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.