FISHING REPORT 29-03-2012

FISHING REPORT – 29-03-2012

BASSIN SERIES GETS OFF TO A GOOD START AT BOONDOOMA

The first Queensland round of the Bassin Teams
Challenge Series kicked off at Boondooma Dam last weekend. The event had a late
move from Somerset, which saw a few teams drop out, but there was still a total
of 37 teams competed. After several other competitions were held there
recently, it was always going to be a tough bite. There was a total of 127 Bass
weighed in, at an average weight of 886 grams, with the biggest fish tipping
the scales at 1.96kg. Father and Son team, Ken and Ross Murray from Millmerran,
were the eventual winners, with a total limit of 9 fish for 8.88kg, and for
their efforts, the boys picked up a nice $1500 cheque and automatic entry into
the grand final in November this year. For those of you that are wondering,
even after weighing in the second heaviest bag for the weekend, my team came in
11th position. Overall it was a great weekend, with many of the
first time competitors, saying, that they will be back to fish more of these
tournaments. If you would like to check out some photos from the weekend, get
on the Mullet Gut Marine Facebook page and have a look, or go to www.bassintournaments.com.au

BASS
At the time of
writing this report, Cressbrook Dam was still closed, due to water running over
the spillway. The technique that worked the best at Boondooma Dam
last weekend was working soft plastics through schooled fish in deeper water,
also casting Jackalls to the edges and hopping Mask Vibes around the points. At
Bjelke Peterson, several Bass were caught ranging between the 28 – 31 cm mark.
They were being caught on a selection of live worms, live shrimp and some were
caught on ¼ oz Blades. Somerset Dam is very unpredictable at the moment, due to
several rises in the water level over the past few weeks.

YELLOWBELLY AND
COD.
The Yellowbelly
continue to bite well 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 again produced
fish up to 3kg. The Macintyre River at Goondiwindi, from the boat ramp to Boggabilla
Weir continues to fish well with plenty of Yellowbelly and Cod caught on frozen
Saltwater Yabbies and trolled Spinnerbaits and hard bodies. Glenlyon continues
to fish well, it is very much the same story as last week, with plenty of Cod,
as well as heaps of Yellowbelly, being caught on both bait and lures. A lot of
the Cod are still taking Spinnerbaits. Plenty of Yellowbelly and the odd Silver
Perch throughout Leslie Dam, with bait and lures proving to be successful.
Coolmunda is a little quiet, however there is still the odd Yellowbelly being
caught out there.



GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore
fishing has been a bit slow this week, due to poor conditions, but there has been good
numbers of Spanish and Spotty Mackerel out from the Seaway. Inshore fishing has
produced Trevelly and Tailor and Yellow Tail Kingfish, casting metal slugs off
the walls of the Seaway, Whiting around the sand banks throughout the
Broadwater, a few Tailor off the beaches, good size Bass in Robina Lakes and some
nice Muddies in the Coomera River and Coombabah Creek.

SUNSHINE COAST

Plenty
of Mackerel, and a few Coral Trout, Sweetlip and Mouri Cod out from Noosa on
the closer inshore reefs. Inshore fishing has produced Whiting off Golden
Beach, as well as on the sand flats in the Noosa River, big Whiting off Noosa
Beach. The upper reaches of the Noosa River have produced good numbers of small
Mulloway and Grunter, but with this has come a lot of Bull Sharks, which has
provided anglers with a bit of
excitement on the lighter gear and the Boardwalk area at Caloundra has produced
a few Flathead and Bream.