FISHING REPORT   – 26-07-2013

BASS

Not a lot has changed on the Bass scene this week, Cressbrook Dam continues to see some good quality fish coming out of about 15 feet of water, mainly around the points throughout the dam and soft plastics have been the most effective, there are fish in the deeper water, as you work out from the points, but these fish are a bit smaller. Still scattered schools of fish showing up at Somerset Dam, just out from the Eagles Nest, Queen Street and the start of the timber at Kirkleigh have been productive areas, hopping blades, soft vibes and soft plastics and using Ice Jigs have picked up a few fish. The water is finally starting to clear at Boondooma and this has seen some Bass taken on deep diving lures in the main basin, casting blades and smaller spinnerbaits to the edges and around the timber, in the Stuart and Boyne arms has again produced a few fish as well. Maroon is much the same this week, with a few Bass taken around the edges and weed pockets, soft plastics and small suspending minnows are still the lures of choice and Moogerah Dam has seen some Bass hitting blades and crank baits, cast to the edges.

And again, Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson Dams are producing plenty of Redclaw, but these cooler conditions we’re having might see the numbers start to drop.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing decent numbers of Yellowbelly, fishing mid to late afternoon has been the most productive time, vertically jigging or hopping blades and soft vibes has been effective, while live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have again been the pick of the baits. Glenlyon has again seen some decent numbers of Yellowbelly, in 30-40 feet of water taking live shrimp, the Cod fishing is a little slow, with only a few undersize fish taking spinnerbaits. Similar to previous weeks at Coolmunda, it is still producing a few Yellowbelly on bait throughout the dam, while hopping small blades has produced a few fish as well. In the Warwick area this week, not a lot has changed, with Leslie Dam only producing small numbers of Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies, but again, the Condamine River and some of the smaller creeks in that Southern Downs area have produced some nice Yellowbelly and a few decent Cod up to 20lb, spinnerbaits and crank baits are still working well on these fish. Boondooma Dam has again seen some decent Yellowbelly caught of the banks this week, there are still a few Yellowbelly taking live shrimp in both arms of the dam. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has dirtied up again, which has made the fishing pretty hard, while the Dumaresq River, upstream of Texas has been quite productive for Cod and Yellowbelly, with spinnerbaits and bait proving to be effective.

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore fishing this past week has seen Trag Jew, Snapper and the odd Cobia on the 24’s, the 36’s has also seen some nice Snapper and the 50’s has been the area to target some quality Pearl Perch. Inshore fishing has seen a few Flathead and Bream on the run in tide around the Tweed River mouth and a few Tailor taken at night off the beaches. While on the Gold Coast, the Seaway has again seen plenty of Mulloway and Trevelly taken on the run in tide, also a few Bream off the rock wall, in the Broadwater, good numbers of Gar off the weed beds at the northern end of Crab Island, Tailor and Dart off the beaches, afternoon has been productive for Bream, Whiting and Tailor off the sand pumping jetty and it’s worth a try around the creek mouths for Mud Crabs.

SUNSHINE COAST

Not a lot to report as far as offshore fishing goes this week. Inshore fishing has seen Bream off the Boardwalk and Military Jetty at Caloundra, in the deeper holes, throughout the Maroochy and Noosa Rivers, Sand Whiting off Golden Beach and in most of the canals, the Cod Hole and Woods Bay have produced some nice Jew and Trevally, a few Jacks around the bridge pylons and moorings in the Noosa River, Tailor at night, around the mouth of the Maroochy River and the exposed beaches have produced some quality Dart and Bream, with afternoon proving to be the best time.

 

FISHING REPORT   – 19-07-2013

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has seen some good quality fish coming out of about 15 feet of water, mainly around the points throughout the dam and soft plastics have been the most effective. A few schools of fish still showing up at Somerset Dam, just out from the Eagles Nest, Queen Street and the start of the timber at Kirkleigh have been the best spots, hopping blades, soft vibes and soft plastics and using Ice Jigs have picked up a few fish. A bit of a change at Boondooma this week, there have been a few reports of some schools starting to show up throughout the main basin of the dam, there is still the odd bass being caught, casting blades and smaller spinnerbaits to the edges and around the timber, in the Stuart and Boyne arms. Maroon has produced a few fish again this week, they’re still mainly around the edges and weed pockets, with soft plastics and small suspending minnows picking up most of the fish and Moogerah Dam has seen some Bass hitting blades and crank baits, cast to the edges.

As far as Redclaw go, Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson Dams have started to see some decent numbers filling the traps again, this is very unusual for this time of year, but some people have been getting 60-90 a night, setting the traps in 20 feet of water and boiled spuds have been the bait of preference.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing decent numbers of Yellowbelly, working the deeper parts of the dam has been productive, vertically jigging or hopping blades and soft vibes has been effective, while live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have again been the pick of the baits. Glenlyon has again seen some decent numbers of Yellowbelly, in 30-40 feet of water taking live shrimp, the Cod fishing is a little slow, with only a few 60-70cm fish taking spinnerbaits. Similar to previous week’s at Coolmunda, it is still producing a few Yellowbelly on bait throughout the dam, and around the timbered area of the dam, soft vibes and blades have produced a few fish as well. In the Warwick area this week, Leslie Dam has been a bit quiet; with only small numbers of Yellowbelly biting on frozen saltwater yabbies, but the Condamine River and some of the smaller creeks in that Southern Downs area have produced some nice Yellowbelly and a few decent Cod up to 20lb, spinnerbaits and crank baits have worked well on these fish. Boondooma Dam saw a few land based anglers catch Yellowbelly of the banks this week, there are still a few Yellowbelly and Silver Perch taking live shrimp both arms of the dam, Jackals and Spinnerbaits have picked up a few fish in these areas as well. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi is still improving as the water settles, with a few Yellowbelly and plenty of Cod taking live Yabbies and hard bodies, but spinnerbaits have been the most effective and most of the western creeks and rivers continue to produce good numbers of quality Cod and Yellowbelly, with live bait working well and also a well-placed cast with a spinnerbait or lipless crankbait, around the snags, will see you pick up some nice fish as well.

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Not a lot of anglers ventured offshore this past week, but those that did, picked up a few Snapper and Maori Cod on the 24’s and out a bit wider, there were a few Pearl Perch on the 36’s. Inshore fishing has seen Flathead and School Jew throughout the Tweed River and Luderick around the rock walls. While on the Gold Coast, the Seaway has again seen plenty of Mulloway and Trevelly taken on the run in tide, also a few Bream off the rock wall, in the Broadwater, good numbers of Gar off the weed beds at the northern end of Crab Island, Tailor and Dart off the beaches and afternoon has been productive for Mulloway and Tailor off the Pumping Jetty.

SUNSHINE COAST

Offshore fishing has been fairly good, Murphies Reef, Caloundra wide and the banks are seeing good catches of Snapper, Parrot, Tuskfish, Cobia and even a few Reds. Plenty of Snapper about as well, with bag limits quite easy to achieve at the moment. In close only a few reports from the Gneerings, Currimundi and Caloundra 5 mile of Snapper and Grassy Sweetlip, however due to the weather making it hard to get out, fishing these closer reefs would be a good option at the moment. Inshore fishing has seen smaller Chopper Tailor caught around the mouth through to the motorway bridge in the Maroochy River, with reports of Jew and bigger Bream at night, around the mouth on the run out tide, at Caloundra, quite a few bream at night around the mouth areas, as well as Grunter and Jew up past Military Jetty, Bream and trevally along the edges of Kawana and Currumundi lakes at night, and reports of Garfish moving back into the Mooloolah River basin early morning and late afternoon. As for the beaches, Tailor have been about in better numbers along the Kawana strip with some 2 to 3kg fish being found in the gutters pre-dawn on the run in tide. During the day some solid Dart and Bream and late afternoon, the gutters seem to be more active with Tarwhine and Jewfish at the start of the run out tide.

 

FISHING REPORT   – 12-07-2013

BASS

Not a lot has changed this week, as far as the Bass fishing goes, again a few quality fish have been landed at Cressbrook, look for schooled fish throughout the dam and target them with soft plastics, soft vibes, ice jigs and blades, it’s also worth a try around the edges, particularly early morning and late afternoon, with soft plastics and crank baits being your best option in these areas. A few schools of fish still showing up at Somerset Dam, Pelican Point, Eagles Nest, Queen Street and the start of the timber at Kirkleigh,  vertically worked blades and Ice Jigs are picking up a few fish. A carbon copy of last week at Boondooma, still the odd bass being caught casting blades to edges and jigging blades off the bottom in top end of the Stuart and Boyne arms. Still a few fish at Maroon this week, they have mainly been around the edges and weed pockets, with soft plastics and small suspending minnows proving to be the most effective and Moogerah Dam is clearing up, which has seen some smaller Bass caught off the banks and a few smaller schools showing up in about 30 feet of water.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Much the same at Cooby Dam this week, it is still producing decent numbers of Yellowbelly, there are a few smaller fish starting to show up, so remember, 30cm is the minimum length for these fish, vertically jigging or hopping blades has still  been effective, while live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have been the pick of the baits. Glenlyon has again seen some decent numbers of Yellowbelly, in 15-40ft of water taking live shrimp, but the Cod fishing has picked up, with a few 60-70cm fish taking spinnerbaits. Similar to last week at Coolmunda, it is still producing a few Yellowbelly on bait throughout the dam, and around the timbered area of the dam, soft vibes and blades have produced a few fish as well. In the Warwick area this week, Leslie Dam has been a bit quiet; while Connelly has produced a few Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies. Much the same at Boondooma Dam this week as well, there has been a few Yellowbelly and Silver Perch taken on live shrimp, Jackals and Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas of both arms of the dam. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi is still improving as the water settles, with a few Yellowbelly and Cod taking live Yabbies, mornings seem to be the best time to go, the Balonne River at St.George continues to produce good numbers of Yellowbelly on bait, the Dumeresq River has fished well for good quality Yellowbelly up to 60cm and Cod to 20lb, spinnerbaits and hard bodies have been popular and as the Condamine River continues to clear up, the fishing continue to pick up in most spots, good numbers of Yellowbelly and some nice Cod have been actively taking a range of baits, as well as Spinnerbaits and hard bodies.

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

A bit of an improvement as far as offshore fishing goes, some reasonable Snapper taking unweighted pilchards on the 18’s and 24’s, also some bigger Snapper, Pearl Perch, Cobia and Kingies, wider on the 36’s. Inshore fishing has seen a few Tailor and Jewies on the Tweed Coast beaches and plenty of Bream around any sort of structure throughout the Tweed River. The Gold Coast Seaway has again seen plenty of Mulloway and Trevelly taken on the run in tide, the Broadwater has also produced good numbers of Gar off the weed beds, the northern end of Crab Island, The Aldershots and Kalinga Bank have seen a few Flathead getting about and late afternoon has been productive for Mulloway and Tailor off the Pumping Jetty.

SUNSHINE COAST

A bit more to report for offshore fishing this week, the outer edges of Murphy’s Reef and down around Caloundra 12 Mile and Caloundra wide produced a mixed bag of Snapper, Pearl Perch, Mulloway and Parrot, while the closer reefs are the go, if you like chasing smaller Squire on soft plastics, using light gear. The beaches have seen plenty of Tailor, Dart, Bream and Tarwhine. Bream and Flathead throughout the passage and off the Boardwalk at Caloundra, the Maroochy River has also fished well for Bream, Flathead and a few Jewies, the Noosa River has fished well for Mulloway and Trevelly along the ski run and in Woods Bay and fishing around the bridges and pylons has produced a few decent Mangrove Jack.

 

Fishing Report 5-07-2013

FISHING REPORT   – 05-07-2013

BASS

A few quality fish have been landed at Cressbrook this week, although it is still a bit hit and miss, look for schooled fish throughout the dam and target them with soft plastics, soft vibes, ice jigs and blades, it’s also worth a try around the edges, particularly early morning and late afternoon, with soft plastics being your best option in these areas. A few schools of fish still showing up at Somerset Dam, Pelican Point, Eagles Nest, Queen Street and the start of the timber at Kirkleigh,  vertically worked blades and Ice Jigs are picking up a few fish. A carbon copy of last week at Boondooma, still the odd bass being caught casting blades to edges and jigging blades off the bottom in top end of the Stuart River. Still a few fish at Maroon this week, they have mainly been around the edges and weed pockets, with soft plastics and small suspending minnows proving to be the most effective.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing decent numbers of Yellowbelly, the quantity is down a bit, but the quality has improved, vertically jigging or hopping blades has been effective, while live shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have been the pick of the baits. Glenlyon has again seen some decent numbers of Yellowbelly, in 30-40ft of water taking live shrimp, but it’s been pretty hard going if you like chasing Cod, with only a few smaller 60-65cm fish being caught. Similar to last week at Coolmunda, it is still producing a few Yellowbelly on bait throughout the dam, and around the timbered area of the dam, soft vibes and blades have produced a few fish as well. In the Warwick area this week, Leslie Dam has seen a few Yellowbelly taken on frozen shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies, the Condamine has dirtied up a bit, which has shut the river fishing down in the area. Much the same at Boondooma Dam this week as well, there has been a few Yellowbelly and Silver Perch taken on live shrimp, Jackals and Spinnerbaits in the timbered areas of both arms of the dam. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi is still improving as the water settles, with a few Yellowbelly and Cod taking live Yabbies, mornings seem to be the best time to go, the Balonne River at St.George continues to produce good numbers of Yellowbelly on bait, the Dumeresq River has fished well for good quality Yellowbelly up to 60cm and Cod to 20lb, spinnerbaits and hard bodies have been popular and the lower reaches of the Condamine River are still clearing up, which has seen the fishing continue to pick up in most spots, good numbers of Yellowbelly and some nice Cod have been actively taking a range of baits, as well as Spinnerbaits and hard bodies.

GOLD COAST AND TWEED

Offshore fishing has been fairly non-existent this week, due to the poor conditions, however the weekend is shaping up to be pretty good weather wise, so if you are heading that way this weekend, the closer reefs will be the go for Snapper and if you can get out a bit wider, Pearl Perch should be on the chew. Inshore fishing has been a bit quiet as well, with the odd Mulloway and Bream around the headlands at the Tweed, while the beaches have seen a few Tailor in the gutters. The Gold Coast Seaway is alive with Mulloway, Bream and Tailor, the Broadwater has also produced good numbers of Tailor and Bream on metal lures, while the northern end of Crab Island and the Pin have seen a few Flathead getting about.

SUNSHINE COAST

Nothing to report as far as offshore fishing goes, but with better weather predicted for this weekend, the best reefs to target would be the top end of the Barwon Banks, the outer edges of Murphy’s Reef and down around Caloundra 12 Mile and Caloundra wide. Along the beaches, Tailor have been showing up at night, off the rocks at the mouth of the Mooloolah River and also around the Currimundi and Moffat Beach stretch. During the day the holes and gutters have been holding some nice Dart, Bream and a few Tarwhine. There has been quite a few Mulloway in the rivers so if you like chasing them, now is the time to try around the river mouths, especially after the rain. Bream have been about in fairly good numbers of late and the Mooloolah River mouth, Military Jetty, the passage and around the cod hole in the Maroochy River are as good as any places to start. Flathead are also in good numbers too, with the Maroochy River and the lower reaches of the passage performing well for this time of year. A few reports of Chopper Tailor through the rivers as well with the motorway bridge in the Maroochy River and the passage once again the more active locations.