FISHING REPORT
– 19-12-2013
BASS
Cressbrook Dam
is fishing a bit tough for Bass, soft plastics are still working, looking along
the buoy line and across to Deer Island for suspended fish is still a good
option, it’s also worth a look near the eagles nest and into the Cressbrook
Creek arm of the dam. Somerset Dam has again seen some good catches over the past week; Queen Street was again a
popular spot for the anglers, where hopping blades and Soft Vibes have been
effective. Trolling hard bodies from the junction to the start of the timber in
the Stuart arm has again worked well at Boondooma this week, while casting
Spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the trees, in the upper reaches of that same
arm has been good also. Similar at Bjelke Peterson, it has again produced good
numbers of Bass, working the edges, leading into the timber, with spinnerbaits,
Jackalls and Blades, while trolling hard bodies through the main bays of the
dam has produced some good fish as well.
YELLOWBELLY AND
COD
A bit quieter
at Cooby this week, although there are a still few Yellowbelly, around the weed
edges, trolled hard bodies and spinnerbaits have worked well again, while
blades, live Shrimp and frozen saltwater yabbies have been effective on the deeper
fish, the land based anglers have also caught a few, with bait being the best
option for them. Glenlyon has improved again this week, with good numbers of
Yellowbelly and Silver Perch landed, live Shrimp have again been the pick of
the baits, while trolled hard bodies and Spinnerbaits have seen a few Cod
caught, but they have only been around the 60-70cm mark. Coolmunda has produced
a few Yellowbelly on Jackalls and Spinnerbaits, worked around the timber, while
frozen Saltwater Yabbies and trolled hard bodies have been effective along the
old creek beds. Leslie Dam is still a bit quiet at the moment, using a sounder
to locate the fish in the main basin and targeting them with bait has picked up
a couple and if you head up to the back reaches near the boulders there’s still
the odd fish hitting Jackalls and Spinnerbaits as well, 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 around the junction, while casting spinnerbaits around the timber and
to the edges in both arms has produced some quality fish, while at Bjelke
Peterson, casting reaction lures, like spinnerbaits and Jackalls around the
timber has been a popular method and trolled hard bodies have worked well in
the main basin. As for the rivers, locally the Condamine has produced a few
Yellowbelly and Cod, mainly on the Southern part of the downs.
GOLD COAST
Offshore
fishing has again produced plenty of Kingies on knife jigs on the 50’s, good
numbers of Dolphin Fish on the 36’s and 50’s and out the front of the Pin has
again seen some smaller Black Marlin getting about. Inshore fishing has seen
smaller Kingies and Trevally, early morning on the run in tide, in the Seaway,
Whiting are still prominent around the mouth of the Coomera River and near the
Council Chambers in the Nerang River, Jacks around the bridges throughout the
canals and Hinze Dam has been firing for Bass.
SUNSHINE COAST
Offshore
fishing has seen some decent schools of Spotty Mackerel getting about, casting
metal slugs and running them back through the fish has worked the best, and a few
reports of mixed reef fish on 12 Mile and Sunshine Reefs. Inshore fishing has
seen the Bar entrance at Caloundra producing some nice Flathead, while in the
passage, smaller Jewies are holding in the deeper holes, the Maroochy River has
been fishing well for Jacks around the creek mouths Flathead, Trevally and
Jewies at the mouth of the Noosa River, Whiting on surface poppers just inside
the river mouth and the beaches have been fishing quite well, with good reports
of bigger Dart on the early morning high tides and also a few Whiting and Flathead
on the run out tides in the in close gutters.
