Fishing Report 19-12-2013

FISHING REPORT – 19-12-2013

BASS

Cressbrook Dam is fishing a bit tough for Bass, soft plastics are still working, looking along the buoy line and across to Deer Island for suspended fish is still a good option, it’s also worth a look near the eagles nest and into the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam. Somerset Dam has again seen some good catches over   the past week; Queen Street was again a popular spot for the anglers, where hopping blades and Soft Vibes have been effective. Trolling hard bodies from the junction to the start of the timber in the Stuart arm has again worked well at Boondooma this week, while casting Spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the trees, in the upper reaches of that same arm has been good also. Similar at Bjelke Peterson, it has again produced good numbers of Bass, working the edges, leading into the timber, with spinnerbaits, Jackalls and Blades, while trolling hard bodies through the main bays of the dam has produced some good fish as well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

A bit quieter at Cooby this week, although there are a still few Yellowbelly, around the weed edges, trolled hard bodies and spinnerbaits have worked well again, while blades, live Shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have been effective on the deeper fish, the land based anglers have also caught a few, with bait being the best option for them. Glenlyon has improved again this week, with good numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch landed, live Shrimp have again been the pick of the baits, while trolled hard bodies and Spinnerbaits have seen a few Cod caught, but they have only been around the 60-70cm mark. Coolmunda has produced a few Yellowbelly on Jackalls and Spinnerbaits, worked around the timber, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies and trolled hard bodies have been effective along the old creek beds. Leslie Dam is still a bit quiet at the moment, using a sounder to locate the fish in the main basin and targeting them with bait has picked up a couple and if you head up to the back reaches near the boulders there’s still the odd fish hitting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits as well, and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait and trolled hard bodies have been effective around the junction, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber and to the edges in both arms has produced some quality fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, casting reaction lures, like spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the timber has been a popular method and trolled hard bodies have worked well in the main basin. As for the rivers, locally the Condamine has produced a few Yellowbelly and Cod, mainly on the Southern part of the downs.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has again produced plenty of Kingies on knife jigs on the 50’s, good numbers of Dolphin Fish on the 36’s and 50’s and out the front of the Pin has again seen some smaller Black Marlin getting about. Inshore fishing has seen smaller Kingies and Trevally, early morning on the run in tide, in the Seaway, Whiting are still prominent around the mouth of the Coomera River and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River, Jacks around the bridges throughout the canals and Hinze Dam has been firing for Bass.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has seen some decent schools of Spotty Mackerel getting about, casting metal slugs and running them back through the fish has worked the best, and a few reports of mixed reef fish on 12 Mile and Sunshine Reefs. Inshore fishing has seen the Bar entrance at Caloundra producing some nice Flathead, while in the passage, smaller Jewies are holding in the deeper holes, the Maroochy River has been fishing well for Jacks around the creek mouths Flathead, Trevally and Jewies at the mouth of the Noosa River, Whiting on surface poppers just inside the river mouth and the beaches have been fishing quite well, with good reports of bigger Dart on the early morning high tides and also a few Whiting and Flathead on the run out tides in the in close gutters.

 

 

 

FISHING REPORT – 12-12-2013

BASS

Cressbrook Dam is still fishing quite well for Bass, soft plastics and spinnerbaits are still working, looking along the buoy line and across to Deer Island, where the fish are suspended at about 20-30ft is still a good option, it’s also worth a look near the eagles nest and into the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam, the fish are by no means easy to catch, but if you happen to hook a few, there are some quality fish getting about. Somerset Dam saw some good catches over the weekend and into the start of this week, the deeper water in the timbered part of the dam saw the fish suspended at about 20ft and working Spinnerbaits through these fish produced some good results. Queen Street was also a popular spot for the anglers, where vertically worked blades were effective. Trolling hard bodies from the junction to the start of the timber in the Stuart arm has been very productive at Boondooma this week, while casting Spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the trees, in the upper reaches of that same arm has been good as well. Bjelke Peterson has also produced good numbers of Bass this week, working the edges, leading into the timber, with spinnerbaits, Jackalls and Blades has been good, while trolling hard bodies through the main bays of the dam has produced some good fish as well, and down at Maroon Dam, anglers have managed to land a few nice Bass over the past week, Spinnerbaits worked around the weed edges, early morning and late afternoon has been effective.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Fairly similar at Cooby this week it’s still fishing well for Yellowbelly, although the fish have been a bit smaller, around the weed edges, trolled hard bodies and spinnerbaits have worked well again, while blades, live Shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have been effective on the deeper schooled fish, the land based anglers have also caught a few, with bait being the best option for them. Glenlyon has improved again this week, with good numbers of Yellowbelly and Silver Perch landed, live Shrimp have again been the pick of the baits, while trolled hard bodies and Spinnerbaits have seen a few Cod caught, but they have only been around the 60-70cm mark. Coolmunda has produced a few Yellowbelly on Jackalls and Spinnerbaits, worked around the timber, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies and trolled hard bodies have been effective along the old creek beds. Leslie Dam has been a bit quiet this week, using a sounder to locate the fish in the main basin and targeting them with bait has picked up a couple and if you head up to the back reaches near the boulders there’s still the odd fish hitting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits as well, and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait and trolled hard bodies have been effective around the junction, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber and to the edges in both arms has produced some quality fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, casting reaction lures, like spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the timber has been a popular method and trolled hard bodies have worked well in the main basin.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has again produced plenty of Kingies on knife jigs on the 50’s, Palm Beach and Mermaid Reefs has been good for Spotty Mackerel and out the front of the Pin in 50-80m of water has seen some smaller Black Marlin getting about. Inshore fishing has seen smaller Kingies and Trevally, early morning on the run in tide, in the Seaway, Whiting are still prominent around the mouth of the Coomera River and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River, Jacks around the bridges throughout the canals and the southern Broadwater has again seen stacks of Sand Crabs getting about.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has seen some decent schools of Spotty Mackerel, Long Tail and Mac Tuna getting about, trolling livies and deep diving hard bodies has worked well on those fish, while there have been good reports of Coral Trout on Sunshine Reef. Inshore fishing has seen the passage at Caloundra producing some nice Flathead, the Maroochy River has been fishing well for Flathead, Trevally and Jacks, Trevally, Jewies, Tailor and Flathead at the mouth of the Noosa River, Whiting on surface poppers just inside the river mouth and the beaches have produced good numbers of quality Whiting and Dart.

 

Fishing Report 28-11-2013

FISHING REPORT – 28-11-2013

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has been fishing well for Bass, with some quality fish from 38-44cm hitting soft plastics and spinnerbaits, look along the buoy line and across to Deer Island, where the fish are suspended at about 20-30ft, it’s also worth a look near the eagles nest and into the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam. Somerset Dam has kicked into gear again this week; with some good solid fish taking soft plastics and ice jigs, the fish are still holding in Bay 13, Queen Street and around Pelican Point. Boondooma Dam has got a good reaction bite going at the moment, with quality fish taking TN60 Jackalls and spinnerbaits, cast to the edges. Bjelke Peterson has also produced good numbers of Bass this week, working the edges with spinnerbaits in the timbered areas has been good while Bass point has seen a few taken on Blades and trolled hard bodies and down at Moogerah Dam, anglers have managed to land a few nice Bass over the past week, most fish were landed in and around the timber while casting blades, another successful has been in the bay opposite the dam wall, while some fish were also landed trolling hard bodies along the southern bank.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Fairly similar at Cooby this week it’s still fishing well for Yellowbelly around the weed edges, trolled hard bodies and spinnerbaits have worked well on those fish while blades, ice jigs and frozen saltwater yabbies have been effective on the deeper schooled fish and there are still a few Cod taking spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies. Glenlyon has improved slightly this week, with a few Yellowbelly taking bait, but the Cod are still a bit quiet. Coolmunda has produced good numbers of Cod on lures, around the timber, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies have been effective for yellowbelly. Leslie Dam is continuing to fish quite well on both lures and bait, using a sounder to locate the fish in the main basin and targeting them with bait has been effective and casting purple Spinnerbaits to the rock wall near the buoy line has produced some nice Cod up to 80cm, and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait and trolled hard bodies have been effective in the main basin, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber and to the edges throughout the dam has produced some quality fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, casting reaction lures, like spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the timber has been a popular method. As for the rivers, at midnight this Saturday night the ban on Cod fishing in the Border Rivers and also the rivers throughout NSW finishes, so if you like fishing those areas, it’s all systems go in those areas, however the Dumeresq and Macintyre Rivers are fairly dirty at the moment, which has made the fishing fairly tough this week.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has been fairly good this week, the 18’s & 24’s have produced a few smaller Black Marlin and the odd Pearl Perch and there’s still plenty of Kingies and Amberjack hitting jigs on the 50’s. Inshore fishing has seen smaller Kingies and Trevally out the front of Wavebreak Island,  Jumpinpin has been good for Flathead and Tailor on the incoming tide, Whiting at the mouth of the Coomera River and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and the southern Broadwater has again seen a few Sand Crabs getting about.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has seen some decent schools of Spotty Mackerel and Long Tail Tuna getting about, the majority of these fish have been taken on cast and retrieved slugs around the 18-25 gram size, while there have been good reports of Tusk Fish and Grassy Sweetlip taken at Caloundra wide. Inshore fishing has seen the passage at Caloundra producing some nice Flathead and few smaller Bream, Trevelly and Jacks around the bridges in the Pelican Waters canals. The Maroochy River has been fishing well for Flathead and Jacks in the upper reaches, Trevally and Chopper Tailor at the mouth of the Noosa River on the run in tide and the beaches have produced good numbers of quality Whiting.

Fishing Report 21-11-2013

FISHING REPORT   – 21-11-2013

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has seen a few anglers having some success on schooled fish out from Deer Island and near the Eagles Nest, soft plastics, blades and live shrimp have been the best options on these fish. Somerset Dam has been a bit quieter this week; there’s plenty of fish showing on the sounder, but it has been a bit harder getting them to bite, the fish are still holding in Bay 13, Queen Street and around Pelican Point, targeting these fish with soft plastics, blades and soft vibes should bring the best results. Again, not a lot has changed at Boondooma, another good week, more and more reports of fish being caught in main bay on hard bodies. Some big bass on spinner baits flicking the banks near pelican point, Redclaw are now moving down the dam so once you find them, good size and numbers are being caught. At Bjelke Peterson, casting 5/8oz spinnerbaits to the edges, in the timbered area has produced heaps of Bass around the 35cm mark, working the spinnerbaits slow and close to the bottom has been the best method. Maroon Dam was jam packed with anglers last weekend; they were participating in the Maroon Fishing Classic. Live shrimp proved to be the hot bait for the weekend, however surface lures, TN60 Jackalls and Spinnerbaits were effective as well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby is still fishing well for Yellowbelly around the weed edges, trolled hard bodies and spinnerbaits have worked well on those fish while blades, ice jigs and frozen saltwater yabbies have been effective on the deeper schooled fish and there were a couple of Cod taken on spinnerbaits. Glenlyon has gone quiet this week, there is a lot of water being released from this impoundment, which has shut the fish down. At Coolmunda, trolling darker coloured hard bodies along the drop-offs has worked well, while casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits around the timber has been good also and as far as bait goes, frozen saltwater yabbies have been the best option. Leslie Dam has continued to fish quite well this past week with reports of some nice fish being landed, mainly on TN60 Jackalls and trolled hard bodies, up around the Black Boys, live shrimp have worked well in the main basin and a couple of Cod were landed, near the rocks at the buoy line, and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait and trolled hard bodies have been effective in the main basin, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the upper reaches of the Stuart and Boyne arms has again produced some big fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, big Yellowbelly have been taking spinnerbaits around the timber. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq at Texas, the Balonne at St. George and the Condamine River right through our region has seen good numbers of Yellowbelly taken on frozen Saltwater Yabbies and Spinnerbaits.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has improved this week, the 18’s & 24’s have produced good size Cobia and a few smaller Black Marlin, stacks of Kingies hitting jigs on the 50’s and if you venture out wider to the 110m line, there has been plenty of Mahi Mahi getting about. Inshore fishing has seen smaller Kingies and Trevally hitting lures, in the Seaway, early morning on the run in tide, a few Flathead still getting about Kalinga Banks, Whiting at the mouth of the Coomera River and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and the southern Broadwater has produced a few Sand Crabs.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has seen a few smaller Black Marlin, Spanish and School Mackerel getting about, while mixed bags of reef fish have been fairly consistent on the Barwon Banks, Outer Gneerings and also Currimundi Reef to Caloundra wide. Inshore fishing has seen the passage at Caloundra and also the Mooloolah River fishing well on the banks for Whiting, Flathead and few solid Bream. The Mooloolah River is also producing some decent Trevally around the bridges, early morning on soft plastics. The Maroochy River has been fishing well for Flathead around the mouth, Bream and Trevally on plastics around the bridges, a few early season Jacks are taking live bait around the creek mouths at night and Lake Weyba has seen a few Whiting and Bream taking surface poppers along the edges.

FISHING REPORT   – 14-11-2013

BASS

Somerset Dam has fired over the past week; with plenty of quality Bass hitting Slider Grubs and trolled dark coloured hard bodies around Bay13 and Pelican Point, while VX40 blades and Ice Jigs have produced good numbers around the timber at Kirkleigh, working in 25-30ft of water, just out of the creek beds, has worked best. Cressbrook has again produced fairly good numbers of Bass, casting Blades and Jackalls to the edges has produced a few fish, there is also good numbers of quality fish suspended in the deeper water, in the main basin, trolled hard bodies have picked up the majority of these fish. Again, not a lot has changed at Boondooma this week, the mid to upper reaches of the Stuart and Boyne arms have again produced some nice Bass on Jackalls and Spinnerbaits, with the Boyne arm fishing a little better out of the two. At Bjelke Peterson, casting 5/8oz spinnerbaits to the edges, in the timbered area has produced heaps of Bass around the 35cm mark, working the spinnerbaits slow and close to the bottom has been the best method. The water level has dropped about 400mm in the past couple of weeks, so take extra care when heading into those timbered areas, there are a few submerged stumps just under the surface.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Plenty of activity again, for Yellowbelly and Cod fishing this week, casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits to the edges, around the weed and structure, has been effective at Cooby, EcoGear VX40 Blades and Ice Jigs have again worked well on the deeper fish, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Shrimp have again been popular baits. Glenlyon has been good again this week, with plenty of Cod getting about, some decent sized fish have been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas, Yellowbelly have also been quite active, trolled hard bodies, spinnerbaits, live shrimp and worms have worked well on these fish. At Coolmunda, trolling Purple or Red and Black coloured hard bodies along the drop-offs has worked well, while casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits around the timber has been good also and using bait in these same areas has seen some decent fish landed again. Leslie Dam has continued to fish quite well this past week with reports of some nice fish being landed, mainly on TN60 Jackalls, cast to the edges, up past the Black Boys, while Blades, frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Shrimp have again been effective in the main basin in about 35 feet of water, Somerset is also firing for Yellowbelly at the moment, trolling dark coloured hard bodies in the Pelican Point and Bay 13 areas has been effective, while blades and Ice Jigs have worked well in the timber and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait has been effective in the Stuart and Boyne arms and casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the upper reaches of the Stuart arm has produced some big fish as well, while at Bjelke Peterson, big Yellowbelly have been taking spinnerbaits around the timber. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq at Texas and the Balonne at St. George have seen good numbers of Yellowbelly taken on frozen Saltwater Yabbies and Spinnerbaits.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has been steady this week, the Southern 24’s have produced good size Cobia and a few smaller Blue and Black Marlin, while on the 50’s, Pearl Perch, Kingies and Amberjack have again been on the move. Inshore fishing has seen Tailor and Jewies on live bait, along the rock walls, in the Seaway, reasonable numbers of Flathead at the Pin, Whiting out from Sea World and near the Council Chambers in the Nerang River and a few Muddies have started showing up around the mouths of most of the creeks and rivers.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has again been a bit quiet this week, but there has been the odd Spotty Mackerel and Yellowfin Tuna getting about and the outer reefs have produced the odd Snapper, Pearl Perch, Cobia and Kingy. Inshore fishing has again seen a few Flathead and Whiting taken in the Passage, quality Mangrove Jacks are hanging around structure, in most of the estuaries, but you do have work hard for them, the Maroochy River has seen some good action for Whiting, on poppers along the sand bars, but you will have venture into the upper reaches to get any decent numbers, while in the Noosa River, there are plenty of Flathead, Whiting, School Jew and Mangrove Jack throughout.

 

FISHING REPORT   – 31-10-2013

BASS

Somerset Dam has again seen a few fish landed this week; they are a bit tentative at the moment, so you have to work pretty hard for them. Bay13 and the Pelican Point area are the best spots, soft plastics, Blades and Mask Vibes have worked well on these fish, while Jackalls and Spinnerbaits have been successful around the timber at Kirkleigh. Cressbrook has produced low numbers of Bass, casting Blades and Spinnerbaits to the edges has produced a few fish, there are still a few schools in the Eagles Nest area, and these fish have been tempted by hopping Jackalls and blades through them. The upper reaches of the Stuart and Boyne arms of Boondooma Dam have again produced some nice Bass on Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies. Casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits in the upper reaches, around the timber has produced some smaller Bass in Bjelke Peterson. Moogerah is fishing quite well, particularly in the early morning and late afternoon.  There has been a few legal sized Bass landed in the main basin just off the bank near the camping boat ramp on live shrimps.  Lure anglers are having the most success in the western part of the dam on a variety of lures, trolling along the timbered edges has also been successfull, and Maroon Dam has again seen some nice fish taking surface poppers, early morning and late afternoon, casting Jackalls and smaller Spinnerbaits around the weed edges has been effective as well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Plenty of activity again, for Yellowbelly and Cod fishing this week, casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits to the edges, around the weed and structure, has been effective at Cooby, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Shrimp have been a popular bait. Glenlyon has again seen plenty of Cod getting about, some decent sized fish have been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas, Yellowbelly have also been quite active, trolled hard bodies, spinnerbaits, live shrimp and worms have worked well on these fish. At Coolmunda, trolling hard bodies along the drop-offs has worked well, while casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits around the timber has been good also and using bait in these same areas has seen some decent fish landed as well, Leslie Dam has been fishing quite well over the past week, with some nice fish landed on both lures and bait, Power Bombs, Jackalls and trolling in the deeper water using deep diving lures has been effective, while some nice fish were also landed using blades. The bait Anglers also had success, mainly on salt water yabbies and shrimp.  There were also a few Cod landed over the weekend, Spinnerbaits cast around the timber was the best method for these fish, and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait has been effective in the Stuart and Boyne arms and casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the upper reaches of the Stuart arm has produced some big fish as well, while at Bjelke Peterson, big Yellowbelly have been taking spinnerbaits around the timber.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has been a bit quiet due to the windy conditions, however, there has been some quality Kingies and Sampson Fish hitting live bait on the northern 36’s. Inshore fishing has seen Trevally and Tailor taking surface poppers in the Seaway, late afternoon on the run in tide has been the best time, smaller numbers of Flathead throughout the Broadwater, Jack’s around structure in the Nerang River, plenty of Whiting on live Yabbies and Worms throughout the estuaries and some nice Bass have been landed in the upper reaches of the Coomera River.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has again been a bit quiet this week, but there has been the odd Spotty Mackerel and small Black Marlin getting about and a few mixed bags of reef fish have come from the Barwon Banks. Inshore fishing has again seen a few Flathead and Bream taken off the Boardwalk, big Whiting throughout the passage, Mangrove Jack in Currumundi Lake, a few Mud Crabs in Bells Creek, while in the Noosa River, Trevally, Tarpon and Flathead have been active at the river mouth, 40-45cm Whiting are taking poppers in the shallows and prawns are everywhere throughout the system.

 

FISHING REPORT   – 24-10-2013

BASS

Somerset Dam has again seen a few fish landed this week, Queen Street, Bay13 and the Pelican Point area are the best spots, soft plastics, Blades and Mask Vibes have worked well on these fish, while Jackalls and Spinnerbaits have been successful around the timber at Kirkleigh. Cressbrook has also produced some decent Bass again, casting Blades and Spinnerbaits to the edges has produced good results, there are still a few schools in the Eagles Nest area, and these fish have been tempted by hopping Jackalls and blades through them. The upper reaches of the Stuart and Boyne arms of Boondooma Dam has produced some nice Bass on Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and trolled hard bodies. Casting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits in the upper reaches, around the timber has produced some smaller Bass in Bjelke Peterson. Moogerah Dam continues to fish well with some nice Bass hitting TN60 Jackalls around the timber and also off the edges, and Maroon Dam has again seen some nice fish taking surface poppers, early morning and late afternoon, casting Jackalls and smaller Spinnerbaits around the weed edges has been effective as well.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Plenty of activity again, for Yellowbelly and Cod fishing this week, slow rolling blades, close to the bottom has been effective at Cooby, also try trolling green and yellow hard body lures, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies have been a popular bait. Glenlyon has again seen plenty of Cod getting about, some decent sized fish have been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas, Yellowbelly have also been quite active, trolled hard bodies, spinnerbaits, live shrimp and worms have worked well on these fish. At Coolmunda, Jackalls and Spinnerbaits have been successful on both Cod and Yellowbelly, the timbered area has produced most of the Cod, with the Yellowbelly taken off the edges and on the troll, Leslie Dam has slowed down slightly but anglers are still landing some nice fish, with trolled hard bodies and Jackalls working well, there were also some legal sized Yellowbelly landed across from the wall in the rocky structure on shrimps and saltwater yabbies, and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, in Boondooma, bait has been effective in the Stuart and Boyne arms and casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the upper reaches of the Stuart arm has produced some big fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, big Yellowbelly have been taking spinnerbaits around the timber. As for the rivers, the deeper holes along the Condamine are producing quality Yellowbelly and smaller Cod on Spinnerbaits, the Balonne at St. George has seen a few Yellowbelly taking live shrimp and crays, as well as the odd one hitting Spinnerbaits, things are a bit quiet at Goondiwindi at the moment, but if you want to help rid the river of some Carp, there is a Carp Buster event being held there this weekend, there’s plenty of prizes and if you need any further information, check out the Murray-Darling Committee website www.qmdc.org.au.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has been a bit quiet due to the windy conditions, however, there are a few Cobia getting about the Artificial Reef, north of the Seaway, the odd smaller Black Marlin on the 24’s and a few Snapper and Pearl Perch on the northern 50’s. Inshore fishing has seen Trevally, Kingies and Tailor taking surface poppers in the Seaway, late afternoon on the run in tide has been the best time, good numbers of Flathead throughout the Broadwater, Jack’s around structure in the Nerang River, plenty of Whiting on live Yabbies and Worms throughout the estuaries and some nice Bass have been landed in the upper reaches of the Coomera River.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has again been a bit quiet this week, but there has been the odd Spotty Mackerel and small Black Marlin getting about and a few mixed bags of reef fish have come from the Barwon Banks. Inshore fishing has again seen most of the estuaries producing quality Flathead on soft plastics and Whiting on surface poppers, bait is still a good option on these fish as well, some big Estuary Cod in the Pelican Waters canals while in the Noosa River, Trevally at the river mouth, Whiting and Flathead throughout and a few smaller Jacks have been active, upstream of Woods Bay.

 

FISHING REPORT   – 17-10-2013

BASS

Somerset Dam has seen a few fish landed this week, Queen Street, Bay13 and the Pelican Point area are the best spots, for the fish holding closer to the bottom, slow rolled soft plastics worked tight to the bottom, has been good, while a faster retrieve with plastics and blades, has worked well on any suspended fish. Cressbrook has produced some decent Bass to 45cm, casting soft plastics to the edges in the Bull Creek arm has been the best spot for these fish, there are also a few schools in the Eagles Nest area, and these fish have been tempted by hopping Jackalls and blades through them. The upper reaches of the Stuart arm of Boondooma Dam has produced some nice Bass on Jackalls and spinnerbaits. Bass Point has again been an active spot for quite a few smaller Bass at Bjelke Peterson, soft plastics and trolled lures have been effective on these fish. Moogerah Dam has been fishing quite well with some nice Bass landed in the timber on live shrimp, as well as TN60 Jackalls, MegaBass Power Bombs and gold Blades and Maroon Dam has again produced good fish on surface lures, early morning and late afternoon.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Plenty of activity as far as Yellowbelly and Cod fishing goes this week, with a lot of our local dams producing plenty of fish, slow rolling blades, close to the bottom has been effective at Cooby, also try trolling green and yellow hard body lures, while frozen Saltwater Yabbies have been a popular bait. Glenlyon has again seen plenty of Cod getting about, some decent sized fish have been hitting bigger Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas, Yellowbelly have also been quite active, live shrimp and worms have worked well on these fish. At Coolmunda, Jackalls and Spinnerbaits have been successful on both Cod and Yellowbelly, the timbered area has produced most of the Cod, with the Yellowbelly taken off the edges and on the troll. Leslie Dam has been fishing quite well, with a number of anglers landing some nice fish, using bait, just opposite the dam wall has been popular, while a few anglers have had success up near the "Black Boys" on blades, a few smaller Cod have been getting about and heaps of Jewies have been caught off the edges, in the shallower water, and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have produced good numbers of Yellowbelly again, in Boondooma, bait has been effective in the Stuart and Boyne arms and casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the upper reaches of the Stuart arm has produced some big fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, big Yellowbelly have been taking spinnerbaits around the timber. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi and the Dumaresq River at Texas have both produced some nice Yellowbelly on trolled lures and spinnerbaits, there has been a few Cod in amongst them, don’t forget, it is closed season for Cod in the border rivers, so make sure any of these fish that are caught, are released back into the water as quickly as possible.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has seen a few Cobia on the Artificial Reef, north of the Seaway, small Black Marlin on the 24’s and a few Snapper and Pearl Perch on the northern 50’s. Inshore fishing has seen Jewies on live bait and soft plastics in the Seaway, big Flathead along the rock walls in the Seaway, plenty of Gar around Crab and Wavebreak Islands, Jack’s around structure in the Coomera and Nerang Rivers, plenty of Whiting on live Yabbies and Worms throughout the estuaries and a few Sand Crabs are getting about on the Southern end of the Broadwater.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has again been a bit quiet this week, but there has been some smaller Snapper and Sweetlip on the closer reefs, Snapper, Cobia and Pearl Perch at the bottom end of North Reef and there’s also been the odd Mackerel getting about. Inshore fishing has seen most of the estuaries producing quality Flathead on soft plastics and Whiting on surface poppers, bait has also been effective on these fish, Trevally around structure in the Mooloolah River, Mangrove Jack in Bells Creek and the Pelican Waters canals while in the Noosa River, Trevally in Woods Bay, Whiting, Flathead and Jewies at the river mouth and some nice Barra, between 70 and 90cm, have been firing in the upper reaches.

 

 

Fishing Report 10-10-2013

Leslie Dam:

Lots of yellow belly caught over the weekend both on salt water yabbies and lures. Lures that are working well at the moment are blades and lipless crank baits, Working them in the shallow water around the edges of the dam early in the morning and late afternoon. Couple of cod around the 7 kg mark caught in the Condamine River at Warwick on spinnerbaits with large Colorado style blades.

Cooby Dam:

Has been producing some good quality yellow belly both along the shallow weed beds and in the deeper water around 30ft mark. Lures like the Strada Ferals and Stump Jumpers in red/black or black/yellow have been working well on the troll while casting tn60 or mask vibes having been working well in that deeper water hopping them of the bottom.

Cressbrook Dam:

It has still been a bit tough for anglers this week. There has been bass caught around the 40cm size in scattered schools around the dam. Most fish have been caught on soft plastics and smaller vibes. Trolling around the points has seen a few yellow belly of legal size also.

Glenlyon Dam:

This week has seen lots of Murray Cod caught. Lots of small cod but there have been a number of larger cod around the 10kg mark about half way up the dam. Most of the cod have been caught on spinnerbaits and also on live shrimp. The yellow belly have been caught on saltwater yabbies and small hard body lures. The better quality have been caught on hard bodies  with yellow belly up to 3kg.

Coolmunda:

There have been quite a few yellowbelly caught this week. Fish have been biting on a number of lures like hardbody and spinnerbaits in different blade configuratios. Saltwater yabbies has been the best bait to use. A few Cod have been caught on the troll on hardbody lures and the odd one on bait.

Texas:

Plenty of yellow belly this week, taking a variety of lures this week as the water has cleared up a bit. Hard body, soft vibes, tn60 jackalls and spinnerbaits have all produced fish. Saltwater yabbies have also worked well but most fish have been caught on lures

Goondiwindi:

The fishing has been a little slow as the water temperature is still quite cool and the yellow belly haven’t really been on the bite. There have been a few caught on hardbody lures but  have been very scattered.

Tweed:

Inshore:

Pleanty of Flathead caught on soft plastics casting over the drop offs and weed banks. Trolling small hardbody has also produced a few. Bait fishing with small white bait has seen a few nice flathead as well. Good numbers of whiting have started to turn up around the Anchorage. With the warmer water Mangrove Jack are starting to show up at Tumbulgum Bridge on live mullet as well as the odd Jew. Along the beaches around Kings cliff there have still been Tailor about.

Offshore:

Some good quality Cobia at 9 mile reef and Fido’s reef. Still some good snapper around being caught on soft plastics, lucanus Jigs and on fresh strip baits and live baits.

Southport:

Inshore:

In the Seaway there have been a variety of fish caught including Jew, King Fish, Trevally and Flathead caught on both soft plastics and live baits on both the top end of the tide and the bottom end of the tide. Tailor around the pumping jetty at night time. Some good Gar around wave break island. More Flathead around crab island and Kalinga bank. Few jacks being caught up and around the Nerang River on live bait and soft plastics

Offshore:

Cobia are showing in good numbers around Northern Reef and around South Stradbroke Artifical Reef caught on live yakka. Out wide at the 50f there have been King Fish, Pearl Perch and Snapper caught on soft plastics and drifting baits. Also been reports of a couple of Black Marlin  on the 24f.

Caloundra:

There have been some big numbers of whiting around the powerboat club. Whiting are responding well to poppers, blades and small 2’’ plastics at the moment. Flathead are around but best on the outgoing tide with soft plastics and live mullet. Lots of bream around the boardwalk and pontoons  but can be very inconsisatant in size. Bells Creek is producing a few Mangrove Jack at night on live mullet and a few around the jettys on soft plastics

Offshore:

There have been a few Mackeral starting to show up at 5 Mile Reef. At Currumundi Reef there have been a few Sweetlip. Snapper on 12 mile reef, Caloundra wide and the Barwon Banks

Marooydore:

In curramundi Lake there have been lots of whiting caught on surface poppers in clear colours. Maroochy river has seen Trevally , flathead and Mangrove Jack around the Bridge at Bli Bli. Towards the mouth of the river on the high tide Trevally have been around along with some large flathead.

Noosa:

Around the frying pan has seen pleanty of whiting of which most have been taken on sand worms and yabbies. Been pleanty of flathead up and around Weyba creek. The Noosa river mouth has seen lots of trevally on the high tide at dusk using soft plastics in white colours and metal slices.

Fishing Report 3-10-2013

FISHING REPORT   – 03-10-2013

BASS

Somerset Dam has again produced good numbers of fish this week, Bay13 and the Pelican Point area are still the best spots, for the fish holding closer to the bottom, slow rolled soft plastics worked tight to the bottom, has been good, while a faster retrieve with plastics and blades, has worked well on any suspended fish. 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. Good fish on bait in the Stuart and Boyne arms of Boondooma Dam, and if you travel into the upper reaches of the Stuart arm, big Bass to 50cm have been taking spinnerbaits. Casting Jackalls and blades to the edges has been good for Bass at Bjelke Peterson; a lot of the fish are on the small side, but there has been a few up around the 40cm mark. Moogerah Dam has been closed to all water-based recreation activities including boating, canoeing, kayaking and fishing. The lake was closed due to unacceptably high levels of bacteria detected in routine testing. These closures have been made as a precautionary measure and in the interest of public safety, for updates, go to www.seqwater.com.au, and Maroon Dam has again produced good fish on surface lures, early morning and late afternoon.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Plenty of activity as far as Yellowbelly and Cod fishing goes this week, with a lot of our local dams producing plenty of fish. Glenlyon has again seen plenty of Cod getting about, there are some good sized fish, however there are quite a few undersize fish in amongst them, so make sure any fish under 60cm go back. Yellowbelly have also been firing here, shrimp, lures and spinnerbaits have worked well. Lures are definitely the go at Coolmunda at the moment, trolling them along the old creek beds has worked well for both Cod and Yellowbelly. Leslie Dam has seen some quality fish taking live shrimp, in the upper reaches and also opposite the dam wall, late afternoon has been the best time, casting Jackalls to the edges has produced a few fish as well. Connolly Dam fished well again over the weekend, with some nice Yellowbelly taken on salt water yabbies, and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have produced good numbers of fish again, the Yellowbelly have been in the same areas as the Bass in Boondooma, bait has been effective in the Stuart and Boyne arms and casting spinnerbaits around the timber in the upper reaches of the Stuart arm has produced some big fish, while at Bjelke Peterson, big Yellowbelly have been taking spinnerbaits around the timber, but ice jigs and vertically worked blades, in 15ft of water, between Bass Point and the timber has provided the most fish . As for the rivers, the Balonne at St.George is a bit quiet, but live Crays have produced some good Yellowbelly, and the Dumeresq at Texas has seen good numbers of Yellowbelly taking live Crays as well.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has seen a few Cobia on the Artificial Reef, north of the Seaway, small Black Marlin on the 24’s and a few Snapper and Pearl Perch on the northern 50’s. Inshore fishing has been good for Flathead and Mulloway on plastics and live bait, in the Seaway, off Crab Island and around the Pin, the odd Kingy at the pipeline on the run out tide, good numbers of Whiting in the Nerang River and a few Sand Crabs have started to show up on the Southern end of the Broadwater.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has again been a bit quiet this week, but there has been some smaller Snapper and Sweetlip on the closer reefs and there’s also been the odd Mackerel getting about. Inshore fishing has seen plenty of big Whiting throughout most of the estuaries, quality Flathead on soft plastics at the bar entrance, Trevally around structure in the Mooloolah River, a few Queenies in the Pelican Waters canals, Mangrove Jack in Bells Creek, while in the Noosa River, quality Bream and Whiting have been out in big numbers and some quality Jacks to 58cm have been providing some fun for the Anglers in the upper reaches.

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.

FISHING REPORT   – 27-09-2013

BASS

 

Somerset Dam has again produced some good numbers of fish this week, there’s not as many big fish about, but the quality is still there, Bay13 and the Pelican Point area are still the best spots, slow rolled soft plastics worked tight to the bottom, has been good, while a faster retrieve with plastics and blades, has worked well on the suspended fish. A few smaller fish near the Eagles Nest at Cressbrook, it’s also worth a look on the flats, out from the boat ramp and in the Cressbrook Creek arm of the dam. Boondooma has again seen some decent Bass taking live bait around the timber in the Stuart arm, some big fish have been caught in the main bay also, trolled hard bodies and Jackalls have picked up most of the fish. Bjelke Peterson is still fishing well, Bass Point has again been a hot spot, casting Jackalls and smaller spinnerbaits to the edges early morning and then using plastics and blades a bit deeper, later in the day, has been good as well. Moogerah Dam remains fairly consistent with some schooled Bass still located in the main basin; these fish are taking a variety of lures, including soft plastics, blades and ice jigs, reports are still coming in, of some nice fish being landed off the edges, and around the timber on Jackalls and spinnerbaits and Maroon Dam has started to produce fish on surface lures, early morning and late afternoon.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing decent numbers of Yellowbelly, working the weed edges early morning and late afternoon has been good, trolling hard bodies and using bait in the deeper parts has been effective as well. Glenlyon has continued to fish well this week, with plenty of Cod from 70cm and upwards, as well as heaps of Yellowbelly being caught. The biggest Cod this week has been 106cm long, hard bodies and spinnerbaits are working well, although live shrimp are starting to produce good numbers as well. Lures have again worked well at Coolmunda this week; working them close to the bottom has been successful, while bait has worked well around the timber, a few Cod have started to show up as well, which have provided a bit of fun for the anglers. Leslie Dam has improved this week, with some good numbers being caught on trolled hard bodies and spinnerbaits, the bait anglers are still landing a few fish just opposite the dam wall and around the timber; while live shrimp and frozen salt water yabbies have again been popular. Connolly Dam fished well again over the weekend, with some nice Yellowbelly taken on salt water yabbies, and in the South Burnett, both Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson dams have produced good numbers of fish, mainly around the timbered parts, with live shrimp and frozen salt water yabbies also being popular in those dams. As for the rivers, the Balonne at St.George is fishing well for Yellowbelly on live bait, with a few fish starting to take spinnerbaits, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi is producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, mainly on bait, with a few hitting lures and quite a few Cod are being caught and released as well.

GOLD COAST

Offshore fishing has been a bit quiet due to the wind this week, but the outer reefs have produced some quality Snapper, while the close artificial reefs have been good for Cobia. Inshore fishing has seen Tailor and Trevally on metal lures in the Seaway, Flathead everywhere on soft plastics and trolled lures from the Broadwater through to the Pin; the Pin has also produced some quality Mulloway on plastics, good numbers of Whiting in the Nerang River and a few Dart, Whiting and Bream off the beaches.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has been a bit quieter this week, however there have been some big Amberjack caught on the wider reefs, still a few Snapper and Pearl Perch getting about, and a few smaller Black Marlin and Sailfish are still getting about. Inshore fishing has seen plenty of big Whiting throughout most of the estuaries, quality Flathead on soft plastics at the bar entrance, small Trevally at Military Jetty and also in the Pelican Waters canals, Mangrove Jack in Bells Creek, while in the Noosa River, quality Bream and Whiting have been out in big numbers.

FRASER ISLAND

A carbon copy at Fraser this week, north of Happy Valley has been popular, and the average size of the Tailor is still around the 55cm mark.