Fishing Report 27-03-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   27-03-2014

BASS
There have been limited reports from Cressbrook Dam this week, although a few Bass were landed in the Bull Creek arm of the dam on live Shrimp and the Cressbrook Creek arm has again produced some quality fish on Spinnerbaits and Blades. Boondooma Dam has really fired this past week, with plenty of Bass taking Spinnerbaits, Blades, Soft Vibes and trolled hard bodies throughout the dam, 25-30ft of water seems to be the best depth to work in, while Pelican Point, The Junction, Leisegang’s and the timbered area of the Stuart arm have been the pick of the spots. Slightly quieter this week at Bjelke Peterson, but casting Blades and Spinnerbaits to the edges and working them close to the bottom has produced a few fish and trolling hard bodies around the points has enticed a few smaller Bass. Somerset Dam has again produced some quality Bass over the past week, working soft plastics through suspended fish, in 40ft of water, at Pelican Point has been good, and the start of the timber at Kirkleigh saw some decent catches on Soft Vibes and Spinnerbaits and Moogerah Dam has produced some nice Bass on soft plastics and blades, just off the timber in the main basin proved to be the best spot.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has seen pretty good numbers of Yellowbelly taking Ecogear ZX blades, trolled lures and frozen saltwater yabbies, out from the pontoon, the point opposite the boat ramp and the right hand side just out from the buoy line at the wall have been the best spots. Boondooma Dam has again produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly throughout the dam, similar tactics as used for the Bass will give you success, while at Bjelke Peterson, the points and timbered areas have provided the best catches. Coolmunda Dam has again seen some good quality Yellowbelly taken in the timber on saltwater yabbies and decent sized Silver Perch on live worms. Leslie Dam has improved over the past week, with some quality fish landed, hopping soft vibes in about 20ft of water in the main basin has been popular, there was also some nice fish caught up around the Black Boys on blades and spinnerbaits, with a few taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp. Glenlyon is producing good numbers of Yellowbelly, Silver Perch and Eel Tail Catfish at the moment, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective, there were a few Cod hooked on Spinnerbaits, but the anglers were unable to land them. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has been a bit quiet in the town reaches, but up and downstream has produced some quality Cod on Spinnerbaits and the Dumeresq at Texas has produced reasonable numbers of Cod on Spinnerbaits and hard body lures.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel on trolled lures and drift baits at Palm and Mermaid Reefs and a few Pearl Perch and Snapper have been taken on the northern 50’s. The Seaway has produced stacks of Jewies on the incoming tide, on live bait, there’s also been a few small Snapper in amongst them, plenty of good size Whiting in the Nerang River, Sand Crabs in the Southern Broadwater and Muddies in Pimpama River. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers, right along the coast, trolling lures has again been the best method, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen plenty of Whiting on the flats and Bream in the deeper holes in the Passage, Trevally off the boardwalk, Jacks in the Pelican Waters canals, the Maroochy River has seen a few Threadfin Salmon getting about, plenty of Flathead, Trevally and Jewies at the mouth of the Noosa River and good numbers of Jewies off the beaches as well.

 

 

Fishing Report 20-03-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   20-03-2014

BASS
Cressbrook Dam has produced some quality Bass this week, out from the boat ramp and across to the buoy line has been good, while the Cressbrook Creek arm is still worth a look as well and working Blades and Spinnerbaits through these fish has provided the best results. Boondooma Dam has again produced some decent catches of Bass, casting towards the edges with Spinnerbaits, Soft Plastics and Blades has been effective, while live shrimp have worked well in the Stuart and Boyne arms. Bass are still fairly active in Bjelke Peterson, casting Jackals, Blades and Spinnerbaits around Bass Point has produced quality fish, while trolling hard bodies on the drop-offs has seen a few landed as well. Somerset Dam has again produced some quality Bass over the past week, with the biggest reported at 59cm, the start of the timber at Kirkleigh and Pelican Point were the hot spots last weekend, while Soft Vibes and Spinnerbaits were the pick of the lures and again, there were some quality Bass landed at Maroon, where working Spinnerbaits and Strada minnows around the weed edges were the best options.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has seen the odd Yellowbelly taking Ecogear ZX blades, just out from the pontoon, trolled lures and frozen saltwater yabbies have also produced a few decent fish on the right hand side of the dam, just out from the buoy line. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson continue to produce good numbers of quality Yellowbelly, the Stuart and Boyne arms have been the spots to target the fish in Boondooma, with live shrimp and trolled Yozuri 3D Cranks picking up the best numbers, while at Bjelke Peterson, the points and timbered areas have provided the best catches. Coolmunda Dam has seen some good quality Yellowbelly taken in the timber on saltwater yabbies, good size Silver Perch on live worms, but the Cod have been a bit quiet. Things are still a little slow at Leslie Dam, Cod have been fairly quiet, there have been a few Yellowbelly taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms, just out from the buoy line at the dam wall has been the most productive area. Glenlyon is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly on frozen saltwater yabbies and Jackalls, the Cod have been a bit quiet, but there were a few caught at Stockyard point on Spinnerbaits. As for the rivers, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has been a bit quiet this week, with only a few Yellowbelly taken on bait and spinnerbaits in the town reaches and the Dumeresq at Texas has produced reasonable numbers on frozen saltwater yabbies and live worms, although the Cod were a bit hard to come by.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel on trolled lures and drift baits from the front of the Seaway right through to Mermaid Reef and a few small black Marlin and Pearl Perch have again been landed on the 50’s. The Seaway has produced stacks of Jewies on the incoming tide, on live bait, there’s also been a few Kingies in amongst them, plenty of good size Whiting in the Broadwater, and Flathead have been taking soft plastics at Kalinga Bank. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers, right along the coast, trolling lures has again been the best method, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen plenty of big Whiting on the flats in the Passage and Flathead and Bream off the boardwalk, Trevally in the Pelican Waters canals, the Maroochy River has seen a few Threadfin and Blue Salmon getting about, Jacks around the bridge pylons, plenty of Flathead, Trevally and Jewies at the mouth of the Noosa River and good numbers of Jewies off the beaches as well.

Fishing Report 13-03-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   13-03-2014

BASS

Cressbrook Dam is still a bit quiet, so use your sounder to find the fish, out from the boat ramp and across to the buoy line would be worth a look, the Cressbrook Creek arm is still worth a look as well and if you find the fish, try casting blades, spinnerbaits, Jackals, and hopefully you might pick up a few.  Boondooma Dam has again produced some decent catches of Bass, with the biggest reported, being 58cm. Most of the fish have been caught around the points in the Stuart and Boyne arms of the dam, mainly on Jackals and Blades, but you could also try trolling hard bodies in about 15 - 20 feet of water. The Bass continue to be active in Bjelke Peterson, casting Jackals, Blades and Spinnerbaits around Bass Point and on the banks below the Wineries has produced quality fish, while trolling hard bodies has seen a few landed as well. Somerset Dam has produced some quality Bass over the past week, these fish have mainly been taken in deeper water on Soft Plastics and Blades and there were some quality Bass landed at Maroon over the past week, where casting Spinnerbaits and Strada minnows around the weed edges was the best option.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has been a little quiet also, but there is the odd Yellowbelly and Silver Perch about. Try targeting these with live Worms, and trolling lures around the rock wall area could also prove fruitful. Boondooma and Bjelke Peterson have again produced good numbers of quality Yellowbelly, the majority of fish are being caught on bait, but casting Jackalls, Blades and Spinnerbaits, or trolling hard body lures should pick you up a few fish as well. The Macintyre River at Goondiwindi has again fished well for Yellowbelly over the past week, live Shrimp and frozen Saltwater Yabbies have again produced the most fish, but trolling hard bodies and Spinnerbaits should still get you a few. Coolmunda Dam is fishing quite well for Yellowbelly with some quality Cod in amongst them. Frozen Saltwater Yabbies and live Worms seem to be the best bait, but also try casting Jackalls, Spinnerbaits and hard bodies around the timber if you want to chase Cod. Things have been fairly slow over the past week at Leslie Dam, Anglers have managed to land a few nice fish but they have had to work hard for them, there’s been reports of a few nice Yellowbelly landed in the main basin on frozen saltwater yabbies, one local angler landed a few legal sized fish, while casting soft plastics to the edges. There was also a nice 82cm Murray Cod caught and released, and  it was caught on a spinnerbait while casting the rocky structure and Glenlyon is still producing good numbers of Yellowbelly on bait and Spinnerbaits, plenty of Silver Perch on worms, the Cod have been a bit quiet, but hopefully this will improve with a full moon on Monday night.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel on trolled lures and drift baits from the front of the Seaway right through to Mermaid Reef and a few small black Marlin and Paerl Perch have been landed on the 50’s. The Seaway has produced stacks of Jewies at night, on live bait, plenty of Whiting in Nerang and Coomera Rivers, Jacks around structure throughout the estuaries and the southern Broadwater has produced good numbers of Sand Crabs, while at the Sunshine Coast, if you can get out, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers, right along the coast, trolling lures has been the best method, while inshore fishing has seen plenty of Whiting on the flats and good size Bream around the pontoons in the Passage at Caloundra, plenty of Jacks in the Pelican Waters canals, and there are plenty of Flathead and Whiting throughout the Noosa River.