live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies. Cod have also been caught working spinnerbaits and mask vibes around the edges of the dam, particularly in the afternoon and Yellowbelly have been taking mask vibes and frozen saltwater yabbies in the deeper parts of the main basin.

Glenlyon Dam

Larger Cod are starting to show up this week, with a 40lb fish caught on a trolled hard body; there’s also been a few Yellowbelly caught up around timber on frozen saltwater yabbies. With the full moon coming up, we should see some nice Cod landed this weekend.

Coolmunda Dam
Due to the recent rain Coolmunda has slowed this week, with the water still a bit dirty. There have been a few yellowbelly caught on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp.

Boondooma Dam

Bass and Yellowbelly have been caught on the troll around pelican point and the Junction. Casting spinnerbait to the edges has also seen a few good Bass landed around the dam. Good numbers of Yellowbelly in the Stewart arm on spinnerbaits, while live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have been working well in the same area.

Bjelke Peterson Dam

The edges have been the place to go for the Bass; casting blades, soft plastics and spinnerbaits up into the shallows and rolling them down the gentle sloping banks has proved to work best all over the dam. Still a few schooled fish in the main basin and they have been caught on tail spinners and spoons.

Moogerah Dam

Some nice Bass being caught out from the campground boat ramp on soft plastics and tailspinners, some schooled Bass in the main basin on spoons and tailspinners, while the bait anglers have picked up a few Yellowbelly around the Gorge on live shrimp and live worms.

Somerset Dam

Has been a little tough. Pelican point and Queen Street have seen a few bass, but they are hard to tempt. Slow rolling soft plastics on the bottom or slow rolling a blade has worked best. Up in the timber has seen some quality Yellowbelly landed, with a few schools hanging around the drop offs where there is timber. Mask vibes, blades and ice jigs are all working well on those fish.

Gold Coast

Offshore has seen Kingfish and Amberjack caught on knife jigs around the 50’s. Snapper, Tusk fish and Pearl Perch on the northern 36’s while the 18’s and 24’s have produced Trag Jew, Tailor and Squire. The seaway has seen some nice tailor on the north wall and trevally around the pipe line, good numbers of whiting in the Nerang river at night, a few Jack’s around Runaway Bay, Flathead off Crab Island and some nice Jew and Tailor out from Swan Bay at The Pin

Sunshine Coast

Offshore has been a bit quiet, with only a few school Mackerel coming through. Inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen plenty of flathead throughout the passage, good numbers of whiting on surface lures near the powerboat club and around the flats near the bar entrance. The Maroochy River has produced good numbers of flathead throughout, Whiting on live sand worms and saltwater yabbies on the outgoing tide. While at Noosa; heaps of Whiting around the frying pan on lures and saltwater yabbies and Flathead in the main channel on soft plastics and live herring, on the drift.

 

Fishing Report 29-09-16

FISHING REPORT   – 29-09-2016

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has seen some quality fish getting about this week; they’re not going off at the moment, but if you put in the time, you should pick up a few, the upper reaches of the Bull Creek arm and the camp ground point have been the best spots to target, while Tailspinners, spoons, trolled hard bodies and live shrimp have worked the best. Somerset Dam has continued to produce good numbers of Bass this week, The Spit, Kirkleigh and the Pelican Point areas have been the best spots to target, with spoons, Tailspinners and metal slugs proving to be effective and live shrimp have again been productive for the bait anglers. Boondooma has again seen some decent Bass getting about throughout the dam, spinnerbaits, tailspinners, ice jigs and trolled hard bodies are all working well, while Leizagangs, the junction and Pelican Point have been the best spots to target, and both Maroon and Moogerah are fishing quite well at the moment, with good number of Bass landed at Maroon, casting spinnerbaits and suspending minnows to the edges and weed pockets has given the best results, while at Moogerah, fishing in the timber towards the southern end of the dam has been the best.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing decent numbers of Yellowbelly, targeting the fish just outside the weed beds is working well, while frozen saltwater yabbies, smaller trolled hard bodies and jigged blades have been the most effective. Glenlyon continues to fish well, with good numbers of Cod up to 80cm hitting bigger trolled hard bodies, while working blades, lipless crankbaits and small hard bodies over the newly covered banks, has been the best for the Yellowbelly. Working the top end of the dam, has been successfull at Coolmunda this week, with good numbers of yellowbelly hitting reaction lures, like TN60 Jackalls and spinnerbaits. Leslie Dam has seen Yellowbelly taking live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies in 30-40ft of water and casting reaction lures around structure at the top end of the dam has been effective as well. Boondooma continues to produce good numbers of fish through the main basin on jigged blades and trolled hard bodies, while Bjelke Peterson hasn’t fished quite as well, although there are still reasonable numbers taking bait and trolled hard bodies in 15-20ft of water. As for the rivers, not much to report on these, due to the fresh running through them at the moment.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing this past week has seen Pearl Perch, Snapper and Kingies on the northern 36’s and 50’s, while the 18’s and 24’s have produced Cobia, Tailor and Trag Jew. Inshore fishing has seen Flathead, Tailor and Jewies taking live bait in the Seaway, inside the Jumpinpin Bar has produced Jewies and Flathead on soft plastics, plenty of Whiting in the Nerang River, a few Jacks are starting to show up around Sovereign Island and the beaches have produced good numbers of Whiting and Dart. At the Sunny Coast; the inner reefs have produced Snapper and mixed bags of reef fish, the wider reefs have produced Cobia, Yellowtail Kingfish and bigger 5-6kg Snapper, while inshore fishing has seen plenty of Whiting in the Passage, Bream, Whiting and Flathead of the Boardwalk, a mixed variety of Trevally in the Mooloolah River, Tailor and Dart off most beaches and in the Noosa River, the upper reaches are producing good numbers of Mangrove Jack and Mulloway, while Trevally and bigger Flathead, have been taking live bait around the river mouth, on the incoming tide.

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 22-09-2016

BASS

Cressbrook Dam produced low numbers this past week, but there were some good quality fish landed. Working soft plastics through suspended fish in 40ft of water produced the best results. Somerset Dam saw reasonable numbers of Bass caught again this week, with soft plastics, tailspinners and metal slugs working the best; The Spit and Pelican Point through to Kirkleigh have all been productive areas to target. Boondooma has again seen some decent Bass getting about throughout the dam, mask vibes, tailspinners and soft plastics are working well on the flats, trolled hard bodies are accounting for a few through the Stuart and Boyne arms and using spinnerbaits around the timbered parts has been effective as well and Bjelke Peterson has really fired this week as well, targeting the gently sloping banks throughout the dam, with suspending minnows, TN60 Jackalls and compact spinnerbaits has produced plenty of fish. Moogerah Dam has seen slow rolled soft plastics picking up good numbers of fish, working in 28-35ft of water, throughout the main basin has been effective.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

The southern dams have received another top-up this week, as of Thursday afternoon; Leslie was sitting at 29%, Glenlyon was 58% and Coolmunda had reached 99%. Pindari is just over 100%, while Copeton had risen to 50%.
Cooby Dam has produced some good quality Yellowbelly again this week, the fish are hanging just out from the weed edges and trolling shallow diving hard bodies in tight to the weed has been effective, while frozen saltwater yabbies and jigged blades have been effective in the deeper parts of the dam. There was some decent activity in Leslie, after the inflows this week, there have been reports of a few Yellowbelly hitting spinnerbaits and hard bodies at the top end of the dam, where the water has been feeding in. Glenlyon has again seen good numbers of Yellowbelly taking small, shallow diving hard bodies, worked over the top of the newly covered banks. Not much to report from the rivers at the moment, due to the rise in water levels.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has seen a few Cobia on the Artificial Reef, north of the Seaway, and a few Snapper and Pearl Perch on the northern 50’s. Inshore fishing has been good for Flathead and Mulloway on plastics and live bait, in the Seaway, off Crab Island and around the Pin, the odd Kingy at the pipeline on the run out tide; good numbers of Whiting in the Nerang River and a few Sand Crabs around the Southern end of the Broadwater. At the Sunny Coast, the inner reefs have produced Snapper, Sweetlip and Pearl Perch, the Barwon Banks and North Reef have produced Cobia, Yellowtail Kingfish, Snapper, Dolphin Fish and Wahoo while inshore fishing has seen plenty of Whiting around the Power Boat Club on Yabbies, Bream, Whiting and Flathead of the Boardwalk, Flathead and Jacks in the Mooloolah River, Whiting and Dart off most beaches and in the Noosa River, plenty of good size Whiting and Flathead throughout the system.

FRASER ISLAND

Fishing on Fraser has been fairly good over the last week, north of Happy Valley has been popular, with the average size of the Tailor getting up around the 55cm mark.