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.