Fishing Report 28-12-2012

FISHING REPORT   – 27-12-2012

 

 

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD HAS BEEN BUSY

 

There has been plenty of activity on our waterways this Christmas, and with the weather over the next week not looking to bad, apart from a few storms getting about, our dams and waterways are going to remain fairly busy. I thought I would take this opportunity to go over a few boating safety rules. If you are going boating over the break, make sure your PFD’s (Personal Flotation Device) are in good condition and up to the latest Australian Standards, you must have a PFD for all persons in the boat and all children under the age of 12 must wear a PFD at all times, while the boat is underway. A boat is classed as being underway, most of the time, apart from when it is anchored or nosed onto a bank, in January this year a new rule was introduced regarding signage for PFD’s, if your PFD’s are not visible, you need to have a “LIFE JACKET” label fixed near to where your PFD’s are stowed. All persons on your boat must know where the PFD’s are stowed, and they must also know how to put the PFD on, as the skipper of the boat, this is your responsibility to ensure all passengers know these things.  Boat ramp rage is another issue that arises at these busy times of year. There are a few things we can do to avoid these situations, make sure you have your boat ready for launching before moving onto the ramp, offer to help, if someone is launching on their own, or even having difficulty backing the trailer, not everyone can back a trailer as good as we all like to think we can. There will be a lot of boats, kayaks, canoes and people on the water, so make sure you stay alert, if everyone does these few simple things, we should all have a safe and happy Christmas period. With the weather looking not too bad and a full moon tomorrow night, the fishing should be good, so good luck to everyone heading out for a fish these holidays and make sure you send your photos to mullet_gut@bigpond.com or drop them into the shop, you never know, your photo could end up in the paper.

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam has again produced some decent fish this week, rolling blades through suspended fish in the deeper water has been effective, while trolling hard bodies through the same areas has been successful as well, soft plastics have also worked well at the Cressbrook Creek end of the dam. Boondooma Dam is still producing good numbers of Bass, trolling spinnerbaits and hard body lures around the junction, balancing rock and the Boyne River arm, good quality Bass are being caught casting Mask Vibes and Blades around rocky edges in the Stuart timbers. Bjelke Petersen dam again produced large numbers of smaller Bass, with the odd bigger in amongst them, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points and timbered edges throughout the dam has worked best, live shrimp have been good as well, and at Somerset Dam, most areas from Pelican Point through to the timber at Kirkleigh are still holding fish, there have been some big numbers caught over the past week, soft plastics and blades have worked best, and there’s been plenty of Redclaw in Cressbrook, Somerset, Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber in the Boyne arm, while casting spinnerbaits to the timbered edges in the Stuart arm has picked up some quality fish as well. Bjelke Peterson is still producing some quality Yellowbelly, trolling hard bodies in the deeper water has worked well, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber has also seen some decent fish caught. Coolmunda is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, with a few smaller Cod in amongst them, trolling the old creek beds and along the wall has worked well, casting Jackalls in the shallow water at the bottom end of the dam has also been effective and live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have again been out in good numbers, they have been taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, trolling LittleMax blades in the shallows and also trolling deep diving lures in the deeper water, out from the buoy line has worked as well, there has also been quite a few smaller Cod and stacks of Silver Perch and Jew landed using bait.

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 20-12-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam has again produced some decent fish this week, rolling blades through suspended fish in the deeper water has been effective, while trolling hard bodies through the same areas has been successful as well, soft plastics have also worked well at the Cressbrook Creek end of the dam. Boondooma Dam is still producing good numbers of Bass, trolling spinnerbaits and hard body lures from the main basin through to the river arms is producing fish, good quality Bass are being caught casting Mask Vibes and Blades around rocky edges in the Stuart timbers. Bjelke Petersen dam again produced large numbers of smaller Bass, with the odd bigger in amongst them, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points and timbered edges throughout the dam has worked best, live shrimp have been good as well, and at Somerset Dam, most areas from Pelican Point through to the timber at Kirkleigh are still holding fish, there have been some big numbers caught over the past week, soft plastics and blades have worked well on the suspended fish, while hopping soft vibes along the bottom has produced the bigger fish and there’s been plenty of Redclaw in Cressbrook, Somerset, Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam is still producing a few fish on bait off the banks, and also on trolled lures and spinnerbaits, working the drop-offs throughout the dam, at Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber in the Boyne and Stuart arms and trolling hard bodies in 30-40ft of water is producing fish as well. Bjelke Peterson is still producing some quality Yellowbelly, trolling hard bodies in the deeper water has worked well, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber has also seen some decent fish caught. Good quality Yellowbelly are still taking darker coloured lures at Glenlyon this week, there have also been a lot of smaller Cod about, with bait and lures working on these fish. Coolmunda is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, with a few smaller Cod in amongst them, trolling the old creek beds and along the wall has worked well, casting spinnerbaits amongst the timber has also been effective and live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have again been out in good numbers, they have been taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, trolling deep diving lures has worked as well, there has also been quite a few smaller Cod and stacks of Silver Perch and Jew landed using bait. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George and Surat continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting dark coloured spinnerbaits 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.

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GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing has been a bit quiet this week due to big seas, while inshore, the Tweed River has again seen reasonable numbers of Flathead throughout, Jacks have still been active around the bridges, while up around Southport, there are a few Jack’s around structure at Runaway Bay and in the Nerang River, big Whiting in Coombabah Creek and the Seaway has again produced Mulloway along the north wall, on the run in tide.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

The same story as the Gold Coast with the offshore fishing, inshore fishing has been a bit quiet as well, with a few Queenies landed in the Pelican Waters canals, plenty of Whiting off Golden Beach at Caloundra and also small numbers of Whiting, Flathead, Jack’s and a few Tailor in the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers.

 

 

 

FISHING REPORT   – 13-12-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Firstly, congratulations to MGM staff members Justin and Clinton, on taking out last weekend’s Basstastic event at Somerset Dam. Well done guys!!!

Cressbrook Dam has again produced some decent fish this week, rolling blades through suspended fish in the deeper water has been effective, while trolling hard bodies through the same areas has been successful as well, darker colours seem to be popular at the moment. Boondooma Dam has seen some quality Bass taken off the edges, with Blades and Jackalls proving to be the most effective, spinnerbaits and bait are still working in the Stuart and Boyne arms, while trolling hard bodies around the junction has again produced some fish as well. Bjelke Petersen dam again produced large numbers of smaller Bass, with the odd bigger in amongst them, casting small blades and spinnerbaits around the points and timbered edges throughout the dam has worked best, live shrimp have good as well, and at Somerset Dam, most areas from Pelican Point through to the timber at Kirkleigh are holding fish, there have been some big numbers caught over the past week, soft plastics and blades have worked well on the suspended fish, while hopping soft vibes along the bottom has produced the bigger fish.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam is still producing a few fish on bait off the banks, and also on trolled lures, working the drop-offs throughout the dam, at Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber, in the Boyne and Stuart arms and trolling hard bodies in 30-40ft of water is producing fish as well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly taken, trolling hard bodies in the deeper water has worked well, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber has also seen some decent fish caught. Good quality Yellowbelly are still taking darker coloured lures at Glenlyon this week, there have also been a few smaller Cod about, with bait and lures working on these fish. Coolmunda is producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, with a few smaller Cod in amongst them, trolling the old creek beds and along the wall has worked well, live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have again been out in good numbers, they have been taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp, trolling deep diving lures has worked as well, there has also been quite a few smaller Cod and stacks of Silver Perch and Jew landed using bait. As far as the rivers go, the Balonne at St.George and Surat continues to fish well for Yellowbelly and Cod, casting spinnerbaits 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 the Dumeresq River at Texas has fished reasonably well for Yellowbelly and smaller Cod using lures and bait, there’s still quite a few Carp about as well.

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GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing this week, has again seen good numbers of smaller Black Marlin taking trolled lures in 25-30 metres of water, Yellowfin Tuna and Mackerel are hanging about 9 Mile Reef, and the 50 Fathoms have seen good numbers of Wahoo, Cobia and Blue Marlin, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting throughout, Jacks are still active around structure, while up around Southport, Flathead have been taking hard body lures around Crab Island, plenty of Jack’s around Sovereign Island and the Runaway Bay canals, Whiting at the council chambers and in most of the creeks, Sand Crabs in the southern parts of the Broadwater and the Seaway has produced Mulloway and Trevelly along the north wall, on the run in tide.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has seen the inner reefs producing a mix of smaller reef fish, while the wider reefs are producing a few Spotty Mackerel, Cobia, Wahoo and Yellowtail Kingfish, while inshore fishing is much the same as last week, with good size Flathead landed off the Boardwalk at Caloundra, Whiting at the Power Boat Club and throughout the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers, some nice Mangrove Jack and Barramundi also in the Noosa River, Jack’s up to 50cm have also been taken around Bells Creek, and the Pelican Waters canals have been alive with smaller Trevelly and Queenies.

 

 

 

 

Fshing Report 6-12-2012

FISHING REPORT   – 06-12-2012

 

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam has produced a few fish this week, rolling blades through suspended fish in the deeper water has been effective, while trolling hard bodies through the same areas has been successful as well. The Stuart and Boyne arms are still a bit dirty at Boondooma, but spinnerbaits and bait are still working in those areas, trolling hard bodies around the junction has produced fish as well. Bjelke Petersen dam again produced large numbers of smaller Bass anywhere from 28 to 35cm, with the odd bigger one in the mid 40’s being lqanded, 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 still have to work a bit for them, but there are good numbers taking blades and plastics. There are also plenty of redclaw starting to show up, in Cressbrook and Somerset.

 

YELLOWBELLY AND COD.

 

Cooby Dam is still producing some nice fish on bait off the banks, and also on trolled lures throughout the dam, at Boondooma, live shrimp are working well around the timber, in the Boyne and Stuart arms and trolling hard bodies in 30-40ft of water is producing fish as well. Bjelke Peterson has seen some quality Yellowbelly landed, again trolling hard bodies in the deeper water has worked well, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber has also seen some decent fish caught. Good quality Yellowbelly are smashing green and black coloured lures at Glenlyon this week, there have also been a few decent size Cod about, with a couple in the mid 90’s caught and released over the past few days. Coolmunda is producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, with a few smaller Cod in amongst them, trolling the old creek beds and along the wall has worked well, live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies have both been successful for the bait anglers. At Leslie Dam, Yellowbelly have again 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 a few Cod, casting spinnerbaits, 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 the Dumeresq River at Texas has fished reasonably well for Yellowbelly and smaller Cod using lures and bait, there’s also been heaps of Carp about as well.

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GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing over the past week, has seen good numbers of smaller Black Marlin taking trolled lures in 25-30 metres of water, Yellowtail Kingfish have been caught on jigs and live bait on the 50’s and the closer reefs have produced a few Trag Jew and Tailor at night, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting throughout, Jacks are still active in the deeper holes and around structure, while up around Southport, Flathead have been taking hard body lures around Crab Island, plenty of Jack’s around Sovereign Island and the Runaway Bay canals, Whiting at the council chambers and in most of the creeks, Sand Crabs in the southern parts of the Broadwater and the Seaway has produced Mulloway and Trevelly on the run in tide.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has seen a few Spotty Mackerel starting to show up in amongst the Marlin on the wider reefs, a mix of Cobia, Grassy Sweetlip, Snapper and Pearl Perch have been prominent around Murphy’s Reef, while inshore fishing has seen good size Flathead landed off the Boardwalk at Caloundra, Whiting at the Power Boat Club and throughout the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers, some nice Mangrove Jack and Barramundi also in the Noosa River, Jack’s up to 50cm have also been taken around Bells Creek, and the Pelican Waters canals have been alive with smaller Trevelly and Queenies.