Fishing Report - 22-03-2012

FISHING REPORT – 22-03-2012

BASSIN SERIES HEADS TO BOONDOOMA THIS WEEKEND

After successfully running Bass tournaments in New South Wales for the last 5 years, Bassin Tournaments organiser, Bruce Anderson has decided to expand into Queensland this year, and this weekend will see the first tournament run at Boondooma Dam, near Proston. Bassin Tournaments provide you with the chance to get a feel for competition fishing, anglers competing against each other, the clock and the bass. Tournament fishing is exciting and a great way to meet new people. They are a very social event, where families can fish together, a couple of mates can have a go, or a fishing club can use it as part of their event calendar, set up their marques, flags etc and just have a great weekend. These events have a social feel about them, but will also cater for the needs of the more seasoned tournament angler, with lots of cash & great prizes on offer. I have fished quite a lot of these tournaments since they started, and they are always a very enjoyable weekend, for more information check out their website at bassintournaments.com.au.


BASS
Cressbrook has again produced a few Bass over the past week, with Soft Plastics producing the most fish, out from the boat ramp, and across near the buoy line have been the best spots. Boondooma Dam has again fished really well for Bass this past week. The fish have been caught throughout the dam, trolling hard bodies in about 20 - 25 feet of water, working soft plastics around the points has worked well. Somerset Dam is very unpredictable at the moment, it has been closed several times over the past few weeks, due to rises in the water level, so if you’re thinking about heading that way, jump on the seqwater.com.au website for the latest information.


YELLOWBELLY AND COD
Cooby Dam produced a few Yellowbelly over the weekend, with a couple of fish measuring over 50cm, but there were quite a few undersize about as well (remember 30cm minimum length for Yellowbelly). Live bait seemed to work best. The Yellowbelly continue to fire at Boondooma, the majority of fish are being caught trolling hard body lures pretty tight to the banks, in around 15-20 feet of water, and for the bait anglers, the Stuart arm of the dam has produced fish up to 3kg. The Macintyre River at Goondiwindi continues to fish well with plenty of Yellowbelly caught on frozen Saltwater Yabbies and trolled lures and there has also been good numbers of Cod taken on trolled hard bodies, but there is a few around the 60cm mark. Glenlyon has again produced plenty of Cod, as well as heaps of Yellowbelly, on both bait and lures. A lot of the Cod have been taken on smaller Spinnerbaits.



GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore fishing this week, has seen good numbers of Spanish Mackerel Yellowfin and Striped Tuna, out from Mermaid Beach. Cobia on live bait at the 18’s and 24’s and good numbers of Pearl Perch out a bit wider on the 36’s. Inshore fishing has produced Trevelly and Tailor in the Seaway, Whiting and Gar around Seaworld, the Nerang River and on the flats at the Pin. Also at the Pin, good numbers of quality Bream and Moses Perch in the creek mouths, Jack’s around the bridges and some nice Muddies at the mouths of most of the creeks.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has dropped off a bit again this week, but there has been a few Mackerel on the closer reefs, as well as some Marlin out a bit wider. Inshore fishing has produced Whiting around the Power Boat Club, Queenfish, Big eye Trevelly and some decent size Bream along the Boardwalk at Caloundra, Grunter Bream in Bells Creek, Mangrove Jack around structure in the canals, good Dart and Whiting off the beaches and a few Muddies around the creek mouths.