Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Fishing Report 26-07-2012

FISHING REPORT – 26-07-2012

CRESSBROOK DAM

At this stage Toowoomba Regional Council are expecting
Cressbrook Dam to be opened by the weekend, providing there are no significant
rain events. Keep an eye on the Mullet Gut Marine Facebook page for any
updates.


BASS

Very similar to
last week in the South Burnett area, at Boondooma Dam there are still fairly
good numbers of fish about, and even a few up around the 50cm mark, try fishing
the rocky points and edges, using soft plastics, Blades and Jackall mask vibes,
and if you can find the schooled fish, ice jigs have produced some good catches
as well. Bjelke Peterson dam has produced some small Bass using bait around the
timbered area. Not a lot has changed at Somerset this week with a few scattered
fish about, and there is the odd smaller school starting to form as well, try
targeting these fish with soft plastics and ice jigs and you should land a few,
but it is still hard work. The best areas have been from Beams Creek right
through to Queen Street.

YELLOWBELLY AND
COD.
Cooby Dam has
been relatively quiet this week, with the odd Yellowbelly caught on bait in the
deeper water. In Boondooma
Dam, good yellowbelly are being caught using live shrimp as well as trolling dark
coloured Spinnerbaits around rocky edges near the junction and at the start of
the Stuart timber. Try trolling hard bodies just off the bottom in a depth
range of 16ft – 25ft. Still much the same as the past few weeks at Bjelke Peterson Dam, with some nice
Yellowbelly and Silver Perch caught in the timbered area of the dam, with trolled
lures and live bait still proving to be the best. As far as the rivers go, the
water level in the Balonne at St.George has dropped a bit and this seen good
numbers of Yellowbelly taken from the edges on bait, and a few nice Cod landed
as well. The Macintyre River at Goondiwindi
is fishing well, with plenty of Yellowbelly up to 5lb landed, within the town
reaches on lures, live worms and frozen saltwater yabbies, there are also
plenty of eel-tail catfish about, however the Cod have been a bit quiet. The
Dumeresq River at Texas has been a bit quiet, with small numbers of Yellowbelly
being landed on bait and no real reports of any Cod being caught. Yarramolong
Weir near Pampas has seen a few quality Yellowbelly caught on live worms.
Glenlyon Dam has seen some nice Yellowbelly and Cod landed, these fish have
mainly been in deeper water and using live bait has produced the most fish. Coolmunda
has again produced a few nice Yellowbelly on bait, around the timber, there has
also been good numbers of eel-tail catfish about. And at Leslie Dam, it’s
taking a bit of hard work to land a Yellowbelly, with only low numbers of fish
being landed on frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live worms.





GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Due to very
rough conditions over the past week, offshore fishing has been pretty much non
existant. The Tweed River has produced some quality Flathead in the
Cobaki Lakes area, with a few Bream thrown in the mix, the river mouth has also
seen a few Bream about, as well as some small Tailor and if you like chasing
Mulloway, there has been some nice fish landed around Barney’s Point bridge,
while up around Southport, fishing the run out tide has seen good numbers of quality Flathead, Tailor
and Trevelly taken in the Seaway, these have been mainly caught on live bait
and lures.

SUNSHINE
COAST

The
same as the Gold Coast as far as offshore fishing goes, with the strong winds
limiting any outside trips. At Caloundra, inshore fishing has seen plenty of Black
Fish taken off the Boardwalk, on the incoming tide, Pelican Waters has seen
some quality GT’s taken on trolled lures and there has been some nice Jewies
caught along Curramundi Beach, things have been a bit quiet in the Maroochy and
Noosa Rivers, but there has been a few Bream and Flathead scattered throughout
both systems.

HERVEY BAY

Fraser Island is still producing some reasonable
catches of Tailor, with some nice Whiting and Flathead in amongst them.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Fishing Report 19-07-2012

FISHING REPORT – 19-07-2012




BASS

Cressbrook has
seen some good quality Bass caught around the points in the dam, Soft Plastics
on ¼ ounce jigheads have landed the most fish. Very similar to last week in the
South Burnett area, at Boondooma Dam, try fishing the rocky points and edges
around Balancing Rock, The Junction and Pelican Point, using soft plastics,
Blades and Jackall mask vibes, and if you can find the schooled fish, ice jigs
and jigging Mask Vibes have produced some good catches as well. Bjelke Peterson
dam has produced some small Bass using bait around the timbered area. A few
more fish starting to show up in Somerset this past week, and there is the odd
smaller school starting to form as well, try targeting these fish with soft plastics
and ice jigs and you should land a few, but it is still hard work. The best
areas have been from Beams Creek right through to Queen Street.

YELLOWBELLY AND
COD.
Cooby Dam has
been relatively quiet this week, due to the poor weather. In Boondooma Dam, good yellowbelly
are being caught using live shrimp as well as trolling dark coloured
Spinnerbaits around rocky edges near the junction and at
the start of
the Stuart timber. Try trolling hard bodies just off the bottom in a depth
range of 16ft – 25ft. Still much the same as the past few weeks at Bjelke Peterson Dam, with some nice
Yellowbelly and Silver Perch caught in the timbered area of the dam, with trolled
lures and live bait still proving to be the best. The upper reaches of the Macintyre
River at Goondiwindi has produced small numbers of Cod, which have been taken
mainly on Spinnerbaits and hard body lures, the number of Yellowbelly and
Silver Perch landed within the town reaches has dropped a bit due to a rise in
the river, however if you put the effort in, there is certainly fish there to
be caught, live bait again, has proven to be the most successful. The Dumeresq
River at Texas has been a little slow, with small numbers of Yellowbelly being
landed on bait. Glenlyon Dam saw a couple of cracking Cod up around the 40lb
mark, there has also been some nice Yellowbelly landed as well, these fish have
mainly been in deeper water and using live bait has produced the most fish. Coolmunda
has again produced a few nice Yellowbelly on bait, around the timber, but the
Cod have been a bit quiet. And at Leslie Dam, it’s taking a bit of hard work to
land a Yellowbelly, with only low numbers of fish being landed on frozen
Saltwater Yabbies and live worms.





GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore
fishing has been a bit restricted to the closer reefs, with Snapper, Squire and
Spangled Emperor taken anywhere from the inner reefs to the 24’s, and for
anyone who has ventured out further, there has been some quality Cobia,
Pearlies and Trag Jew. The Tweed River has seen Black Fish and Bream around
the rock walls and bridges, some nice Flathead in the upper reaches on live
bait and a few on soft plastics, Mulloway around the headlands and a few Tailor
and Salmon off the beaches, while up around Southport, fishing the run out tide
has seen good numbers of quality
Flathead throughout the Broadwater and around the Pin and the Seaway entrance
has produced good numbers of Tailor and Salmon, the odd King Fish, as well as
heaps of School Jew around the 60-65cm mark.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore
fishing has produced reasonable numbers of Snapper around Sunshine and North
Reefs. At Caloundra, inshore fishing has seen some big Flathead caught off the
Boardwalk and just inside the bar entrance, a few Bream also around Jetty’s and
any structure, Whiting are scattered throughout the area and plenty of Flathead
in the passage, in the Maroochy River, Bream throughout the passage and some
nice Whiting at Golden Beach, the Noosa and Maroochy River’s have seen some
decent Jewies landed and there’s been plenty of Flathead and smaller G.T’s
about, while the gutters off the beaches have produced some nice Bream and
Tailor.

HERVEY BAY

Fraser Island has been a bit patchy when it comes to
Tailor, there have been a few about, and for anyone heading that way, with a
bit of hard work you will get your bag limit, there has also been some big
Whiting landed as well.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Fishing Report 12-07-2012

FISHING REPORT – 12-07-2012




BASS

Cressbrook Dam,
reports on the fishing in this dam have been limited, use your sounder in the
deeper water, out from points to locate the fish and target these with Jackall
Mask Vibes, Thready Busters and Soft Plastics. Very similar to last week in the
South Burnett area, at Boondooma Dam, try fishing the rocky points and edges
around Balancing Rock, The Junction and Pelican Point, using soft plastics,
Blades and Jackall mask vibes, and if you can find the schooled fish, ice jigs
have produced some good catches as well. Bjelke Peterson dam has produced some
small Bass using bait and small blades, casting towards the edges and around
the timber has proven effective for these fish. Somerset has been a bit over
100% full, which has seen good numbers of Bass coming off the deeper edges,
working Jackalls and Spinnerbaits close to the bottom, there has also been a
few smaller fish caught on ice jigs in 20-30ft of water. The best spots have
been Queen Street, Beams Creek and the Pelican Point area.

YELLOWBELLY AND
COD.
Cooby 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 are still a few
jewies coming off the banks on live worms. In Boondooma Dam, the
Yellowbelly are still 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 live shrimp landing the most fish, and if you use the same methods in the
same areas as with the Bass, you will pick up some Yellowbelly as well. Very
much a carbon copy of last week, at Bjelke Peterson Dam, with some nice Yellowbelly and
Silver Perch caught in the timbered area of the dam, trolled lures and live
bait have been the best. The upper reaches of the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi
has been producing a few nice Cod, which have been taken on Spinnerbaits and
hard body lures, there has again been good numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver
Perch landed within the town reaches, live bait has proven to be the most
successful. The Dumeresq River at Texas has been a little slow, with small
numbers of Yellowbelly being landed on bait. Glenlyon Dam has seen a few Cod
caught in the deeper parts of the dam, using downriggers to get the lures down
to where the fish are, and some nice Yellowbelly have been caught near the timber
and around the edges on Spinnerbaits and Jackalls. Coolmunda has produced some
nice Yellowbelly on bait, around the timber, while trolling in the deeper water
has produced a few Cod. And at Leslie Dam, there has been a few Yellowbelly
taken on frozen saltwater yabbies, and there has been some good numbers of
Jewies landed, with live worms and frozen prawns being the best baits.


GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore
fishing has been a bit restricted to the closer reefs, with Snapper, Squire and
Spangled Emperor taken, anywhere from the inner reefs to the 24’s. At the
Tweed, inshore
fishing has seen Luderick around the rock walls, Bream throughout the river,
some nice Flathead up to 90cm being landed, mainly on live bait and a few on
soft plastics, Mulloway under the bridges and a few Tailor off the beaches,
while up around Southport, there has been good numbers of Flathead around
Kalinga Banks and some quality Bream and Trevelly at the Seaway entrance.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore
fishing has produced reasonable numbers of Red Throat Emperor and Snapper
around Sunshine and North Reefs. At Caloundra, inshore fishing has seen some
nice Bream and Luderick caught off the Boardwalk, a few Bream also around
Jetty’s and any structure, Whiting are scattered throughout the area and plenty
of Flathead in the passage, in the Maroochy River, a few Bream and heaps of
Garfish about, while at Noosa, quality Bream, and good numbers of Flathead have
been caught throughout the river on live bait and soft plastics and there has
been some nice Trevelly taken near the river mouth.

HERVEY BAY

The outer reefs are producing a few large reef fish,
while the Tailor season has started well on Fraser, with good reports of some
nice fish being landed.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Fishing Report 05-07-2012

FISHING REPORT – 05-07-2012




BASS

Cressbrook Dam
reopened on Tuesday morning, after being closed due to inflows into the dam
last week. Reports on the fishing in this dam have been limited, use your
sounder in the deeper water, out from points to locate the fish and target
these with Jackall Mask Vibes, Thready Busters and Soft Plastics. 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 using bait and small blades, casting
towards the edges and around the timber has proven effective for these fish.
Somerset is still pretty quiet at the moment, with very little being reported from there.

YELLOWBELLY AND
COD.
Cooby 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 on live worms. In Boondooma Dam, the
Yellowbelly are still 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 live shrimp landing the most fish. Very much a carbon copy of last week,
at Bjelke Peterson
Dam, with some nice Yellowbelly and Silver Perch caught in the timbered area of
the dam, trolled lures and live bait have been the best. The fishing has been a
bit quiet in the St.George area, but the Ballone River has produced a few nice
Yellowbelly and Silver Perch. Despite a slight rise in the Macintyre River at
Goondiwindi, there has again been good numbers of Yellowbelly as well as a few
Eel-Tailed Catfish landed within the town reaches, a mix of bait and lures have
proven to be successful, there is still a few nice Cod being landed on trolled
deep diving lures. 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. Glenlyon Dam has seen a few Cod on the move and
some nice Yellowbelly have been caught near the timber and around the edges on
bait. Coolmunda has produced some nice Yellowbelly off the banks on frozen
saltwater yabbies and live worms, while the Cod have been a bit quiet in the
dam itself, they have been quite active in the creeks above and below the dam.
And at Leslie Dam, there has been a few Yellowbelly taken on frozen saltwater
yabbies, and there has been some good numbers of Jewies landed, with live worms
and frozen prawns being the best baits.


GOLD COAST AND TWEED

No reports this
week as far as offshore fishing goes. At the Tweed, inshore fishing has
produced good numbers of Chopper Tailor and School Jew around the rock walls at
the river mouth, some nice Flathead still in the Lakes area, due to a fresh in
the river the Bream have gone a bit quiet, however they are best targeted on
the high tide, while up around Southport the fishing has been pretty good, with
soft plastics and metal jigs working well for Tailor and Flathead throughout
the broadwater, also good numbers of Flathead near the creek mouths, while
Whiting have been caught in large numbers, on the run in tide, near Crab
Island.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore
fishing has produced reasonable numbers of Cobia and Snapper around 5 Mile and
Currumundi Reefs. At Caloundra, inshore fishing has seen some nice Bream and
Luderick caught off the Boardwalk, Squire and Sweetlip on the ebb tide, off the
rocks at Shelly and Moffat Beaches and some nice Flathead around the Coastguard
and Military Jetty, in the Maroochy River, Tailor off the rocks and some good
reports of large Bream and Whiting in the creeks and also off the beaches,
while at Noosa, quality Bream around the dredges and new rock wall at the mouth
of the river, and good numbers of Flathead have been caught throughout the
river on live bait and soft plastics.