FISHING REPORT   – 24-05-2013

BASS

Cressbrook is only producing low numbers of smaller Bass at the moment, try around the points and drop-offs throughout the dam, soft plastics, soft vibes and blades will give you the best chance of landing a fish, while live shrimp would be your best bet as far as bait goes. Not a lot has changed at Somerset, the fish are still quite scattered, Pelican Point, Queen Street and the start of the timber at Kirkleigh have been the best spots to target, with slow rolled soft plastics and blades picking up a few fish. The Brisbane River, downstream of Wivenhoe Dam has produced some quality Bass to 50cm, with Spinnerbaits and Jackals working well on those fish, Boondooma Dam is still pretty quiet at the moment, with a few Bass scattered throughout the dam, Bjelke Peterson has again seen a few smaller Bass taking live Shrimp around Bass point and as far as the Redclaw go, Boondooma, Bjelke Peterson, Somerset and Cressbrook are producing low numbers at the moment.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has been a bit quieter this week, mainly due to the weather and not as many people fishing, however there has still been a few Yellowbelly taken on ice jigs, blades and frozen saltwater yabbies throughout the dam and shore based fishing has produced a few fish as well. The fishing is still a little slow at Glenlyon, but it has again produced a few Yellowbelly around the 35-40cm mark, with frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and worms landing the most fish, while bigger spinnerbaits and Jackals have produced some nice Cod around the 60 to 70cm mark. Coolmunda Dam has been fishing well for Yellowbelly this week, using bait in the deeper parts of the dam has produced the most fish, there has been a few smaller Cod landed as well, again bait has been the best option, with live shrimp, frozen saltwater yabbies and cray tails working the best. In the Warwick area the fishing is still a little slow at Leslie Dam, with a few Yellowbelly taken on live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies around the rock wall, the town reaches of the Condamine has been a better option with a few decent fish landed over the past week and Bjelke Peterson has again produced some Yellowbelly in the back parts of the dam, with live shrimp being the best option and the Stuart River arm at Boondooma has seen a few fish taken on live shrimp. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has been a bit quiet, the Balonne River at St.George continues to produce good numbers of Yellowbelly, bait has been the best option for these fish, while some decent Cod have been taken on spinnerbaits, plenty of smaller Cod taking bait and Spinnerbaits at Bonshaw Weir and the Yarramalong Weir near Pampas has fished well for Yellowbelly and Cod, with spinnerbaits and Jackals producing the most fish.

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore fishing has been good this week with good numbers of Pearl Perch, Kingies and Wahoo providing plenty of action on the 50’s, Snapper, Spanish Mackerel and Yellowfin Tuna on the 24’s and the closer bait grounds have seen a few Cobia getting about. Inshore fishing has seen Tailor and Mulloway off the beaches at the Tweed Coast, and also a few around the entrance to the Tweed River, the Southport Seaway has produced Mulloway on live bait at night, Tailor and Trevelly on the run in tide, good quality Bream in the deeper holes, Flathead on plastics around the Aldershots and Kalinga Bank and plenty of Gar hanging around the weed beds near Seaworld and Crab Island.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has been pretty good again; with most reefs fishing well for Spotty Mackerel, Coral Trout, Sweetlip and Snapper, and Chardons Reef has been firing for 20kg plus Spanish Mackerel, with trolled baits and metal lures landing the most fish. Inshore, the Maroochy River has produced Bream and Trevelly around most of the bridges, the passage at Caloundra is fishing well for Whiting and Mulloway, a few Flathead taking plastics on the sand banks opposite the Power Boat Club, good numbers of Trevelly in the Noosa River, a few Tailor starting to show up off the beaches and the Pelican Waters canals have produced some decent Queenies on surface lures.