Fishing Report 28-12-2012

FISHING REPORT   – 27-12-2012

 

 

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD HAS BEEN BUSY

 

There has been plenty of activity on our waterways this Christmas, and with the weather over the next week not looking to bad, apart from a few storms getting about, our dams and waterways are going to remain fairly busy. I thought I would take this opportunity to go over a few boating safety rules. If you are going boating over the break, make sure your PFD’s (Personal Flotation Device) are in good condition and up to the latest Australian Standards, you must have a PFD for all persons in the boat and all children under the age of 12 must wear a PFD at all times, while the boat is underway. A boat is classed as being underway, most of the time, apart from when it is anchored or nosed onto a bank, in January this year a new rule was introduced regarding signage for PFD’s, if your PFD’s are not visible, you need to have a “LIFE JACKET” label fixed near to where your PFD’s are stowed. All persons on your boat must know where the PFD’s are stowed, and they must also know how to put the PFD on, as the skipper of the boat, this is your responsibility to ensure all passengers know these things.  Boat ramp rage is another issue that arises at these busy times of year. There are a few things we can do to avoid these situations, make sure you have your boat ready for launching before moving onto the ramp, offer to help, if someone is launching on their own, or even having difficulty backing the trailer, not everyone can back a trailer as good as we all like to think we can. There will be a lot of boats, kayaks, canoes and people on the water, so make sure you stay alert, if everyone does these few simple things, we should all have a safe and happy Christmas period. With the weather looking not too bad and a full moon tomorrow night, the fishing should be good, so good luck to everyone heading out for a fish these holidays and make sure you send your photos to mullet_gut@bigpond.com or drop them into the shop, you never know, your photo could end up in the paper.

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam has again produced some decent fish this week, rolling blades through suspended fish in the deeper water has been effective, while trolling hard bodies through the same areas has been successful as well, soft plastics have also worked well at the Cressbrook Creek end of the dam. Boondooma Dam is still producing good numbers of Bass, trolling spinnerbaits and hard body lures around the junction, balancing rock and the Boyne River arm, good quality Bass are being caught casting Mask Vibes and Blades around rocky edges in the Stuart timbers. Bjelke Petersen dam again produced large numbers of smaller Bass, with the odd bigger in amongst them, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points and timbered edges throughout the dam has worked best, live shrimp have been good as well, and at Somerset Dam, most areas from Pelican Point through to the timber at Kirkleigh are still holding fish, there have been some big numbers caught over the past week, soft plastics and blades have worked best, and there’s been plenty of Redclaw in Cressbrook, Somerset, Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber in the Boyne arm, while casting spinnerbaits to the timbered edges in the Stuart arm has picked up some quality fish as well. Bjelke Peterson is still producing some quality Yellowbelly, trolling hard bodies in the deeper water has worked well, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber has also seen some decent fish caught. Coolmunda is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, with a few smaller Cod in amongst them, trolling the old creek beds and along the wall has worked well, casting Jackalls in the shallow water at the bottom end of the dam has also been effective and live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have again been out in good numbers, they have been taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, trolling LittleMax blades in the shallows and also trolling deep diving lures in the deeper water, out from the buoy line has worked as well, there has also been quite a few smaller Cod and stacks of Silver Perch and Jew landed using bait.

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 20-12-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam has again produced some decent fish this week, rolling blades through suspended fish in the deeper water has been effective, while trolling hard bodies through the same areas has been successful as well, soft plastics have also worked well at the Cressbrook Creek end of the dam. Boondooma Dam is still producing good numbers of Bass, trolling spinnerbaits and hard body lures from the main basin through to the river arms is producing fish, good quality Bass are being caught casting Mask Vibes and Blades around rocky edges in the Stuart timbers. Bjelke Petersen dam again produced large numbers of smaller Bass, with the odd bigger in amongst them, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points and timbered edges throughout the dam has worked best, live shrimp have been good as well, and at Somerset Dam, most areas from Pelican Point through to the timber at Kirkleigh are still holding fish, there have been some big numbers caught over the past week, soft plastics and blades have worked well on the suspended fish, while hopping soft vibes along the bottom has produced the bigger fish and there’s been plenty of Redclaw in Cressbrook, Somerset, Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam is still producing a few fish on bait off the banks, and also on trolled lures and spinnerbaits, working the drop-offs throughout the dam, at Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber in the Boyne and Stuart arms and trolling hard bodies in 30-40ft of water is producing fish as well. Bjelke Peterson is still producing some quality Yellowbelly, trolling hard bodies in the deeper water has worked well, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber has also seen some decent fish caught. Good quality Yellowbelly are still taking darker coloured lures at Glenlyon this week, there have also been a lot of smaller Cod about, with bait and lures working on these fish. Coolmunda is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, with a few smaller Cod in amongst them, trolling the old creek beds and along the wall has worked well, casting spinnerbaits amongst the timber has also been effective and live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have again been out in good numbers, they have been taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, trolling deep diving lures has worked as well, there has also been quite a few smaller Cod and stacks of Silver Perch and Jew landed using bait. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George and Surat continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting dark coloured spinnerbaits around snags, as well as trolling hard body lures has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has fished well this past week with good reports of Yellowbelly taking spinnerbaits and bait.

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GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing has been a bit quiet this week due to big seas, while inshore, the Tweed River has again seen reasonable numbers of Flathead throughout, Jacks have still been active around the bridges, while up around Southport, there are a few Jack’s around structure at Runaway Bay and in the Nerang River, big Whiting in Coombabah Creek and the Seaway has again produced Mulloway along the north wall, on the run in tide.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

The same story as the Gold Coast with the offshore fishing, inshore fishing has been a bit quiet as well, with a few Queenies landed in the Pelican Waters canals, plenty of Whiting off Golden Beach at Caloundra and also small numbers of Whiting, Flathead, Jack’s and a few Tailor in the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers.

 

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 13-12-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Firstly, congratulations to MGM staff members Justin and Clinton, on taking out last weekend’s Basstastic event at Somerset Dam. Well done guys!!!

Cressbrook Dam has again produced some decent fish this week, rolling blades through suspended fish in the deeper water has been effective, while trolling hard bodies through the same areas has been successful as well, darker colours seem to be popular at the moment. Boondooma Dam has seen some quality Bass taken off the edges, with Blades and Jackalls proving to be the most effective, spinnerbaits and bait are still working in the Stuart and Boyne arms, while trolling hard bodies around the junction has again produced some fish as well. Bjelke Petersen dam again produced large numbers of smaller Bass, with the odd bigger in amongst them, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points and timbered edges throughout the dam has worked best, live shrimp have good as well, and at Somerset Dam, most areas from Pelican Point through to the timber at Kirkleigh are holding fish, there have been some big numbers caught over the past week, soft plastics and blades have worked well on the suspended fish, while hopping soft vibes along the bottom has produced the bigger fish.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam is still producing a few fish on bait off the banks, and also on trolled lures, working the drop-offs throughout the dam, at Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber, in the Boyne and Stuart arms and trolling hard bodies in 30-40ft of water is producing fish as well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly taken, trolling hard bodies in the deeper water has worked well, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber has also seen some decent fish caught. Good quality Yellowbelly are still taking darker coloured lures at Glenlyon this week, there have also been a few smaller Cod about, with bait and lures working on these fish. Coolmunda is producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, with a few smaller Cod in amongst them, trolling the old creek beds and along the wall has worked well, live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have again been out in good numbers, they have been taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, trolling deep diving lures has worked as well, there has also been quite a few smaller Cod and stacks of Silver Perch and Jew landed using bait. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George and Surat continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits around snags, as well as trolling hard body lures has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has fished well this past week with good reports of Yellowbelly taking spinnerbaits and bait, there has been a few Cod about as well and the Dumeresq River at Texas has fished reasonably well for Yellowbelly and smaller Cod using lures and bait, there’s still quite a few Carp about as well.

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GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing this week, has again seen good numbers of smaller Black Marlin taking trolled lures in 25-30 metres of water, Yellowfin Tuna and Mackerel are hanging about 9 Mile Reef, and the 50 Fathoms have seen good numbers of Wahoo, Cobia and Blue Marlin, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting throughout, Jacks are still active around structure, while up around Southport, Flathead have been taking hard body lures around Crab Island, plenty of Jack’s around Sovereign Island and the Runaway Bay canals, Whiting at the council chambers and in most of the creeks, Sand Crabs in the southern parts of the Broadwater and the Seaway has produced Mulloway and Trevelly along the north wall, on the run in tide.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has seen the inner reefs producing a mix of smaller reef fish, while the wider reefs are producing a few Spotty Mackerel, Cobia, Wahoo and Yellowtail Kingfish, while inshore fishing is much the same as last week, with good size Flathead landed off the Boardwalk at Caloundra, Whiting at the Power Boat Club and throughout the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers, some nice Mangrove Jack and Barramundi also in the Noosa River, Jack’s up to 50cm have also been taken around Bells Creek, and the Pelican Waters canals have been alive with smaller Trevelly and Queenies.

 

 

 

 

Fshing Report 6-12-2012

FISHING REPORT   – 06-12-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam has produced a few fish this week, rolling blades through suspended fish in the deeper water has been effective, while trolling hard bodies through the same areas has been successful as well. The Stuart and Boyne arms are still a bit dirty at Boondooma, but spinnerbaits and bait are still working in those areas, trolling hard bodies around the junction has produced fish as well. Bjelke Petersen dam again produced large numbers of smaller Bass anywhere from 28 to 35cm, with the odd bigger one in the mid 40’s being lqanded, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points and timbered edges throughout the dam has worked best and at Somerset Dam, most areas from Pelican Point through to the timber at Kirkleigh are holding fish, you still have to work a bit for them, but there are good numbers taking blades and plastics. There are also plenty of redclaw starting to show up, in Cressbrook and Somerset.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam is still producing some nice fish on bait off the banks, and also on trolled lures throughout the dam, at Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber, in the Boyne and Stuart arms and trolling hard bodies in 30-40ft of water is producing fish as well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly landed, again trolling hard bodies in the deeper water has worked well, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber has also seen some decent fish caught. Good quality Yellowbelly are smashing green and black coloured lures at Glenlyon this week, there have also been a few decent size Cod about, with a couple in the mid 90’s caught and released over the past few days. Coolmunda is producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, with a few smaller Cod in amongst them, trolling the old creek beds and along the wall has worked well, live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have again been out in good numbers, they have been best targeted with frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, trolling deep diving lures has worked as well, with a few smaller Cod taking them also. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George and Surat continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and a few Cod, casting spinnerbaits, as well as trolling hard body lures has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has fished well this past week with good reports of Yellowbelly taking spinnerbaits and bait, there has been a few Cod about as well and the Dumeresq River at Texas has fished reasonably well for Yellowbelly and smaller Cod using lures and bait, there’s also been heaps of Carp about as well.

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GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing over the past week, has seen good numbers of smaller Black Marlin taking trolled lures in 25-30 metres of water, Yellowtail Kingfish have been caught on jigs and live bait on the 50’s and the closer reefs have produced a few Trag Jew and Tailor at night, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting throughout, Jacks are still active in the deeper holes and around structure, while up around Southport, Flathead have been taking hard body lures around Crab Island, plenty of Jack’s around Sovereign Island and the Runaway Bay canals, Whiting at the council chambers and in most of the creeks, Sand Crabs in the southern parts of the Broadwater and the Seaway has produced Mulloway and Trevelly on the run in tide.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has seen a few Spotty Mackerel starting to show up in amongst the Marlin on the wider reefs, a mix of Cobia, Grassy Sweetlip, Snapper and Pearl Perch have been prominent around Murphy’s Reef, while inshore fishing has seen good size Flathead landed off the Boardwalk at Caloundra, Whiting at the Power Boat Club and throughout the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers, some nice Mangrove Jack and Barramundi also in the Noosa River, Jack’s up to 50cm have also been taken around Bells Creek, and the Pelican Waters canals have been alive with smaller Trevelly and Queenies.

 

 

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 29-11-2012

 

 

The closed season for Murray Cod in the Barwon, Macintyre and Dumaresq Rivers finishes at midnight 30^th November, these fish have been a no take species in those waterways, since 1^st September.

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam is still a bit quiet as far as lure fishing goes, but has again produced some decent numbers of fish on live shrimp. Boondooma has had a decent inflow, which has seen the dam rise back up to 99%, still reports of good fish being caught, slow rolling Ayu and Purple & White coloured spinner baits

around points in the Stuart and Boyne arms, also casting Spinner baits into the shallows in the Stuart arm, has been effective. Bjelke Petersen dam produced large numbers of smaller Bass anywhere from 28 to 35cm, with the odd bigger one in the mid 40’s, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points and timbered edges throughout the dam has worked best and at Somerset Dam, most areas from Pelican Point through to the timber at Kirkleigh are holding fish, you have to work a bit for them, but there are good numbers taking blades and plastics.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has produced few fish again this week, bait has been the most successful, at Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber, in the Boyne and Stuart arms. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly caught, in the same areas as with the Bass. Good quality Yellowbelly have again been prominent at Glenlyon this week, using bait has been most effective, there are still a few decent size Cod up to 113cm about, there were also quite a few undersize Cod about, so make sure anything under 60cm goes back in the water. Coolmunda has produced good numbers of smaller Yellowbelly, dark coloured lures have worked well, live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have been out in good numbers, they have been best targeted with frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, trolling deep diving lures has worked as well, with a few smaller Cod taking them also. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George and Surat continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits to the edges and around snags, as well as trolling hard body lures has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has fished well this past week with good reports of Yellowbelly taking spinnerbaits and bait, there has been a few Cod about as well and even though the Dumeresq River at Texas has dirtied up a bit, it has fished reasonably well for Yellowbelly using spinnerbaits and bait.

 

 

 

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing over the past week, has seen good numbers of Black Marlin about, some nice Spanish Mackerel and Cobia on the 36’s and some big Yellowtail Kingfish are getting about in the deeper channels, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting throughout the river, Jacks are still active in the deeper holes and a few Muddies are starting to appear, while up around Southport, Flathead have again been prominent around Crab Island and Jumpinpin , plenty of Jack’s hanging around the bridges throughout the estuaries and good numbers of Whiting around Coomera and Sovereign Island.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has produced some Mackerel and Cobia on trolled lures, there’s also still a few Marlin about. Inshore fishing has seen good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics throughout most of the estuaries, Whiting are taking surface poppers in the Passage at Caloundra and also in the Noosa River, Jack’s have been taken around Bells Creek, and the Noosa River has produced some thumper Flathead, with soft plastics landing the most fish.

 

 

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 22-11-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam fished quite well last weekend, with some decent numbers coming on live shrimp, however it has been a bit quiet as far as lure fishing goes, with nothing much to report for the past week. Bass have been out in force this week at Boondooma, with good numbers of quality fish taking spinnerbaits, Jackalls and hard bodies around the timber in both arms and also off the edges through most parts of the dam, bait has also worked quite well in the Stuart arm. Bjelke Petersen dam has again seen a few smaller Bass around the 35cm mark taken, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points throughout the dam has worked best. Much the same again this week at Somerset Dam, it’s still fishing well in most areas, including the timber at Kirkleigh, deeper schooled fish and also shallow banks around the points, soft plastics, Jackalls, blades and spinnerbaits have worked well again.

 

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has produced few fish again this week, bait off the banks and trolled lures have both been successful, at Boondooma, the fish have been caught in in the timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne arms, as well as around the edges throughout the dam, with bait, Jackalls and spinnerbaits working well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly mainly taken on slowly trolled lures around the edges and also on the drop-offs in the deeper parts of the dam, there has also been a lot of eel tail catfish taking bait throughout the dam. Good quality Yellowbelly have been prominent at Glenlyon this week, using bait has been most effective, there are still a few decent size Cod about, they have been caught on hard bodies and spinnerbaits. Coolmunda has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, dark coloured lures have worked well, live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers, there have also been quite a few Silver Perch about as well. At Leslie Dam, good numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch this week, bait and hard body lures have produced the most fish. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits to the edges and around snags, as well as trolling hard body lures has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has fished well this past week with good reports of Yellowbelly taking spinnerbaits and bait, eel tail catfish have been out in numbers as well and the Dumeresq River at Texas has fished well for Yellowbelly using spinnerbaits and eel tail catfish and Silver Perch have been caught, using bait.

 

 

 

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing over the past week, has seen some nice Mackerel, Cobia and a mixed bag of reef fish on most of the closer reefs, and there’s still a few Marlin about as well, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting around the Golf Club and throughout the lakes, Jacks are still active around the bridges at night and you could still pick up a few School Jew and Trevelly on live bait and plastics at the river mouth, while up around Southport, Flathead have again been prominent around Crab Island, The Aldershots and Kalinga Bank, plenty of Jack’s in the estuaries, heaps of Whiting around the Council Chambers and some nice School Jew have been landed along the North Wall of the Seaway at the turn of the tide.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has produced some Mackerel and Cobia on trolled lures, there’s also been a few Marlin providing anglers with a bit of fun. Very much a carbon copy of last week, as far as inshore fishing goes, there has been good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics throughout most of the estuaries, with some big specimens hanging around the bar entrance at Caloundra, Bream and Whiting are prominent throughout the creeks and rivers as well, Jack’s have been taken around Bells Creek and there has been plenty of Trevelly and School Jew hanging in the deeper parts of the Noosa and Maroochy Rivers.

 

 

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 15-11-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam has continued to produce a few fish over the past week, targeting the edges around the points with blades and soft plastics and also casting soft vibes and plastics to the schooled fish throughout the main basin and the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam has given the best results. Bass have continued to bite well at Boondooma, with good numbers of quality fish taking spinnerbaits, Jackalls and hard bodies around the timber in both arms and also off the edges through most parts of the dam, bait has also worked quite well in the Stuart and Boyne arms. Bjelke Petersen dam has again seen low numbers of smaller Bass taken, with spinnerbaits working quite well around Pelican and Bass Points. Somerset Dam hasn’t changed a lot this week, it’s still fishing well in most areas, including the timber at Kirkleigh, schooled fish around Pelican Point and Queen Street and also shallow banks around the points, soft plastics, Jackalls, blades and spinnerbaits have all worked well again.

 

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has produced few fish again this week, bait and trolled lures have both been successful, at Boondooma, the fish have been caught in in the timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne arms, as well as around the edges throughout the dam, with bait, Jackalls and spinnerbaits working well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly mainly taken on slowly trolled lures around Pelican Point and also on the drop-offs in the deeper parts of the dam, there has also been a lot of eel tail catfish taking bait throughout the dam. Good quality Yellowbelly have been prominent at Glenlyon this week, using bait has been most effective, there has also been some decent size Cod up to 98cm caught on hard bodies and spinnerbaits. Coolmunda has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, dark coloured lures have worked well, live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers, there have also been quite a few Silver Perch about as well. At Leslie Dam, good numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch this week, bait and hard body lures have produced the most fish. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits to the edges and around snags, as well as trolling hard body lures has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has been a bit quiet, due to a release of water out of Pindari Dam, there are still a few fish about, but not in big numbers, and are mostly smaller than what has been landed recently, the best options have been using bait, or casting spinnerbaits around the snags and the Dumeresq River has fished quite well for Golden and Silver Perch downstream of Texas, bait has proven to be the best.

 

 

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Still quite a few Marlin about offshore, also some good Wahoo about as well, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen some quality Flathead to 78cm around Chinderah and behind the Golf Club, Jacks have been taken around Barneys Point, some large Whiting at the Anchorage and you could pick up a few Trevelly  at the river mouth, while up around Southport, some quality Flathead around The Aldershots, plenty of Jack’s in the estuaries, heaps of Whiting around the Council Chambers and some nice School Jew, have again been landed along the North Wall of the Seaway at the turn of the tide, using live bait.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has produced some Mackerel and Cobia on trolled lures and there’s still a few Marlin getting about. Inshore fishing has seen good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics throughout most of the estuaries, with some big specimens hanging around the bar entrance Bream and Whiting are prominent throughout the creeks and rivers as well, Jack’s have been taken around Bells Creek and there has been plenty of Trevelly and School Jew hanging in the deeper parts of the Noosa and Maroochy Rivers.

 

 

 

Fishing Report 8-11-2012

FISHING REPORT   – 08-11-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam has fished quite well over the past week, targeting the points and bays with blades and soft plastics and also casting soft vibes, ice jigs and soft plastics to the schooled fish throughout the main basin and the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam. Bass have been out in force this week at Boondooma, with good numbers of quality fish taking spinnerbaits, Jackalls and hard bodies around the timber in both arms and also off the edges through most parts of the dam, bait has also worked quite well in the Stuart arm. Bjelke Petersen dam has again seen low numbers of smaller Bass taken, casting small blades to the weed edges around Bass Point. Somerset Dam hasn’t changed a lot this week, it’s still fishing well in most areas, including the timber at Kirkleigh, deeper schooled fish and also shallow banks around the points, soft plastics, Jackalls, blades and spinnerbaits have worked well again.

 

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has produced few fish again this week, bait and trolled lures have both been successful, at Boondooma, the fish have been caught in in the timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne arms, as well as around the edges throughout the dam, with bait, Jackalls and spinnerbaits working well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly mainly taken on slowly trolled lures around the edges and also on the drop-offs in the deeper parts of the dam, there has also been a lot of eel tail catfish taking bait throughout the dam. The timber has produced some nice fish at Glenlyon, using bait has been most effective, but some quality fish have also been taken on slow rolled spinnerbaits around structure. A few smaller Cod have been caught and released, due to being undersize. Coolmunda has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, dark coloured lures have worked well and frozen saltwater yabbies have again been very successful, the number of Cod caught this week has increased, trolled hard bodies have worked best. At Leslie Dam, trolling hard body lures has produced good numbers of Yellowbelly and Cod, in about 15ft of water throughout the dam, and using frozen saltwater yabbies has again been a popular bait around the timber. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits to the edges and around snags, as well as trolling hard body lures has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has fished well this past week with good reports of Yellowbelly taking spinnerbaits and bait, eel tail catfish have been out in numbers as well and the Dumeresq River at Texas has fished well for Yellowbelly using spinnerbaits and eel tail catfish using bait.

 

 

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Anglers have finally been able to head offshore over the past week, there has been some nice Mackerel and Cobia about and a few Marlin are starting to show up as well, with reports of the odd smaller fish being caught, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting around the Golf Club and throughout the lakes, Jacks are still active around the bridges at night and you could still pick up a few School Jew and Trevelly on live bait and plastics at the river mouth, while up around Southport, Flathead have again been prominent around Crab Island, The Aldershots and Kalinga Bank, plenty of Jack’s in the estuaries, heaps of Whiting around the Council Chambers and some nice School Jew have been landed along the North Wall of the Seaway at the turn of the tide.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has produced some Mackerel and Cobia on trolled lures, there’s also been a few Marlin providing anglers with a bit of fun. Inshore fishing has seen good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics throughout most of the estuaries, Bream and Whiting off the boardwalk at Caloundra and throughout the Noosa River, the Noosa River is also firing for Mangrove Jack and Barramundi and the upper reaches of the Maroochy River have again produced some quality wild Bass on surface lures and crank baits.

 

HERVEY BAY

 

The Urangan Peir has been fishing well for Whiting and Flathead, with the occasional small Mackerel taken on lures and live bait. The rivers are fishing well for Threadfin Salmon and some decent Barra have been taken on bait and trolled lures and offshore has produced some quality reef fish.

 

 

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 01-11-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam had been closed over the past few days, due to the fires in the area, but it has reopened for all activities. With no fishing pressure over that time, hopefully it will fish quite well, I would target the points and bays with blades and soft plastics and also look for schooled fish throughout the main basin and the Cressbrook Creek arm, these fish would be best targeted with soft vibes, ice jigs and soft plastics. Boondooma has seen Bass taking spinnerbaits, Jackalls and hard bodies around the edges through most parts of the dam, bait has also worked quite well in the Stuart arm. Bjelke Petersen dam has again seen low numbers of smaller Bass taken, casting small blades to the weed edges around Bass Point. Somerset Dam has been fishing well in most areas, including the timber at Kirkleigh, deeper schooled fish and also shallow banks around the points, soft plastics, Jackalls, blades and spinnerbaits are all working well.

 

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has seen a few fish landed in the past week, they haven’t been big, but they are legal and very healthy, bait and trolled lures have both been successful, at Boondooma, the fish have been caught in in the timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne arms with bait, Jackalls and spinnerbaits working well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly mainly taken on slowly trolled lures around the edges and also on the drop-offs in the deeper parts of the dam. Plenty of Cod between 10 and 20kg at Glenlyon, spinnerbaits and deep diving hard bodies have been working well and bait has been the most effective for Yellowbelly. Coolmunda has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, dark coloured lures have worked well and frozen saltwater yabbies have again been very successful, there are also a few Cod taking trolled hard bodies around the timbered area. At Leslie Dam, trolling Jackalls and hard body lures has produced good numbers of Yellowbelly and Cod throughout the dam, and using frozen saltwater yabbies has again been a popular bait. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George has dirtied up a bit, but continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits to the edges and around snags, as well as trolling Codger lures, has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has gone a bit quiet this past week with only a few reports of Yellowbelly and undersize Cod taken on spinnerbaits and bait in the town reaches, and Yarramalong Weir near Pampas has fished well for Yellowbelly and a few smaller Cod, with a variety of baits, spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies working well.

 

 

 

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Strong winds have prevented most anglers from heading offshore over the past week, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead taken off the banks, Jacks have been active around the bridges at night and you could pick up a few School Jew and Trevelly on live bait and plastics at the river mouth, while up around Southport, Flathead have been prominent around Crab Island and Kalinga Bank, plenty of Jack’s in the estuaries and anglers have been chasing Jewies in the deeper holes, inside the Jumpinpin Bar.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Nothing to report as far as offshore fishing, due to the strong winds this week. Inshore fishing this week has seen good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics throughout most of the estuaries, Bream and Whiting off the boardwalk at Caloundra and throughout the Noosa River, the Noosa River and Bells Creek are also firing for Mangrove Jack and the upper reaches of the Maroochy River has produced some quality wild Bass on surface lures and crank baits.

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 25-10-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Bass fishing has continued to be quite good around the area over the past week, with Cressbrook still producing reasonable numbers of fish on soft plastics, ice jigs and blades out of some scattered schools, in the main basin, as well as the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam. Boondooma has seen Bass taking spinnerbaits, soft vibes and plastics in the timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne arms, while trolling hard bodies has produced a few fish around Pelican Point and the Junction. Bjelke Petersen dam has again seen low numbers of smaller Bass taken, casting small blades to the weed edges around Bass Point. There are still some good schools showing up at Somerset, but it has still been a bit of hard work getting them to bite, Pelican Point and the Eagles nest areas have been the pick of the spots again and mask vibes, soft plastics and Blades have picked up the most fish.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has again produced some good quality Yellowbelly on live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies, fishing off the bank, while casting spinnerbaits and Jackalls to the edges has worked as well, there’s also been the odd fish taking trolled hard bodies on the drop offs in the dam, at Boondooma, the fish have been taken off the points, in the Boyne arm, hopping soft vibes and slow rolling spinnerbaits. You could also try blades and deep diving hard bodies, in the deeper parts of the dam. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly mainly taken on slowly trolled lures and live shrimp, throughout the dam. Quite a few Cod caught and released at Glenlyon, with a lot of fish being around the minimum length or just legal, while the timbered parts of the dam have produced some nice fish, mainly on bait, but there has also been some decent fish taken, slow rolling spinnerbaits over the structure. Yellowbelly have been out in force at Coolmunda, with most anglers getting good bags fairly easily, dark coloured lures have worked well and frozen saltwater yabbies have again been very successful. There has also been a lot of undersize Cod about, so remember, the minimum length for Murray Cod is 60cm. At Leslie Dam, trolling hard body lures, has produced good numbers of Yellowbelly and Cod, working in 10-15 feet of water has been the key to catching the fish, and using frozen saltwater yabbies around the timber has seen some good fish landed as well. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits to the edges and around snags, as well as trolling Codger lures, has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has picked up over the past week with plenty of Yellowbelly and Cod taken on spinnerbaits and bait in the town reaches, and the Dumeresq River at Texas has been fishing relatively well for Yellowbelly, with bait and lures proving to be popular.

 

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Plenty of Cobia, Snapper, Mack Tuna and also a few small Black Marlin about offshore, but you have to venture out a bit wider to get into the bigger numbers of fish, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting around the golf club and throughout the lakes area, Jacks are becoming a lot more active around the rock walls and structure and you could pick up a few School Jew around the bridges, while up around Southport, Flathead have been prominent around Crab Island, The Aldershots and Kalinga Bank, plenty of Jack’s in the estuaries, Whiting around the Council Chambers and some nice School Jew off the north wall of the Seaway.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has gone well again this week, with good numbers of Cobia, Mackerel and smaller Black Marlin providing anglers with some exciting fishing. Inshore fishing this week has seen good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics and Whiting on surface poppers throughout most of the estuaries, Jack’s in Bell’s Creek on livies, Trevelly in the Pelican Waters canals, Bream off the Boardwalk, and the Noosa River has gone off this week, with Queenies and G.T’s showing up in big numbers.

 

HERVEY BAY

 

Offshore has seen huge numbers of Black Marlin about, with anglers having plenty of hook-ups while targeting Mackerel. The Urangan Pier has been fishing well for Whiting and Flathead, plus a few Golden Trevally showing up around the bait schools. The Burrum River has been producing good Threadfin Salmon on the flats, and the upper reaches has seen some quality Barra taken on trolled lures and live bait.