Fishing Report 09-02-2012

FISHING REPORT – 09-02-2012

KAYAK PADDLE DAY THIS SUNDAY

This Sunday there is a kayak paddle day being held at Cressbrook Dam from 10am until 2pm, the day is for people, who are interested in getting into kayaking, being able to come and try the different kayaks and canoes and therefore help them choose the right model to suit their needs. It is free, apart from the $2.50 charge to get into the dam, there will be expert kayaker’s there to answer any questions and also help with choosing the right model for you. All safety equipment is supplied, there will be a huge range of kayaks and canoes, so come along and give it a go.


BASS
The weather has been a mixed bag over the past week, however, Cressbrook Dam has still produced good numbers of fish, out from the boat ramp, near the buoy line and around Deer Island, soft plastics and blades have provided the most fish. Boondooma is a little dirty at the moment, which has seen the Bass become a bit scattered. There are still good size fish being landed, but there are a lot of smaller one’s in amongst them, Blades, Soft Plastics and Jackalls have proven to be the most successful.
Somerset is still dirty at the moment, but if you use your sounder to find the fish, try targeting these, with Blades, Jackalls and Soft Plastics.


YELLOWBELLY AND COD
Cooby Dam is still closed to water based activities, until further notice.
There has been some quality Yellowbelly coming out of Boondooma over the past week, they are scattered throughout the dam, with fish coming on trolled lures, in a bit deeper water and also a few coming off the edges on Jackalls and Spinnerbaits. The Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has fished a bit slow this week, due to a 3m rise in water level, there has been the odd Yellowbelly caught, fishing off the bank with bait. Coolmunda has seen some good size Yellowbelly, caught around the timbered area of the dam, and out from the boat ramp on bait, trolled hard body lure, Jackalls and Spinnerbaits. There is a bit of water flowing into Leslie Dam and the Silver Perch are providing some fun for anglers where it flows into the dam, there has also been a few nice Yellowbelly taken in the deeper parts of the dam, on Worms and frozen Saltwater Yabbies. Glenlyon has again fished well over the past week, with some nice Cod around the mid 70cm mark, caught on Spinnerbaits, there have been quite a few undersize Cod caught and released as well. Yellowbelly and Silver Perch have been plentiful, but they have mainly been coming on bait.



GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore fishing has slightly improved this past week with a few people getting out, Wahoo and Tuna have been prominent on the inner reefs, plenty of Spotty Mackerel on the Artificial Reef and a few Dolphin Fish and Black Marlin on the 50’s. Inshore has seen good numbers of Trevelly, Tailor, Jewies and Kingfish on the early run-in tide around the Seaway entrance, some nice Jack’s around Sovereign Island and in the Runaway Bay canals, Whiting in the Nerang River, try around the mouth of the Tweed for Bream and Flathead and it’s worth throwing a few crab pots in most of the creeks for a few Muddies.

SUNSHINE COAST

Still a bit quiet offshore, but there has been some nice Grassy Sweetlip at 5 Mile Reef. Inshore fishing is still a bit slow, while the Creeks and Rivers clear up after the recent heavy rain, however the Passage has produced a few Bream, Trevelly and Flathead, there is the odd Mangrove Jack coming off structure in the Noosa and Maroochy River’s, if you want to chase Whiting, Bream and Dart, the beaches would be the best places to go, and the Noosa River is producing plenty of Mudcrabs.