FISHING REPORT   – 29-11-2012

 

 

The closed season for Murray Cod in the Barwon, Macintyre and Dumaresq Rivers finishes at midnight 30^th November, these fish have been a no take species in those waterways, since 1^st September.

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam is still a bit quiet as far as lure fishing goes, but has again produced some decent numbers of fish on live shrimp. Boondooma has had a decent inflow, which has seen the dam rise back up to 99%, still reports of good fish being caught, slow rolling Ayu and Purple & White coloured spinner baits

around points in the Stuart and Boyne arms, also casting Spinner baits into the shallows in the Stuart arm, has been effective. Bjelke Petersen dam produced large numbers of smaller Bass anywhere from 28 to 35cm, with the odd bigger one in the mid 40’s, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points and timbered edges throughout the dam has worked best and at Somerset Dam, most areas from Pelican Point through to the timber at Kirkleigh are holding fish, you have to work a bit for them, but there are good numbers taking blades and plastics.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam has produced few fish again this week, bait has been the most successful, at Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber, in the Boyne and Stuart arms. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly caught, in the same areas as with the Bass. Good quality Yellowbelly have again been prominent at Glenlyon this week, using bait has been most effective, there are still a few decent size Cod up to 113cm about, there were also quite a few undersize Cod about, so make sure anything under 60cm goes back in the water. Coolmunda has produced good numbers of smaller Yellowbelly, dark coloured lures have worked well, live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have been out in good numbers, they have been best targeted with frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, trolling deep diving lures has worked as well, with a few smaller Cod taking them also. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George and Surat continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits to the edges and around snags, as well as trolling hard body lures has produced the most fish, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has fished well this past week with good reports of Yellowbelly taking spinnerbaits and bait, there has been a few Cod about as well and even though the Dumeresq River at Texas has dirtied up a bit, it has fished reasonably well for Yellowbelly using spinnerbaits and bait.

 

 

 

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing over the past week, has seen good numbers of Black Marlin about, some nice Spanish Mackerel and Cobia on the 36’s and some big Yellowtail Kingfish are getting about in the deeper channels, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting throughout the river, Jacks are still active in the deeper holes and a few Muddies are starting to appear, while up around Southport, Flathead have again been prominent around Crab Island and Jumpinpin , plenty of Jack’s hanging around the bridges throughout the estuaries and good numbers of Whiting around Coomera and Sovereign Island.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has produced some Mackerel and Cobia on trolled lures, there’s also still a few Marlin about. Inshore fishing has seen good numbers of Flathead on soft plastics throughout most of the estuaries, Whiting are taking surface poppers in the Passage at Caloundra and also in the Noosa River, Jack’s have been taken around Bells Creek, and the Noosa River has produced some thumper Flathead, with soft plastics landing the most fish.