FISHING REPORT   – 03-01-2013

 

 

Firstly, from all the team at Mullet Gut Marine, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year, I hope it is filled with many successful fishing trips, maybe a PB or two, or even a new species crossed off the bucket list.

 

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, 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.