Fishing Report 24-04-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   24-04-2014

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has again produced some quality Bass this past week, however, they are getting a bit harder to catch and a few smaller fish are starting to show up,  using soft plastics and blades near the Eagles Nest and Deer Island, and using bait in the Bull Creek arm have all been effective methods. Boondooma Dam has produced reasonable amounts of Bass, working blades, trolling hard bodies or using live Shrimp around the points throughout the dam and also around the timber in the Stuart and Boyne arms has been very effective and using Ice Jigs on schooled fish in deeper water, around the junction and in the main basin, has been quite good as well. Bjelke Peterson has produced a few fish around the points, while working lures or using live shrimp around the timber has been good also, Moogerah has produced again, with good numbers of Bass being landed over the past week, targeting suspended fish in the main basin, and working plastics and blades through them, has given the best results and Maroon has again seen good numbers landed, working crank baits and blades along the weed edges will give the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing plenty of Yellowbelly at the moment, looking in 30-40ft of water, out from the main point opposite the boat ramp, and also out from the pontoon has been productive again, vertically worked blades and frozen saltwater yabbies have provided the best results. 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, trolling hard bodies or using bait around the points, drop-offs and also in the timber has proven successful. Coolmunda Dam produced again this week, with a few Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies and trolled lures, working the old creek bed at the southern end of the dam has been a good spot to target, the upper reaches of the dam have produced some quality Cod as well. Leslie Dam has continued to fish well over the past week, with some quality Yellowbelly landed, working in 40ft of water out from Washpool Reserve has been popular, there was also some nice fish caught up around the Black Boys and frozen saltwater yabbies have been the pick of the baits, there has also been a few Cod caught on trolled hard bodies. Glenlyon has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective, there’s been a few Cod about and they have mainly been around the 70-75cm mark. As for the rivers, the Dumeresq at Texas has seen a few Yellowbelly and the odd undersize Cod taking black and red or black and purple spinnerbaits; and locally, the Condamine has continued to produce some decent catches, with most of the weirs and popular holes producing fish on bait and lures.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Spanish Mackerel, on trolled lures at 1 Mile and Mermaid Reefs, Pearl Perch on the northern 36’s and a few Mahi Mahi out wider, on the 50’s. Inshore fishing has seen quite a few Jewies around the pipeline, at the spit; the weed beds throughout the Broadwater are producing plenty of Squid and Gar, Bream are starting to show up around the rock walls, Flathead at Kalinga Bank and a few Muddies around the creek mouths. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers on most of the reefs, Currumundi Reef has produced Long Tail and Yellowfin Tuna, as well as a mixed bag of reef fish, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen big Flathead at the bar entrance, some good quality Bream starting to show up in the passage, quality Whiting at night on the sand banks, Jacks and Trevally are biting on live bait throughout the canals, and the Noosa River is fishing consistently for Bream, Whiting and Flathead throughout, with some bigger Flathead around the Frying Pan, and there’s been a few reports of big Jewies up to 10kg, taken off the northern beaches.

Fishing Report 17-04-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   17-04-2014

BASS

Cressbrook Dam has again produced some quality Bass this past week, using soft plastics and blades near the Eagles Nest, trolling hard bodies along the buoy line and using live shrimp in the Bull Creek arm have all been effective methods. Boondooma Dam continues to produce plenty of Bass, working blades, trolling hard bodies or using live Shrimp around the points throughout the dam and also around the timber in the Stuart and Boyne arms has been very effective. Not a lot has changed at Bjelke Peterson this week, casting Blades, Jackals and Spinnerbaits to the edges has worked well, while working lures or using live shrimp around the timber has been good also, Moogerah has produced again, with good numbers of Bass being landed over the past week, targeting suspended fish in the main basin, to the east of the campground boat ramp and working plastics and blades through them, has given the best results and Maroon has seen good numbers landed this week, working crank baits and blades along the weed edges will give the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam is still producing plenty of Yellowbelly at the moment, looking in 40ft of water, out from the main point opposite the boatramp has been productive again and vertically worked blades and frozen saltwater yabbies are still the best methods. 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, trolling hard bodies or using bait around the points, drop-offs and also in the timber has proven successful. Coolmunda Dam has picked up a bit this week, with a few Yellowbelly taking frozen saltwater yabbies and trolled lures, working the old creek bed at the southern end of the dam has been a good spot to target. Leslie Dam has continued to fish well over the past week, with some quality Yellowbelly 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 frozen saltwater yabbies and live shrimp. Glenlyon has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, the fish are suspended at 25ft, in about 40ft of water, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective, there’s been a few Cod about and the best for the week, was a 102cm fish, which was released to fight another day. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi is still a bit dirty, but there has been a few fish taken on frozen saltwater yabbies in the town reaches, the Dumeresq at Texas has seen a few Yellowbelly taking bait downstream of the township; and locally, the Condamine has started to produce after having a good fresh go through from the recent rain and most of the weirs and popular holes are producing fish on bait and lures.

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel, as well as Yellowfin Tuna on trolled lures, from Jumpinpin right through to Mermaid Reef, a few Pearl Perch are starting to show up on the 50’s and the odd Snapper has been landed on the 18’s and 24’s. The Seaway is still producing Mulloway and Kingies, on the run out tide; the weed beds throughout the Broadwater are producing plenty of Squid and Gar and the southern Broadwater has seen plenty of Sand Crabs getting about. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers at 12 Mile and Chardons Reefs and Sunshine Reef has produced Long Tail and Yellowfin Tuna, as well as a mixed bag of reef fish, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen a few Flathead and Bream taken off the Boardwalk, quality Whiting at night around Military Jetty, Jacks and Trevally are biting on live bait throughout the canals, and the Noosa River has produced quality Jacks and Flathead on plastics, at the river mouth, a few small Whiting are taking fresh saltwater yabbies and good numbers of Mud Crabs are filling the pots throughout the river.

Fishing Report 10-04-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   10-04-2014

BASS

Cressbrook Dam produced some good quality Bass this past week, using soft plastics and blades near the Eagles Nest have been effective. Boondooma Dam has again seen plenty of Bass taking Jackals, Blades and live Shrimp, working the points throughout the dam and also the timbered area of the Stuart arm have been the pick of the spots. Very similar again at Bjelke Peterson, 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 been productive as well and Moogerah has fired up again with good numbers of Bass being landed over the past week, using a sounder to locate suspended fish in the main basin, just to the east of the campground boat ramp and working plastics and blades through the fish, has given the best results.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD

Cooby Dam has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly, looking in 40ft of water, out from the main point opposite the boatramp has been productive and vertically worked blades and frozen saltwater yabbies have been the best methods. 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, trolling hard bodies or using bait around the points, drop-offs and also in the timber has proven successful. Coolmunda Dam has been a bit quiet as far as Yellowbelly and Cod go, but there has been a few Silver and Spangled Perch getting about. Leslie Dam is fishing quite well at the moment with anglers having success on bait, as well as lures, bait has worked well in the main basin and also towards the top of the dam, and both frozen shrimp and saltwater yabbies are working well at present. The lure anglers have had success casting and trolling around the structure; one angler caught and released a healthy 97cm Cod and a few fish were also taken on Jackall Mask Vibes while fishing in about 16ft of water. Glenlyon has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly in about 25-30ft of water, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has again been quiet due to a run in the river, but there has been a few fish taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and the Dumeresq at Texas has seen a few Yellowbelly taking bait in the town reaches; otherwise it’s been a bit quiet.

 

COASTAL FISHING

Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel, as well as Yellowfin Tuna on trolled lures, from the front of the Seaway to Mermaid Reef. The Seaway is still producing plenty of Jewies, mainly along the north wall, on the incoming tide; plenty of Whiting in the Nerang River, Kalinga Bank has been good for Flathead and there’s been stacks of Banana Prawns about as well. While at the Sunshine Coast, Spanish and Spotty Mackerel are still about in big numbers at 12 Mile and Chardons Reefs and Sunshine Reef has produced Long Tail and Yellowfin Tuna, as well as a few Dolphin Fish, while inshore fishing at Caloundra has seen a few Flathead throughout the Passage, quality Bream at night around Military Jetty, Jacks in the Pelican Waters canals and Bells Creek, the Maroochy River has seen Jacks taking live Mullet, plenty of Gar around the weed edges and the Noosa River has produced good numbers of Jacks, Trevally and Flathead throughout.

Fishing Report 3-04-2014

FISHING REPORT   –   03-04-2014

DAMS RECEIVE TOPUP

All three of our local Toowoomba dams have had inflows from the rain we received last week, at the time of writing this report, Cooby, Cressbrook and Perseverance Dams were all very close to being 100% full. Most other dams west of the range, had basically no rises, apart from Coolmunda, with about a 7% rise and Beardmore Dam, which went from 9% to 99%. Below the range, Somerset is at 100% and Moogerah and Maroon both went from mid 80’s to mid 90’s.

BASS
The South Burnett Dams had no inflows and have continued to fish well, Boondooma Dam has again seen plenty of Bass taking Spinnerbaits, Blades, Soft Vibes and trolled hard bodies throughout, 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. Very similar again at Bjelke Peterson, 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 been productive as well. Somerset fished fairly well last weekend, but with the rise in water level, it has gone a bit quiet, and Moogerah Dam produced some nice Bass on soft plastics and blades, just off the timber in the main basin.

YELLOWBELLY AND COD
Cooby Dam really fired last weekend, with good numbers of Yellowbelly taking vertically worked 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 throughout, on saltwater yabbies and decent sized Silver Perch on live worms. Leslie Dam again saw some quality fish landed, mainly on frozen saltwater yabbies, in about 20ft of water in the main basin, there was also a few Cod caught, and the story of the week was one particular angler who has tried for many years to catch his first Cod, he finally landed an 80cm fish on the weekend and hopefully now, there will be many more to come. Glenlyon has again produced good numbers of Yellowbelly in about 25-30ft of water, frozen saltwater yabbies, live shrimp and trolled hard bodies have all been effective, there was also some quality Cod taken on Spinnerbaits and live shrimp. As for the rivers, the Macintyre at Goondiwindi has been a bit quiet due to a rise in the river, but there has been a few fish taken on frozen saltwater yabbies and the Dumeresq at Texas has again produced reasonable numbers of Cod on Spinnerbaits and live shrimp.

COASTAL FISHING
Offshore fishing at the Gold Coast has continued to produce Mackerel on trolled lures and drift baits at Palm and Mermaid Reefs, Dolphin Fish on the 36’s and a few Pearl Perch and Snapper have been taken on the northern 50’s. The Seaway is still producing plenty of Jewies, mainly along the north wall, on the incoming tide, plenty of good size Whiting in the Nerang River, Jacks around the bridge pylons and Kalinga Bank has been good for Flathead. 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 Flathead, between 40 and 60cm in the Passage, plenty of Bream at night around Military Jetty, Jacks in the Pelican Waters canals and Bells Creek, the Maroochy River has seen Trevally and Bream around structure and Flathead to 65cm on soft plastics and even though the Noosa River has dirtied up a bit, there’s been some quality Flathead and Jacks taken on live bait and soft plastics.