FISHING REPORT   – 17-01-2013

 

BASS

 

Cressbrook Dam has again produced a few Bass this past week, they’re still not out in big numbers, trolling LittleMax blades along the buoy line and slow rolling plastics off the drop-offs at the Cressbrook Creek end of the dam, has produced the most fish.  Boondooma Dam hasn’t changed much over the past week, with quality Bass taken off the edges, Blades and Jackalls have again been 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 been good as well, and at Somerset Dam, the timber at Kirkleigh is producing a few Bass in amongst heaps of Yellowbelly, while Bay 13 and Queen Street have again seen some quality Bass landed on blades, soft plastics and mask vibes. Cressbrook, Boondooma, Bjelke Peterson and Somerset are all producing good numbers of Redclaw.

 

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 and weed edges throughout the dam, at Boondooma, using live shrimp and casting spinnerbaits are working well at the start of the timber in the Boyne and Stuart arms, while trolling hard bodies at the junction and balancing rock has produced some decent fish as well. The Yellowbelly are schooling up in Bjelke Peterson, some quality fish have been taken on spinnerbaits and live worms. Still good numbers of quality Yellowbelly have been taken on live shrimp and trolled and cast lures at Glenlyon this week, afternoons have produced the most fish and some nice Cod up to 130cm have been hitting hard bodies and spinnerbaits. Coolmunda continues to produce good numbers of Yellowbelly, trolling the old creek beds and along the wall has worked well, live shrimp, 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, live shrimp, trolled lures and spinnerbaits, and there is still plenty of Jew being landed using bait. And for the rivers, the Balonne at St.George continues to fish well for Yellowbelly, dark coloured spinnerbaits have been producing the most fish, bait has been the most productive in the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi, with good numbers of Cod and Yellowbelly taking live crays and frozen saltwater yabbies, trolled hard bodies and spinnerbaits have produced a few fish as well, and the Dumeresq River up and downstream at Texas has fished reasonably well for Yellowbelly and Cod using lures and bait, there’s still quite a few Carp downstream of the township.

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GOLD COAST AND TWEED

 

Offshore fishing has been a bit patchy this past week, due to rough seas, but there have still been a few smaller Black Marlin about and also the odd Mackerel off Palm Beach and around the Gravel Patch, while inshore, the Tweed River has seen good numbers of Flathead and Whiting in the upper reaches, Jacks and Trevelly are still active at the river entrance and around structure, while up around Southport, Flathead and Whiting have again been plentiful, just north of  Crab Island, plenty of Jack’s around Sovereign Island and the Runaway Bay canals, and the Seaway has produced Mulloway on soft plastics along the north wall, as well as a few Trevelly and Yellowtail Kingfish, the run in tide has been the best time.

 

SUNSHINE COAST

 

Offshore fishing has seen a good mix of Mack Tuna, Spotty Mackerel and Black Marlin getting about, while inshore fishing has produced heaps of good size Flathead in the Noosa River and around the bar entrance at Caloundra, Whiting early morning along Golden Beach, some nice Mangrove Jack and Trevelly in the Pelican Waters canals, Noosa River and Bells Creek and the boardwalk at Caloundra has produced some decent Bream.