FISHING REPORT   – 25-10-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Bass fishing has continued to be quite good around the area over the past week, with Cressbrook still producing reasonable numbers of fish on soft plastics, ice jigs and blades out of some scattered schools, in the main basin, as well as the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam. Boondooma has seen Bass taking spinnerbaits, soft vibes and plastics in the timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne arms, while trolling hard bodies has produced a few fish around Pelican Point and the Junction. Bjelke Petersen dam has again seen low numbers of smaller Bass taken, casting small blades to the weed edges around Bass Point. There are still some good schools showing up at Somerset, but it has still been a bit of hard work getting them to bite, Pelican Point and the Eagles nest areas have been the pick of the spots again and mask vibes, soft plastics and Blades have picked up the most fish.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has again produced some good quality Yellowbelly on live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies, fishing off the bank, while casting spinnerbaits and Jackalls to the edges has worked as well, there’s also been the odd fish taking trolled hard bodies on the drop offs in the dam, at Boondooma, the fish have been taken off the points, in the Boyne arm, hopping soft vibes and slow rolling spinnerbaits. You could also try blades and deep diving hard bodies, in the deeper parts of the dam. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly mainly taken on slowly trolled lures and live shrimp, throughout the dam. Quite a few Cod caught and released at Glenlyon, with a lot of fish being around the minimum length or just legal, while the timbered parts of the dam have produced some nice fish, mainly on bait, but there has also been some decent fish taken, slow rolling spinnerbaits over the structure. Yellowbelly have been out in force at Coolmunda, with most anglers getting good bags fairly easily, dark coloured lures have worked well and frozen saltwater yabbies have again been very successful. There has also been a lot of undersize Cod about, so remember, the minimum length for Murray Cod is 60cm. At Leslie Dam, trolling hard body lures, has produced good numbers of Yellowbelly and Cod, working in 10-15 feet of water has been the key to catching the fish, and using frozen saltwater yabbies around the timber has seen some good fish landed as well. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits to the edges and around snags, as well as trolling Codger lures, has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has picked up over the past week with plenty of Yellowbelly and Cod taken on spinnerbaits and bait in the town reaches, and the Dumeresq River at Texas has been fishing relatively well for Yellowbelly, with bait and lures proving to be popular.

 

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Plenty of Cobia, Snapper, Mack Tuna and also a few small Black Marlin about offshore, but you have to venture out a bit wider to get into the bigger numbers of fish, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting around the golf club and throughout the lakes area, Jacks are becoming a lot more active around the rock walls and structure and you could pick up a few School Jew around the bridges, while up around Southport, Flathead have been prominent around Crab Island, The Aldershots and Kalinga Bank, plenty of Jack’s in the estuaries, Whiting around the Council Chambers and some nice School Jew off the north wall of the Seaway.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has gone well again this week, with good numbers of Cobia, Mackerel and smaller Black Marlin providing anglers with some exciting fishing. Inshore fishing this week has seen good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics and Whiting on surface poppers throughout most of the estuaries, Jack’s in Bell’s Creek on livies, Trevelly in the Pelican Waters canals, Bream off the Boardwalk, and the Noosa River has gone off this week, with Queenies and G.T’s showing up in big numbers.

 

HERVEY BAY

 

Offshore has seen huge numbers of Black Marlin about, with anglers having plenty of hook-ups while targeting Mackerel. The Urangan Pier has been fishing well for Whiting and Flathead, plus a few Golden Trevally showing up around the bait schools. The Burrum River has been producing good Threadfin Salmon on the flats, and the upper reaches has seen some quality Barra taken on trolled lures and live bait.

FISHING REPORT   – 18-10-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Bass fishing went a bit quiet last weekend, due to the weather change on Thursday, but it has slowly picked up as the weeks gone on, Cressbrook has produced Bass on soft plastics, ice jigs and blades out of some scattered schools, in the main basin. Boondooma has seen Bass taking spinnerbaits in the timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne arms, while Ice Jigs and Mask vibes have produced lower numbers of fish around Pelican Point and the Junction. Bjelke Petersen dam has again seen low numbers of Bass taken on trolled hard bodies and live bait. There are still some good schools showing up at Somerset, but it has been a bit of hard work getting them to bite, Pelican Point and the Eagles nest areas have been the pick of the spots again and mask vibes, soft plastics and Blades have picked up the most fish.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has produced some good quality Yellowbelly on live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies, fishing off the bank, while casting spinnerbaits and Jackalls to the edges has worked as well, there’s also been the odd fish taking trolled hard bodies on the drop offs in the dam, at Boondooma, the fish have mainly been caught on bait amongst the timber in the Stuart and Boyne arms, while there has still been the odd one caught on trolled hard bodies around the rocky points and edges at the junction, Pelican Point and balancing rock. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly mainly taken on trolled lures, particularly off Bass Point and around the timber. Quite a few Cod from 70-80cm around Glenlyon at the moment, with purple, red and black hard bodies proving to be the most effective, while the coves and stockyard point have been the better spots to fish, but the Yellowbelly have been quiet with only a few landed on bait. Heaps of Yellowbelly coming out of Coolmunda at the moment, with anglers bagging out fairly easily, they have been caught on live shrimp, live worms and frozen saltwater yabbies and there’s also been a few Cod taken on large hard bodies around the timber. After a fairly quiet weekend, Leslie Dam has picked up through the week, with a few Yellowbelly  starting to take bait, such as, frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George is still fishing well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits to the edges and around snags has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has picked up over the past week with plenty of Yellowbelly and Cod spinnerbaits and bait in the town reaches, while trolling hard bodies downstream of Bungunya has worked quite well and the Dumeresq River at Texas has gone a bit quiet with only small numbers of Yellowbelly and a few eel tail catfish about, but there’s plenty of Carp around, the best method has been using live worms and frozen saltwater yabbies.

 

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing has again remained a little quiet over the past week, but there have been some quality Snapper on 9 Mile Reef and some decent Pearl Perch on the 50’s, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Jewies throughout, Jacks around the rock walls and a few Whiting in the shallower water on the sand banks, and up around Southport has produced School Jew and Flathead in the Seaway, Whiting around Wavebreak Island and targeting structure throughout the broadwater has been productive for Bream.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has livened up a bit this week, with good numbers of quality Snapper to 8kg landed on the closer reefs, while out wider has seen a few Marlin starting to show up. Inshore fishing has also picked up this week with good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics and Whiting on surface poppers throughout most of the estuaries, Jack’s in Bell’s Creek on livies, Trevelly in the Pelican Waters canals and the Noosa River has produced a few Threadfin Salmon and some smaller Barra in the upper reaches.

 

HERVEY BAY

 

Very similar to the past few weeks, with good numbers of Whiting and Flathead off the beaches, the Mary and Burrum Rivers are still producing some nice Barra and Threadfin Salmon and Fraser Island continues to produce decent numbers of Tailor.

FISHING REPORT   – 11-10-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Bass fishing is still going alright around the area at the moment, Cressbrook, has produced Bass on soft plastics around Deer Island and Eagles Nest, you could also try casting light weighted spinnerbaits and soft plastics to the edges, or trolling small deep diving lures. Boondooma has seen Bass being taken on trolled deep divers around the junction and Pelican Point and casting soft plastics to the edges has been effective as well. Bjelke Petersen dam has again seen low numbers of Bass taken on trolled hard bodies and live bait. Somerset is still producing good quality Bass, with Pelican Point and the Eagles nest areas being the most productive, mask vibes and soft plastics have again picked up the most fish.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has again seen a few Yellowbelly and some Eel tail Catfish caught on live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies around the edges, there’s also been the odd fish taking trolled hard bodies on the drop offs in the dam, at Boondooma, the fish have mainly been caught on bait amongst the timber in the Stuart and Boyne arms, while there has still been the odd one caught on trolled hard bodies around the rocky points and edges at the junction, Pelican Point and balancing rock. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly mainly taken on trolled lures, particularly off Bass Point and around the timber. Bait and lures have both been effective as far as the fishing goes at Glenlyon Dam, with plenty of people bagging out on Yellowbelly and heaps of 15-16lb Cod landed as well. Coolmunda has been fishing very well for Cod and Yellowbelly, trolling hard bodied lures and spinnerbaits has been effective, and for the bait anglers, fishing around the timber has been productive as well, Leslie Dam has been very consistent for Yellowbelly, which have been mainly taken on bait, such as, frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms and a few anglers were rewarded with some nice Cod, casting spinnerbaits around the edges. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George is still fishing well for Yellowbelly and Eel tail Catfish, with heaps of Carp in amongst them, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has gone a bit quiet this past week with only a few Yellowbelly caught in the area with a nice 75cm Cod reportedly landed over the weekend and the lower reaches of the Dumeresq River at Texas has been the most productive for Yellowbelly with a few eel tail catfish about as well, the best method has been using live worms and frozen saltwater yabbies.

 

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GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing has again remained a little quiet over the past week, but there have been reasonable numbers of Mac Tuna and Squire on the closer reefs and the outer reefs have produced some quality Pearl Perch, Snapper and Cobia, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Jewies throughout, Jacks around the rock walls and a few Whiting in the shallower water on the sand banks, up around Southport, the Flathead Classic went well last week, with most anglers boating some quality fish, Paradise Point has been fishing well for Mangrove Jack, Sand Crabs are on the move, with some decent specimens netted and the Pin has fished well for Tailor and Flathead near the bar entrance and Kalinga Bank.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Very quiet again, as far as offshore fishing goes this week, with only a few Snapper and School Mackerel about. Inshore fishing has gone quiet around Caloundra this week with small numbers of Flathead around the sand banks and the odd Bream off the Boardwalk, however the Maroochy, Mooloolaba and Noosa Rivers have produced good numbers of Flathead, Trevally and Jacks throughout, while the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers have also seen some quality Barramundi landed as well.

 

HERVEY BAY

 

Good numbers of Whiting and Flathead off the beaches and the Mary and Burrum Rivers have produced some nice Barra and Threadfin Salmon.

Fishing Report 4-10-2012

FISHING REPORT   – 04-10-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Bass fishing is still going alright around the area at the moment, Cressbrook, has produced Bass on soft plastics around Deer Island and Eagles Nest, you could also try casting light weighted spinnerbaits and soft plastics to the edges. Boondooma has seen Bass being taken on slow rolled soft plastics and mask vibes around the Junction and Pelican Point, while the timbered area of the Stuart arm has produced fish on live shrimp, Spinnerbaits and TN60 Jackalls. Bjelke Petersen dam has again seen low numbers of Bass taken on trolled hard bodies and live bait. Somerset is still producing plenty of big Bass throughout the dam, with Pelican Point and the Eagles nest areas being the most productive, 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 and frozen saltwater yabbies around the edges, there’s also the odd fish taking trolled hard bodies on the drop offs in the dam, at Boondooma, trolling hard bodied lures just off the bottom around rocky points and edges has produced some nice fish,  casting TN60 Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and using live shrimp and worms in the timbered areas of the Stuart and Boyne arms has seen some decent fish boated as well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly taken on live shrimp, worms and frozen saltwater yabbies, particularly off Bass Point and around the timber. Bait and lures have both been effective on Cod and Yellowbelly at Glenlyon Dam, a cracking 110cm Cod was caught and released and there were also a lot around the 60-70cm mark landed as well. Yellowbelly have again been quite active at Coolmunda over the past week, with some decent fish up to 4kg caught on a range of lures, live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies, there has also been the odd Cod about and Leslie Dam has again fished well this week, with some good quality Yellowbelly, as well as a few Cod up to 16kg caught on live shrimp, worms and trolled hard bodies, the timbered area of the dam has been a favoured spot for these fish. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George saw a large number of Carp removed from the river at last weekend’s Carp Buster Comp, there was also some quality Yellowbelly landed as well, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has seen good numbers of quality Yellowbelly taken on live bait and trolled lures and the upper and lower reaches of the Dumeresq River at Texas has produced plenty of good size Yellowbelly and the odd eel tail catfish, the best method has been using live worms and frozen saltwater yabbies.

 

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GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing has again remained a little quiet over the past week, however there have been reasonable numbers of Mac Tuna and Squire on the closer reefs and the outer reefs have produced some quality Pearl Perch, Snapper and Cobia, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting throughout, with the areas around the Piggeries and behind the Golf Club producing the most fish, up around Southport, there’s been a few Jewies and small Trevelly in the Seaway, some nice Jack’s around the bridges at Paradise Point and there’s been some good catches of Flathead and Whiting around Kalinga Bank.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Very quiet again, as far as offshore fishing goes this week, a few anglers have ventured out to the wider reefs and picked up some Snapper and Cobia. Inshore fishing has seen plenty of Flathead taken throughout the passage at Caloundra and also in the Maroochy River, Bream and Whiting are active throughout most of the creeks and rivers, big Whiting have been taking surface poppers, which provides some exciting fishing and the Noosa River has seen a few Barra on the move in the upper reaches and again there has been good catches of Trevelly and Jacks around bridges and structure.

 

HERVEY BAY

 

Good numbers of Whiting and Flathead off the beaches, Barra and Threadfin Salmon on trolled lures in the Burrum River and Fraser Island is producing plenty of average size Tailor.