Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Fishing Report 28-06-2012

FISHING REPORT – 28-06-2012




BASS

Cressbrook Dam
has finally gone a bit quiet, after fishing well over the past few weeks, the
best thing to do, is use your sounder to find the fish and try targeting them
with soft vibes, soft plastics and bait. Boondooma Dam, try fishing the rocky
points and edges around Balancing Rock, The Junction and Pelican Point, using soft
plastics, Spinnerbaits and Jackall mask vibes, and in the deeper water, ice
jigs have produced some good catches of fish as well. Bjelke Peterson dam has
produced some small Bass, off the edges, casting ¼ oz Blades, Somerset has
again been quiet, you need to sound around and find the fish and then put in
the hard work, to try and get them to bite.


YELLOWBELLY AND
COD.
Cooby Dam has again
produced a few Yellowbelly in the deeper parts of the dam, frozen Saltwater
Yabbies and live Shrimp have landed the most fish and there has been a few
jewies caught of the banks. In Boondooma Dam, the Yellowbelly have been coming
out of 16-25 feet of water on trolled hard bodies and the timbered area of the
Stuart arm has seen a few good size fish landed, with casting Spinnerbaits and
using frozen saltwater yabbies proving to be the most successful methods.
Bjelke Peterson dam has produced
some nice Yellowbelly and Silver Perch in the timbered area of the dam, trolled
lures and live bait have been the best. The Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has
seen good numbers of Yellowbelly landed within the town reaches, frozen
saltwater yabbies, live Shrimp and Crays, as well as Jackalls and Spinnerbaits
have provided the most fish, some nice Cod have also been taken on trolled deep
diving lures, but be prepared for a fight, as the odd bigger fish has been lost
in the snags. The Dumeresq River has seen a few smaller Cod caught casting
Spinnerbaits around any sort of structure or snags, there has also been the odd
Yellowbelly landed on bait. A bit of a mixed bag this week at Glenlyon Dam,
with Cod from 65-75cm and Yellowbelly ftrom 30-40cm taking a variety of lures,
spinnerbaits and bait. Coolmunda has produced a few Yellowbelly, Jew and Silver
Perch on frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms, while the Cod have been a bit
quiet. And at Leslie Dam, there has been a few Yellowbelly taken on, frozen
saltwater yabbies spinnerbaits and bibless crankbaits around the timber, there
has also been a few smaller Cod caught, but to many have been legal length.








GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore
fishing has been a bit quiet this week with a few Snapper and the odd Cobia
landed on the 24’s and 36’s . At the Tweed, inshore fishing has
produced good numbers of Chopper Tailor and Trevelly around the river mouth,
some nice Flathead to 70cm in the Lakes area, good numbers of School Jew at
Hastings Point and really good catches of Bream around the rock walls and other
structure, while up around Southport the fishing has been pretty good, with the
seaway producing Tailor, Bream and small Mulloway, plenty of quality Flathead
in the Jumpinpin area on soft plastics, with smaller fish coming on bait and
Tipplers Passage has fished well for Gar and Squid around the weed banks.

SUNSHINE COAST

Venturing
out wide has produced some quality reef fish with Spangled Emporer up to 6kg
and Snapper to 9kg providing anglers with some great fishing. At Caloundra, inshore
fishing has seen some nice Bream and Blackfish caught off the Boardwalk and a
few Tailor off Kings Beach, in the Maroochy River, plenty of Trevelly at the
entrance and Gar, Bream and Flathead throughout the river, while at Noosa, the
river mouth and creeks have produced good numbers of Whiting, Bream and
Flathead and it’s worth trying live bait in the deeper holes for some quality
Mulloway.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Fishing Report 14-06-2012

FISHING REPORT – 14-06-2012




BASS

Still some
reasonable catches of Bass coming out of Cressbrook Dam at the moment, Jackall
mask vibes seem to be producing the most fish, although there are still fish
taking soft plastics and blades, while the points in the main basin and over towards
Deer Island, as well as parts of the Bull Creek arm of the dam have been the
pick of the spots. Boondooma Dam, try around Balancing Rock, The Junction
and the Stuart River arm of the dam, using soft plastics and Jackall mask vibes
in 30 to 40 feet of water, and in the deeper water, ice jigs have produced some
good catches of fish as well. Bjelke Peterson dam has produced some small Bass,
off the edges, casting ¼ oz Blades, Somerset has again been a bit quiet, with
the timbered area of the dam producing the most fish and TN60 Jackalls being
the pick of the lures.


YELLOWBELLY AND
COD.
Cooby Dam has again
produced a few Yellowbelly in the deeper parts of the dam, frozen Saltwater
Yabbies and live Shrimp have landed the most fish and there has been a few
jewies caught of the banks. In Boondooma Dam, the Yellowbelly have been coming
out of 16-25 feet of water on trolled hard bodies and the timbered area of the
Stuart arm has seen a few good size fish landed as well. Bjelke Peterson dam has produced
some nice Yellowbelly in the timbered area of the dam, casting Spinnerbaits and
Jackals. The Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has seen good numbers of Cod and Yellowbelly
landed, with frozen saltwater yabbies, live Shrimp and Crays, as well as
Jackalls and Spinnerbaits providing the most fish. The Dumeresq River has seen some
quality Cod caught casting Spinnerbaits around any sort of structure or snags.
A bit of a mixed bag this week at Glenlyon Dam, with Cod from 65-75cm and
Yellowbelly ftrom 30-40cm taking a variety of lures, spinnerbaits and bait. Coolmunda
has seen a few Yellowbelly caught off the banks on bait, and also on
spinnerbaits in the deeper parts of the dam. And Leslie Dam, has seen a few Yellowbelly
caught in the deeper parts of the dam on deep diving lures, frozen saltwater
yabbies and live worms.








GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore
fishing has been nearly non-existent over the past week, due to the poor
weather conditions . At the Tweed, inshore fishing has produced good
numbers of Chopper Tailor and Trevelly around the river mouth and some nice
Flathead and Bream behind the Golf Club, while up around Southport the fishing
has been excellent, due to fish being pushed in with the rough weather. The seaway
is producing quality Snapper, while some Trevelly, Yellowtail Kingfish and
Mulloway have been lande just of Crab Island. It’s also worth a look around the
mouths of the creeks and estuaries for a few Flathead.

SUNSHINE COAST

Again,
offshore fishing has been very ordinary due to the weather, but, inshore
fishing has seen some Bream and Flathead caught in the Maroochy River and the
Noosa River is going off, with Trevelly, meter plus Queenfish, Hairtail,
Tailor, Mangrove Jack and some very big Flathead providing anglers with plenty
of excitement.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Fishing Report 07-06-2012

FISHING REPORT – 07-06-2012


TOUGH CONDITIONS FOR BASSIN TEAMS CHALLENGE

Thirty teams braved the poor weather conditions, as
well as a tough bite in the fourth round of the Bassin Teams Challenge Series,
which saw a total of 84 Bass weighed in at an average weight of 925 grams. The
overall winners were Wayne Blundell and Matt Johnson who finished with 10/12
fish for 11.940kg. The lure of choice for Matt and Wayne was a Jackall in Bone
colour which also secured Wayne Blundell with the Mullet Gut Marine Big Bass of
2.200kg. Finishing in second place, was Callum Munro and Steve Otto weighing
10/12 for 9.34kg. Third place went to Steve Chang and Allan Price weighing 7/12
for 8.070kg. Luke Draper took out the Skeeter Champion Junior Angler for the
weekend with a 0.650kg Bass.
With weather conditions far from ideal, tournament
organiser, Bruce Anderson, would like to thank all the Anglers who fished the
event. Congratulations to all the winners. For full results, check out the
results section at bassintournaments.com.au

As far as the other Bass impoundments go, Cressbrook
Dam is still producing some quality Bass in reasonable numbers, with the points
throughout the dam proving to be the best spots to fish. A range of lures,
including soft plastics, mask vibes, blades and ice jigs have been successful. The
Bass have gone a bit quiet at Boondooma this week, try targeting the deeper
schools with ice jigs and soft plastics.



YELLOWBELLY AND
COD.

Cooby Dam has
produced the odd Yellowbelly on frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Shrimp, with
the deeper water holding the most fish. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again seen
a few Yellowbelly landed in the timbered areas, using live bait. The Macintyre
River at Goondiwindi has again produced a few Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater
yabbies and live bait, there has been a lot of Jewies about, so getting to the
Yellowbelly has been a little difficult. Glenlyon Dam is still a bit quiet,
with a few Yellowbelly and Silver Perch taken on bait, around the edges. Coolmunda
has produced the odd Yellowbelly on frozen Prawns and Saltwater Yabbies and
it’s worth trolling dark coloured, deep diving lures for Cod, around the
timbered area of the dam. And Leslie Dam, has seen a few Yellowbelly and Silver
Perch being caught in the shallows, mainly on frozen saltwater yabbies and live
worms, the deeper water has been holding a few fish, however getting them to
bite has been difficult.

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GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore
fishing has been very quiet over the past week, due to the poor weather
conditions, however, for those who ventured out, there were a few Squire caught.
At the Tweed, inshore
fishing has also been a bit quiet, with a few Tailor caught around the river
mouth, and there has been a few Bream and Flathead taken off the rock walls and
jetties, while up around Southport the Seaway produced some Chopper Tailor,
Bream and Gar have been the main catch throughout the Broadwater and the sand
banks have produced a few Flathead.

SUNSHINE COAST

Again
very quiet offshore, due to rough conditions, however there has been some nice
Snapper caught around Coffee Rock and 5 Mile Reef. Inshore fishing has also
been quiet, with a few Flathead at Military Jetty, on the sand banks in the
Maroochy River and some bigger specimens at the mouth of the Noosa River, some
nice Tailor have been taken off the beaches and after the rain, there were some
nice fish landed throughout the Noosa River, including Golden and Giant
Trevelly, as well as some Mangrove Jack.