Fishing Report 09-08-2012

FISHING REPORT – 09-08-2012




BASS
Cressbrook Dam
is still producing quality bass up to 47cm, the best spots are, out from the
boat ramp, near the buoy line, Bull Creek arm and around Deer Island, soft
plastics, ice jigs and blades have produced the most fish. At Boondooma, Bass
have been caught jigging squidgy fish and Jackall Mask vibes in 60ft of water, targeting
suspended fish at 20 to 30ft, also try fishing the rocky points & edges at
the start of the Stuart timber, Bass
have been smashing TN60 Jackalls, SMAK Ice jigs and Mini coop Spinnerbaits. Still quiet at Bjelke Peterson dam at
the moment, with the odd smaller Bass being taken on ice jigs and bait around
the timbered area. Somerset has really fired up over the past week, with plenty
of big Bass landed throughout the dam, ice jigs, blades and mask vibes have
picked up the most fish. Moogerah Dam has been producing good numbers of
quality Bass on ice jigs, blades and mask vibes.


YELLOWBELLY AND
COD.
Cooby Dam is
still fairly quiet, with the odd Yellowbelly caught on live shrimp in the
deeper parts of the dam. In Boondooma
Dam, Yellowbelly are scattered throughout, there’s been the odd one taken off
the edges on Jackalls and spinnerbaits and if you can get live shrimp, high 40cm Yellowbelly have
been
reported
through the week in the Boyne timber & around the junction. Bjelke Peterson
Dam, has seen small numbers of Yellowbelly caught in the timbered area of the
dam, with live bait proving to be the best. As far as the rivers go, the
Balonne at St.George is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, as well as
a few nice Cod throughout the river. The Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has
again been a bit quiet this week. The Macintyre Brook, downstream of Coolmunda
has produced good catches of Yellowbelly and Cod, the Dumeresq River at Texas
has seen some good numbers of Yellowbelly taken on bait, downstream of the
township. Pindari Dam, near Inverell has been going off, with plenty of
Yellowbelly and Cod landed over the past week. Glenlyon Dam has again seen some
nice Yellowbelly landed, these fish have mainly been in deeper water and using
blades and live bait has produced the best results. And at Leslie Dam, small
numbers of Yellowbelly, and quite a few eel-tail catfish have been landed in
10-15ft of water, early morning, on live bait.







GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore
Fishing continues to improve with the better conditions, there has been good
numbers of Snapper and Spangled Emperor on the closer reefs and around Cook
Island and 9 Mile Reef has produced a few Yellowtail Kingfish, while inshore
the Tweed River has produced quality Flathead in the upper reaches,
still reasonable numbers of Bream and Blackfish around the rock walls and a few
decent Tailor around the headlands, while up around Southport, there’s been
plenty of Tailor, Trevelly and Queenies caught around the southern end of Crab
Island, Mulloway and Trevelly on live bait and metal slugs in the Seaway, Bream
in the deeper holes throughout the Broadwater and Flathead at Kalinga Bank.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore
fishing has improved again this past week, with good numbers of Snapper on the
closer reefs, while the wider reefs have produced quality Pearl Perch, Amber
Jack, Parrot and Snapper to 13kg. At Caloundra, inshore fishing has seen plenty
of Bream and Blackfish taken off the Boardwalk, on the run in tide, Trevelly in
the Pelican Waters canals, Whiting throughout the passage, Pikey Bream at the
bar entrance, and in the Noosa River, School Jew at the ski run, Big Eye
Trevelly at Woods Bay and Chopper Tailor around the headlands and off the
beaches.

HERVEY BAY

Offshore fishing is producing a few Snapper on the
closer reefs, inshore has seen big Bream of the Urangan Peir, Tailor and Bream
at Kingfisher Bay, while Fraser Island is still producing some reasonable
catches of Tailor, with some nice Whiting and Flathead in amongst them.