FISHING REPORT – 29-12-2011
With the weather being kind to us over the Christmas break so far, there has been plenty of activity on the dams in our region. I thought it would be a good time to talk about a few things you can do before heading out onto the water. Make sure you have a PFD (Personal Flotation Device) for each person on the boat, the PFD must have, at least, the Australian Standard AS1512 marked on it. While it is busy, keep an eye out for other water craft and people, particularly in water skiing dams, make sure your boat is ready to launch, before moving on to the boat ramp, this will minimise congestion and be patient at the ramp, not everyone is an expert at backing a trailer. If you are unsure, or require more information regarding boating safety in Queensland, checkout the Maritime Safety Queensland website, at, www.msq.qld.gov.au.
BASS
Cressbrook Dam is still fishing quite well, with good numbers of Bass around the 30-40cm mark, being taken on Soft Plastics, Jackalls and Blades.
With plenty of traffic on the water, the Bass fishing has slowed a bit at Boondooma over the past week, but there has still been a few fish taken in some of the bays throughout the dam, trolled hard bodies have proven to be the best lures. Bjelke Peterson has again produced a few Bass around the points on live bait.
At Somerset the Bass are schooled up around Pelican Point and The Spit, try targeting these with Blades, Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and Soft Plastics and you should pick up a few nice fish.
Yellowbelly and Cod
Still good numbers of Yellowbelly in Boondooma, trolling hard bodies and Jackalls has given the best results. You could also try casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits, working along the steeper banks, and for the bait anglers, using live Shrimp in the Stewart arm of the dam should see you land a few as well. The Ballone River at St.George is still a bit dirty at the moment; however there has still been good catches of Yellowbelly and Cod throughout the river, with live Shrimp and Crays proving to be the best bait.
The Macintyre had a fresh through it, just before Christmas, this has dirtied the river and shut the fish down as well, however there has been a few Yellowbelly landed, with frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Crays proving to be the best bait. The Dumeresq River, up and downstream Texas has seen good catches of Yellowbelly and a few Cod, mainly taken on live bait. Fishing has been pretty good at Coolmunda this week, with good numbers of Yellowbelly being caught on frozen Saltwater Yabbies and also trolled hard body lures. Leslie Dam has produced some quality Yellowbelly and Silver Perch on live Worms and Shrimp, as well as trolled hard body lures. Glenlyon has again fished well over the past week, with some nice Cod around the 60 – 70cm mark, as well as plenty of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch, caught mainly on Spinnerbaits, trolled hard body lures and live Shrimp.
GOLD COAST AND THE TWEED
It has been hard going offshore, due to the big seas caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina, but for the few who had boats big enough to venture out, there has been heaps of Yellowfin Tuna and Wahoo at 9 Mile reef and Tuskies, Squire and the odd Dolphin Fish on the 36’s. Inshore has seen good numbers of Jack’s around the bridges and rock walls at Chinderah and Tumblegum in the Tweed and also in the Coomera and Nerang River’s, Tailor, Dart and Trevelly in the Seaway, nice Flathead near Seagulls in the Tweed, it’s also worth a look around the mouth of the Tweed for Kingies and Squire and there has been plenty of Muddies in the upper reaches of the Tweed, as well as good numbers of Sand Crabs throughout the Broadwater.
SUNSHINE COAST
Offshore fishing again has been hard going due to the big swell, but there has been good numbers of Yellowfin Tuna, Spotty and Spanish Mackerel, Coral Trout, Sweetlip and Snapper on most of the inner reefs. Inshore has seen, the Noosa River is producing plenty of Mangrove Jack and Flathead at night with a few quality Barramundi thrown in as well, also a few Jewies on soft plastics in Woods Bay and good numbers of Muddies in the upper reaches, the Passage at Caloundra is very dirty from the big seas offshore, however there has been the odd Flathead caught off the Boardwalk, the Maroochy River has also been a bit dirty from rain inflow into the system, but it is starting to clear up, which should see the fishing really fire up over the next few weeks.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
FISHING REPORT 22-12-2011
FISHING REPORT – 22-12-2011
BASS
Cressbrook Dam has continued to fish well, with good numbers of Bass around the 30-40cm mark, being taken on Soft Plastics, Jackalls and Blades.
Bass fishing has slowed a bit at Boondooma over the past week, but there has still been a few fish taken in some of the bays throughout the dam, Jackalls, Blades and Spinnerbaits have proven to be the best lures. Bjelke Peterson has again produced a few Bass around the points on live bait.
At Somerset the Bass are schooled up around Pelican Point and The Spit, try targeting these with Blades, Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and Soft Plastics and you should pick up a few nice fish.
Yellowbelly and Cod
Still good numbers of Yellowbelly in Boondooma, trolling hard bodies and Jackalls has given the best results. You could also try casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits, working along the steeper banks, and for the bait anglers, using live Shrimp in the Stewart arm of the dam should see you land a few as well. The Ballone River at St.George is still a bit dirty at the moment; however there has still been good catches of Yellowbelly and Cod throughout the river, with live Shrimp and frozen Saltwater Yabbies proving to be the best bait.
The Macintyre is again producing good numbers of Yellowbelly and Cod, with frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live worms being the pick of the bait, while the Bondi Bridge area has been the pick of the spots. The fishing has slowed a bit at Coolmunda this week, but there has still been a few Yellowbelly taken around the timber, using Jackalls and live Shrimp, and also the odd one caught on the flats trolling hard bodies. Leslie Dam has produced some quality Yellowbelly, mainly trolling hard body lures in the dam wall area. Glenlyon has again fished well over the past week, with some nice Cod around the 65 – 75cm mark, as well as plenty of Yellowbelly, caught mainly on Spinnerbaits, trolled hard body lures and live Shrimp.
GOLD COAST AND THE TWEED
For those of you who like your Mackerell fishing, there are plenty of Spotties about at the moment, particularly off the Tweed Coast; there has also been good numbers of Dolphin Fish on the wider reefs. Inshore has seen good catches of Bream and Whiting at the Pumping Jetty at Southport, some big Trevelly and Flathead in the canals and near the boat ramps in the Tweed, there has also been heaps of Trevelly and a few Jewies in the Seaway and throughout the Broadwater, good numbers of Jack’s around the bridges and rock walls in the Tweed and there has been good reports of Spanner Crabs about, after the season for these opened on Monday.
SUNSHINE COAST
Offshore fishing has been reasonable over the past week, with good numbers of Spotty Mackerel and the odd Dolphin Fish around 12 Mile Reef and also some quality Snapper at Brays Rock. Inshore has seen good numbers of Mangrove Jack in the canals and Trevelly in the Boardwalk area at Caloundra, the Noosa River has also produced plenty of Mangrove Jack and Trevelly, with a few quality Barramundi thrown in as well, the Maroochy River has settled abit as far as the Bream and Jacks are concerned, but there has been some good catches of Flathead throughout the area.
HERVEY BAY
Heaps of Squid and a few Coral Bream about on the shallower reefs, while the Burrum River has again provided some good fishing with plenty of Threadfin Salmon and Mangrove Jack about and. the Mary and Susan Rivers have also produced good numbers of Salmon and Barramundi throughout.
BASS
Cressbrook Dam has continued to fish well, with good numbers of Bass around the 30-40cm mark, being taken on Soft Plastics, Jackalls and Blades.
Bass fishing has slowed a bit at Boondooma over the past week, but there has still been a few fish taken in some of the bays throughout the dam, Jackalls, Blades and Spinnerbaits have proven to be the best lures. Bjelke Peterson has again produced a few Bass around the points on live bait.
At Somerset the Bass are schooled up around Pelican Point and The Spit, try targeting these with Blades, Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and Soft Plastics and you should pick up a few nice fish.
Yellowbelly and Cod
Still good numbers of Yellowbelly in Boondooma, trolling hard bodies and Jackalls has given the best results. You could also try casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits, working along the steeper banks, and for the bait anglers, using live Shrimp in the Stewart arm of the dam should see you land a few as well. The Ballone River at St.George is still a bit dirty at the moment; however there has still been good catches of Yellowbelly and Cod throughout the river, with live Shrimp and frozen Saltwater Yabbies proving to be the best bait.
The Macintyre is again producing good numbers of Yellowbelly and Cod, with frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live worms being the pick of the bait, while the Bondi Bridge area has been the pick of the spots. The fishing has slowed a bit at Coolmunda this week, but there has still been a few Yellowbelly taken around the timber, using Jackalls and live Shrimp, and also the odd one caught on the flats trolling hard bodies. Leslie Dam has produced some quality Yellowbelly, mainly trolling hard body lures in the dam wall area. Glenlyon has again fished well over the past week, with some nice Cod around the 65 – 75cm mark, as well as plenty of Yellowbelly, caught mainly on Spinnerbaits, trolled hard body lures and live Shrimp.
GOLD COAST AND THE TWEED
For those of you who like your Mackerell fishing, there are plenty of Spotties about at the moment, particularly off the Tweed Coast; there has also been good numbers of Dolphin Fish on the wider reefs. Inshore has seen good catches of Bream and Whiting at the Pumping Jetty at Southport, some big Trevelly and Flathead in the canals and near the boat ramps in the Tweed, there has also been heaps of Trevelly and a few Jewies in the Seaway and throughout the Broadwater, good numbers of Jack’s around the bridges and rock walls in the Tweed and there has been good reports of Spanner Crabs about, after the season for these opened on Monday.
SUNSHINE COAST
Offshore fishing has been reasonable over the past week, with good numbers of Spotty Mackerel and the odd Dolphin Fish around 12 Mile Reef and also some quality Snapper at Brays Rock. Inshore has seen good numbers of Mangrove Jack in the canals and Trevelly in the Boardwalk area at Caloundra, the Noosa River has also produced plenty of Mangrove Jack and Trevelly, with a few quality Barramundi thrown in as well, the Maroochy River has settled abit as far as the Bream and Jacks are concerned, but there has been some good catches of Flathead throughout the area.
HERVEY BAY
Heaps of Squid and a few Coral Bream about on the shallower reefs, while the Burrum River has again provided some good fishing with plenty of Threadfin Salmon and Mangrove Jack about and. the Mary and Susan Rivers have also produced good numbers of Salmon and Barramundi throughout.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
FISHING REPORT 15-12-2011
FISHING REPORT – 15-12-2011
BASS
Cressbrook Dam has continued to fish well, with good numbers of Bass around the 30-40cm mark, being taken on Soft Plastics, Jackalls and Blades.
Boondooma Dam has continued to fish well, with good numbers of Bass landed throughout the dam, casting blades to the edges and trolling hard body lures around the points, has proven to be the most successful. Bjelke Peterson has again produced a few, just legal Bass on live bait, as well as some nice Yellowbelly on trolled lures, in the timbered area of the dam.
At Somerset, there are still some nice Bass around, but you still have to put in a bit of time to find the fish, try targeting these fish with jackalls, blades and soft plastics and you should land a few and the Redclaw have become a bit more active over the past week as well.
Yellowbelly and Cod
Still good numbers of Yellowbelly in Boondooma, basically in the same areas, and using the same methods that the Bass have been caught on.
The Ballone River at St.George has a good flow in it at the moment, however there are plenty of Yellowbelly and Cod being caught in the town reaches.
The Macintyre is again producing good numbers of Yellowbelly and Cod, with frozen Saltwater Yabbies and trolled lures proving to be the most successful methods.
Coolmunda has continued to fish well this week, with some good numbers of Yellowbelly and a few big Cod landed, the best methods have been, trolling hard body lures, casting Jackalls and using live shrimp.
Leslie Dam has produced some quality Yellowbelly, mainly on bait, and also some Cod, trolling hard body lures in deeper water. Glenlyon has again fished well over the past week, with some nice Cod up around the 15lb mark, as well as plenty of Yellowbelly, caught mainly on Spinnerbaits, trolled hard body lures and live Shrimp.
GOLD COAST AND THE TWEED
The offshore fishing has picked up this week with good catches of Spotty Mackerell, Yellowtail Kingfish and Snapper on the 18’s and 24’s, while further out on the 36’s and 40’s, there has been plenty of Dolphin Fish, Wahoo and Black Marlin. Inshore has seen good size Flathead and Whiting throughout the Tweed and Broadwater, School Jew and Mangrove Jack around structure in the Tweed and also in the creeks and rivers at the Gold Coast, Gar out from Seaworld and Sand Crabs are prominent in the Broadwater.
SUNSHINE COAST
Offshore fishing has picked up here as well over past week, with some fairly good numbers of Spotty Mackerel and Coral Trout caught around the inner reefs. Inshore has seen big numbers of good size Flathead in the Boardwalk area at Caloundra, and also throughout the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers, plenty of Queenfish and Trevally in the passage and the Noosa River, the Noosa River has also produced good catches of Threadfin Salmon, Barramundi and Mangrove Jack. The Maroochy River has provided some fun for the Bream anglers, with plenty of fish being taken on surface poppers and there has been heaps of Muddies caught throughout the creeks.
HERVEY BAY
The shallow reefs of the bay have seen plenty of activity, with good numbers of Coral Trout, Coral Bream and School Mackerel landed, while the Burrum River has been producing plenty of Jack’s and Barra.
BASS
Cressbrook Dam has continued to fish well, with good numbers of Bass around the 30-40cm mark, being taken on Soft Plastics, Jackalls and Blades.
Boondooma Dam has continued to fish well, with good numbers of Bass landed throughout the dam, casting blades to the edges and trolling hard body lures around the points, has proven to be the most successful. Bjelke Peterson has again produced a few, just legal Bass on live bait, as well as some nice Yellowbelly on trolled lures, in the timbered area of the dam.
At Somerset, there are still some nice Bass around, but you still have to put in a bit of time to find the fish, try targeting these fish with jackalls, blades and soft plastics and you should land a few and the Redclaw have become a bit more active over the past week as well.
Yellowbelly and Cod
Still good numbers of Yellowbelly in Boondooma, basically in the same areas, and using the same methods that the Bass have been caught on.
The Ballone River at St.George has a good flow in it at the moment, however there are plenty of Yellowbelly and Cod being caught in the town reaches.
The Macintyre is again producing good numbers of Yellowbelly and Cod, with frozen Saltwater Yabbies and trolled lures proving to be the most successful methods.
Coolmunda has continued to fish well this week, with some good numbers of Yellowbelly and a few big Cod landed, the best methods have been, trolling hard body lures, casting Jackalls and using live shrimp.
Leslie Dam has produced some quality Yellowbelly, mainly on bait, and also some Cod, trolling hard body lures in deeper water. Glenlyon has again fished well over the past week, with some nice Cod up around the 15lb mark, as well as plenty of Yellowbelly, caught mainly on Spinnerbaits, trolled hard body lures and live Shrimp.
GOLD COAST AND THE TWEED
The offshore fishing has picked up this week with good catches of Spotty Mackerell, Yellowtail Kingfish and Snapper on the 18’s and 24’s, while further out on the 36’s and 40’s, there has been plenty of Dolphin Fish, Wahoo and Black Marlin. Inshore has seen good size Flathead and Whiting throughout the Tweed and Broadwater, School Jew and Mangrove Jack around structure in the Tweed and also in the creeks and rivers at the Gold Coast, Gar out from Seaworld and Sand Crabs are prominent in the Broadwater.
SUNSHINE COAST
Offshore fishing has picked up here as well over past week, with some fairly good numbers of Spotty Mackerel and Coral Trout caught around the inner reefs. Inshore has seen big numbers of good size Flathead in the Boardwalk area at Caloundra, and also throughout the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers, plenty of Queenfish and Trevally in the passage and the Noosa River, the Noosa River has also produced good catches of Threadfin Salmon, Barramundi and Mangrove Jack. The Maroochy River has provided some fun for the Bream anglers, with plenty of fish being taken on surface poppers and there has been heaps of Muddies caught throughout the creeks.
HERVEY BAY
The shallow reefs of the bay have seen plenty of activity, with good numbers of Coral Trout, Coral Bream and School Mackerel landed, while the Burrum River has been producing plenty of Jack’s and Barra.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Fishing Report 8-12-2011
FISHING REPORT – 08-12-2011
BASS
Cressbrook Dam continued to fish quite well prior to the rain, with some good numbers of Bass around the 30-40cm mark, being taken on Soft Plastics, Jackall Chubbies and Blades.
Boondooma Dam has continued to fish well, with good numbers of Bass landed throughout the dam. Casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits to the edges and trolling hard body lures in darker colours, early morning and late afternoon, and brighter colours through the middle of the day has proven to be the most successful. Bjelke Peterson has produced a few, just legal Bass on live bait, and Baramba Creek above and below the dam is still producing quality fish in good numbers.
At Somerset, there are still some nice Bass around, in the deeper water, try targeting these fish with Jackalls, Blades and Soft Plastics and you should land a few.
Yellowbelly and Cod
Still good numbers of Yellowbelly in Boondooma, basically in the same areas, and using the same methods that the Bass have been caught on. The fishing picked up again at Coolmunda this week, with some good numbers of Yellowbelly and a few big Cod landed, the best methods have been, trolling hard body lures, casting Jackalls and using live shrimp.
Leslie Dam has quietened a little this week, but has still produced a few Yellowbelly and Silver Perch, which have been taken on bait and trolled hard body lures.
Glenlyon has again fished well over the past week, with some nice Cod up around the 70-75cm mark, as well as good numbers of Yellowbelly, caught mainly on Spinnerbaits, trolled hard body lures and live Shrimp.
GOLD COAST AND THE TWEED
The offshore fishing has been fairly nonexistent over the past week, due to strong offshore winds, however, inshore has seen plenty of Whiting in the Nerang River, Flathead throughout the Tweed River and around the sand bars in the Broadwater, Mangrove Jack around the bridges and jetties at night in the Tweed, Barney’s Point is producing good catches of Jew around the bridges in the Tweed and also off the headlands at Kingscliff and Cabarita and there’s been plenty of Sand Crabs throughout the Broadwater.
SUNSHINE COAST
Offshore fishing has also been quiet over the past week, due to strong winds. Inshore has produced good numbers of Flathead in the Boardwalk area at Caloundra, and also in most of the estuaries throughout the coast, Mangrove Jack’s around Munna Point and near structure in most of the creeks and rivers, heaps of Trevally and the odd Barramundi still getting about in the Noosa River and plenty of Whiting near the Power Boat Club.
HERVEY BAY
Again, it has been to windy for any offshore fishing this week, but it’s worth a try in the Mary River for Grunter and Salmon.
BASS
Cressbrook Dam continued to fish quite well prior to the rain, with some good numbers of Bass around the 30-40cm mark, being taken on Soft Plastics, Jackall Chubbies and Blades.
Boondooma Dam has continued to fish well, with good numbers of Bass landed throughout the dam. Casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits to the edges and trolling hard body lures in darker colours, early morning and late afternoon, and brighter colours through the middle of the day has proven to be the most successful. Bjelke Peterson has produced a few, just legal Bass on live bait, and Baramba Creek above and below the dam is still producing quality fish in good numbers.
At Somerset, there are still some nice Bass around, in the deeper water, try targeting these fish with Jackalls, Blades and Soft Plastics and you should land a few.
Yellowbelly and Cod
Still good numbers of Yellowbelly in Boondooma, basically in the same areas, and using the same methods that the Bass have been caught on. The fishing picked up again at Coolmunda this week, with some good numbers of Yellowbelly and a few big Cod landed, the best methods have been, trolling hard body lures, casting Jackalls and using live shrimp.
Leslie Dam has quietened a little this week, but has still produced a few Yellowbelly and Silver Perch, which have been taken on bait and trolled hard body lures.
Glenlyon has again fished well over the past week, with some nice Cod up around the 70-75cm mark, as well as good numbers of Yellowbelly, caught mainly on Spinnerbaits, trolled hard body lures and live Shrimp.
GOLD COAST AND THE TWEED
The offshore fishing has been fairly nonexistent over the past week, due to strong offshore winds, however, inshore has seen plenty of Whiting in the Nerang River, Flathead throughout the Tweed River and around the sand bars in the Broadwater, Mangrove Jack around the bridges and jetties at night in the Tweed, Barney’s Point is producing good catches of Jew around the bridges in the Tweed and also off the headlands at Kingscliff and Cabarita and there’s been plenty of Sand Crabs throughout the Broadwater.
SUNSHINE COAST
Offshore fishing has also been quiet over the past week, due to strong winds. Inshore has produced good numbers of Flathead in the Boardwalk area at Caloundra, and also in most of the estuaries throughout the coast, Mangrove Jack’s around Munna Point and near structure in most of the creeks and rivers, heaps of Trevally and the odd Barramundi still getting about in the Noosa River and plenty of Whiting near the Power Boat Club.
HERVEY BAY
Again, it has been to windy for any offshore fishing this week, but it’s worth a try in the Mary River for Grunter and Salmon.
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