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.