FISHING REPORT   – 20-09-2012

 

CLIFTON CARP COMPETITION THIS WEEKEND

 

If you’re looking for some family fun this weekend, head out to the Clifton Carp Competition, which is being held on the Condamine River at Victoria Hill. The competition runs from 9am Saturday until 11am Sunday, there’s great prizes and giveaways, bush camping sites with toilet facilities, available from Friday night, BBQ facilities and a kids fishing clinic at 1pm Saturday. All money raised, goes to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, so if you want a relaxing weekend, and also do some good for a local waterway, while raising money for a good cause, this is the place to go. For more information, contact 07 4695 9079.

 

BASS

 

Bass fishing is still quite good around the area at the moment, Cressbrook, has produced Bass throughout the dam, try casting soft vibes, blades and lightly weighted soft plastics to the edges, you could also target the deeper fish with the same lures. There are still plenty of schooled fish at Boondooma, with ice jigs, blades and soft plastics working the best on those fish, casting TN60 Jackalls and Spinnerbaits to the edges and trolling hard bodies around rocky points and edges in the main basin in about 16ft to25ft water, around the junction and at the start of the timber in both arms of the dam, has produced some quality fish as well, there has also been some good size fish landed on bait in the timbered area of both arms, while in the same area, Bjelke Petersen dam has only seen a few Bass taken on trolled hard bodies and live bait. Somerset is still firing, with plenty of big Bass landed throughout the dam, anywhere from The Spit through to the timbered area at Kirkleigh, ice jigs, blades, mask vibes and soft plastics have picked up the most fish.

 

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has seen a few Yellowbelly and some Eel tail Catfish caught on live shrimp in the deeper parts, as well as off the banks , very similar for Yellowbelly, as with the Bass at  Boondooma, casting TN60 Jackalls and Spinnerbaits to the edges in the Stuart arm and trolling hard bodies around rocky points and edges in the main basin has worked well, you could also try using live shrimp and worms in the timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne arms. Glenlyon Dam has seen some nice Yellowbelly and Cod landed throughout the dam on bait and lures, the Yellowbelly have been quite active at Coolmunda over the past week, with some decent fish caught on a range of lures, live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies, and Leslie Dam has again fished well this week, with some good quality Yellowbelly caught on live shrimp and worms, casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits around the timber has been successful as well. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly and Eel tail Catfish throughout the river, these have been taken mainly on bait, as well as trolled hard bodies and spinnerbaits, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has seen good numbers of quality Yellowbelly taken on live bait and trolled lures, casting spinnerbaits has also worked well, the Dumeresq River upstream of Texas has produced some quality Cod, while the town reaches has produced plenty of good size Yellowbelly and the odd eel tail catfish.

 

 

 

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore Fishing has seen good numbers of Snapper and Cobia coming off the 18’s and 24’s, while inshore, the Tweed River around Chinderah has seen a few nice Jack’s and big Flathead on the move and it’s worth a try at the anchorage for some Whiting, up around Southport, there’s been a few Trevelly and some big Mulloway, up to 12kg in the Seaway and at the Pin, there’s been some good catches of Flathead.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has gone alright this week, particularly on the wider reefs with Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Tuna and Cobia showing up in good numbers. Inshore fishing has seen plenty of Flathead taken throughout the passage at Caloundra and the Maroochy River, Bream and Whiting are active throughout most of the creeks and rivers,and the Noosa River has produced a few Jacks, School Jew, Queenfish and Trevelly throughout.

 

HERVEY BAY

 

Whiting and Flathead off the beaches, Barra and Threadfin Salmon in the Burrum River and outside has seen some nice Spanish Mackerel landed.